‍Monday, 19 April 2021 ‍

Hello  ,

It is both Spring and the beginning of Q2 2021, and VMsources has lots of news and exciting information to report!

• We've upgraded most managed instances of Veeam Backup and Replication to Version 11
• Our FLG VMware vCloud is now running on vSphere 7 backed by all-SSD vSAN
• We've expanded vCloud capacity by over 140TB SSD, 73Ghz CPU and 384GB RAM
• We have Veeam Immutable Backups available and ready-to-go
• Encryption-at-rest is now available on a per-VM bases for your DRaaS Replicas -and- your on-premises production VMs
• VMware vSphere 7 HCL servers available reconditioned

Don't hesitate to give VMsources a call so we can begin addressing your Infrastructure Compute needs right away!

Sincerely, 

John Borhek,

CEO, Lead Solutions Architect

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Veeam Immutable Backups

Veeam Backup and Replication v11 now has the capability of performing Immutable Backups, which are tested and proven to be the equivalent of traditional "Air Gap" backups, providing the same protections as WORM or tape. Veeam Immutable Backups can function and are secure because of several properties of Linux and the XFS filesystem, most notably the immutable flag and one-time-use-credentials. Don't just take my word for it, click here to read the report and check out the compliance standards.

Real, manageable "air-gap" protection

Combined with an offsite repository (such as a Veeam Repository at VMsources!), Veeam Immutable Backups provide true protection against loss due to factors such as: 

• Ransomware protection
• Malicious and vengeful users or former employees
• Accidental/unintentional changes

 VMsources is ready to begin Immutable Backups for your organization right away, either on-premises or with offsite protection in our datacenter.

It may be time to upgrade to vSphere 7

VMware vSphere 7 has been GA for almost exactly 1 year now. That's given all of the early adopters plenty of time to suffer through the problems and work out the kinks. We view vSphere 7 as incremental progression, rather than a landmark build. VMware has renamed a few things, and tweaked a few features, but for most of us, it is business as usual.

One notable change in vSphere 7 is that the Flash client is completely eliminated, removing attack vectors and security vulnerabilities by the truckload.

If your equipment is VMware vSphere 7 compliant, we highly recommend you upgrade at this time. Check your equipment for vSphere 7 compatibility here: https://vmware.com/go/hcl

We know that all HPE ProLiant DL and BL G9 servers are VMware vSphere ready, so go ahead and upgrade or call VMsources for a managed upgrade!

VMware vSphere 6.5 & 6.7 extended

Even if your servers won't support upgrading to VMware vSphere 7, there's good news. VMware has extended support for VMware vSphere 6.5 & 6.7 until October 2022, giving some users room to breathe.

VMware vSphere 6.0 is past end of life, however, and it is important to upgrade or discontinue production use of any VMware vSphere 6.0 based products.  

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VMware vCloud for DRaaS

We have recently upgraded our purpose-built VMware vCloud for DRaaS to VMware vSphere 7, and incorporated more than 150TB of all -SSD VMware vSAN Storage. What this means is that, in all likelihood,  your VMs will operate much faster if you ever fail-over to DR, than they do on your Production system.  

• True Private Cloud Security
• VMware vCloud and VMware vSAN Ready Node Compliance
• About half the cost of the Big Cloud and other DRaaS providers
• VMware vSAN Encryption-at-Rest is available for all of your DRaaS protected workloads for a nominal per-VM fee 

DRaaS in a week or less!

VMsources is ready right now to take on new clients and have Disaster Recovery protection in-place in as little as a few days time, as long as it takes to seed your orginizations data. Remember, Hurricane Season, Fire Season, and Tornado Season are coming up fast - and Earthquake Season is year-round!

VMsources will provide the best prices and no-BS service on DRaaS and get protection for your company today!  

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Upgrade to vSphere 7 with refurbished HPE Servers

HPE ProLiant DL360 and DL380 G9 Servers are listed on the VMware Compatibility List for VMware vSphere 7! While these servers are a few years old, they are completely solid and a great value for those seeking to upgrade to VMware vSphere 7 on a budget.

Since these servers are VMware vSphere 7 HCL, this gives you at least 36 months of future-proofing for about 10% the cost of new servers!

VMsources is able to source used HPE G9 servers, recondition them, and offer them to you with a warranty at unbelievable prices! 

•  We order VMware HCL servers on the surplus marketplace
  
• We clean, recondition and test those servers
• We provision the OS of your choice on a RAID 1 partition (no more flash-based installs)
• We provide 3rd party warranty coverage for 36-months 

Here's a typical server SPEC for about $4000: 

• (2) Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v3 @ 2.60GHz (14 Cores each!)
• 256GB RAM
• (4) 1GbE NIC
• (2) 10GbE NIC
• (2) PSU 

Upgrade your hardware at about ten cents on the dollar! Prices vary, so call us now and we'll lock-in the best deal possible!

 ‍Call now: +1 866 644 7764