NAKIVO v11.1: Elevating Virtual Environment Protection and Empowering MSPs
NAKIVO, a prominent provider of data protection solutions, has unveiled NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.1, introducing significant advancements in safeguarding virtual environments and enhancing capabilities for managed service providers (MSPs). This release follows a successful closed beta testing phase and brings forth features designed to streamline disaster recovery processes and bolster security across diverse infrastructures.
Enhanced Disaster Recovery for Proxmox VE
In response to the growing adoption of Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE), NAKIVO has expanded its support by integrating a comprehensive disaster recovery toolkit. The inclusion of Flash VM Boot technology allows organizations to launch virtual machines directly from backup storage, effectively reducing traditional recovery times that often extend for hours.
Continuous real-time replication ensures that critical Proxmox VMs maintain synchronized copies at secondary sites, facilitating immediate failover in the event of primary infrastructure failures. This proactive approach minimizes downtime and enhances business continuity.
Version 11.1 also introduces automated backup verification, providing screenshots of successfully recovered test VMs. This feature offers administrators visual confirmation of backup integrity, instilling confidence in the recovery process.
Additional enhancements include VM template backup and restoration capabilities, ensuring infrastructure consistency, and direct recovery from tape, eliminating the need for staging repositories. Transaction log truncation automatically reclaims storage space following successful backup operations, optimizing resource utilization.
Real-Time Replication for VMware
For VMware environments demanding minimal data loss, NAKIVO now offers real-time replication with recovery point objectives (RPOs) as low as one second. This advancement is crucial for organizations where even brief data loss can have significant repercussions.
The solution automates the deployment workflow, installing necessary IO Filters and Journal Services across source and target hosts without manual intervention. Integration with Site Recovery orchestration enables one-click failover to real-time replicas during outages, while non-disruptive testing validates disaster recovery plans against production workloads.
To ensure data security, all replication traffic is protected by AES-256 encryption, safeguarding data in transit across wide area network (WAN) connections.
Empowering Managed Service Providers
The enhanced MSP Direct Connect architecture reimagines how service providers protect client infrastructure. By eliminating inbound port requirements on tenant networks, NAKIVO reduces a primary attack surface that can complicate managed service delivery.
All communication between the MSP Director and client-side transporters is encrypted, preventing interception and unauthorized access. Version 11.1 expands Direct Connect support beyond VMware to include Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, and physical infrastructure, enabling MSPs to protect diverse client environments through a unified management interface.
This architecture allows service providers to scale operations efficiently while maintaining stringent security postures that satisfy compliance requirements and customer expectations.
Multilingual Interface Support
Recognizing the global nature of its user base, NAKIVO has introduced complete interface localization across seven languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Polish, and Chinese. Language support extends throughout the entire product experience, from administrative configuration to job creation wizards and recovery workflows.
System-generated reports, email notifications, and other communications are also localized, ensuring that users receive information in their preferred language.
Conclusion
NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.1 represents a significant advancement in data protection for virtual environments. With enhanced disaster recovery support for Proxmox VE, real-time replication for VMware, and a reimagined architecture for MSPs, NAKIVO continues to provide robust solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern IT infrastructures.
The addition of multilingual support further demonstrates NAKIVO’s commitment to delivering user-friendly and accessible data protection solutions to a global audience.
