What is Veeam Data Platform?
Veeam Data Platform is the backup, recovery and data resilience platform Veeam Software for virtualized, physical, cloud and Kubernetes environments, bringing data protection, threat detection and orchestrated recovery into a single console. The platform licenses three components together: Veeam Backup & Replication as the backup, replication and CDP engine; Veeam ONE for monitoring and reporting; and Veeam Recovery Orchestrator for tested, documented recovery plans. It is installed in the customer's own data center, either on Windows Server or as a pre-hardened Linux appliance — the Veeam Software Appliance introduced in release v13 — and the same license covers VMs, physical servers, workloads on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, databases and Kubernetes clusters. Veeam Data Platform replaces isolated agent-based backup routines, copy scripts and separate monitoring tools, solving the problem of restoring fast and with proof after ransomware, hardware failure or accidental deletion.
Key features
Veeam Data Platform concentrates backup, replication, restore verification and malware scanning in the same console.
- Veeam Backup & Replication 13.1 — image-based backup, replication and CDP engine for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, with more than 70 new features in the release.
- Veeam ONE — infrastructure monitoring, capacity alerts and backup policy compliance reports, included in the Advanced and Premium editions.
- Veeam Recovery Orchestrator — runs recovery plans, tests each plan in an isolated lab and generates the DR documentation auditors ask for.
- Veeam Threat Hunter — scans data already backed up using signatures and YARA rules, without consuming production resources.
- Recon Scanner 3.0 — technology the Coveware acquisition, spotting indicators used by extortion groups before encryption; included in Advanced and Premium.
- Instant Recovery — powers the virtual machine straight the backup repository, without waiting for the full copy to return to the datastore.
- Immutable repositories — backups written to object storage with object lock, preventing deletion within the retention period.
- Veeam Software Appliance — hardened Linux appliance with root access disabled, MFA and high availability.
Benefits
Time to return to service drops because Instant Recovery starts the VM the backup file itself while migration to the datastore runs in the background. Confidence in the restore stops depending on manual testing: SureBackup boots the machine in an isolated lab and validates operating system and application before the real incident.
Ransomware resistance improves because immutable repositories block deletion within retention, and the Veeam Software Appliance removes root access and enforces MFA, reducing the attack surface of the backup server itself. Audits get simpler because Veeam Recovery Orchestrator produces a recovery test report with date, scope and outcome for every plan.
Who it is for
Veeam Data Platform serves virtualization administrators, infrastructure and IT operations teams, and information security groups accountable for proving RTO and RPO. Three concrete scenarios: the company running VMware vSphere that starts moving workloads to Proxmox VE or Nutanix AHV and wants one backup for both worlds; the audited organization that must show evidence of a recovery test, not just the job log; and the team hit by ransomware that needs an immutable copy outside the Active Directory domain to rebuild.
What sets it apart
Veeam Data Platform is hardware- and hypervisor-independent: the same backup server protects VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE and physical servers, with no mandatory proprietary appliance and no license tied to a storage vendor. The Veeam Universal License follows the workload — if a VM leaves vSphere and becomes an instance on Microsoft Azure, the license is reassigned with no new purchase, the same pool that covers physical servers and NAS.
System requirements
The backup server runs on Windows Server or on the Linux-based Veeam Software Appliance. Supported hypervisors include VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Azure Local, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, Red Hat Virtualization, Scale Computing HyperCore, XCP-ng and Citrix XenServer. Agents cover Windows, Linux, macOS, IBM AIX and Oracle Solaris. In the cloud, the platform protects workloads on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. Named application integrations include Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, Entra ID, Oracle via RMAN, SAP HANA and Kubernetes clusters; release 13.1 added support for EPIC EHR environments at scale.
Editions and modules
There are five Veeam Data Platform packages. Foundation delivers Veeam Backup & Replication. Advanced adds Veeam ONE and Recon Scanner. Premium adds Veeam Recovery Orchestrator, with orchestration and compliance reporting. Essentials carries the Advanced content capped at 50 workloads. Community is free, protects up to 10 workloads and has no commercial support. Veeam Data Cloud Vault, the immutable cloud storage target, is licensed separately per TB and comes with no edition.
How much does Veeam Data Platform cost?
Veeam Data Platform is licensed per workload through the Veeam Universal License (VUL), as an annual or multi-year subscription of up to five years; perpetual licensing with maintenance remains available on request for the Essentials, Foundation and Advanced editions. Each VM, physical server or cloud workload consumes one license; three workstations consume one license; and every 500 GB of NAS data consumes one license, with the first 500 GB of each file share exempt. There is no instance weighting table — every workload counts the same — and licenses are sold in packs of 10, or packs of 5 for Essentials.
There is no single list value because the investment depends on sizing: number of workloads, chosen edition, contract term, new purchase or renewal, and add-on modules such as Veeam Data Cloud Vault. Per-socket licensing closed to new purchases on 31 December 2022 and remains only for renewal and expansion of existing Foundation and Advanced customers on VMware and Hyper-V; migrating socket to VUL is irreversible. To buy Veeam Data Platform in Brazil, OSB Software maps that scope with you, sends the commercial proposal, issues the Brazilian invoice and delivers the licenses — request a quote to get the exact figure for your scenario.
Frequently asked questions
Does Veeam Data Platform work with Proxmox VE and Nutanix AHV? Yes. Beyond VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, the platform performs image-based backup on Proxmox VE, Nutanix AHV, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, Scale Computing HyperCore, XCP-ng and Citrix XenServer.
Do I need a Windows server to install it? No. Since release v13 there is the Veeam Software Appliance, a hardened Linux image with high availability; installation on Windows Server is still supported.
Can a VUL license be moved one machine to another? Yes. The Veeam Universal License is portable and reassignable across workloads, which allows changing hypervisor or moving to the cloud without buying a new license.
How do I know the backup is restorable before I need it? SureBackup boots the machine in an isolated lab and validates operating system and application; in Veeam Recovery Orchestrator the test is scheduled and produces a report.
Why buy Veeam Data Platform OSB Software?
OSB Software is an official Veeam Software partner in Brazil and supplies 100% genuine Veeam Data Platform licenses to companies, with Brazilian invoicing, local contracting in Portuguese and full legal compliance — the safe way to buy imported software under a Brazilian corporate entity, with no risk of irregular licensing.
When you buy Veeam Data Platform OSB Software, you get:
- Consultative, specialist support — specialists who size your per-workload licensing to your actual operation, avoiding over- or under-buying.
- Fast, secure processes — purchase order to delivery of genuine licenses, traceable at every step.
- Dedicated commercial follow-up — quote to delivery and renewal, with advance notice before your license expires.
- Invoicing that fits your company — Brazilian invoicing and terms adapted to your corporate procurement process.
- Proven track record — thousands of customers served across Brazil.
If you are looking for where to buy Veeam Data Platform in Brazil with legal certainty and properly licensed imported software, request a quote: OSB Software delivers reliable technology, qualified support and a simple, transparent purchase.
