Veeam has recently announced a new technology called SureBackup that will change the way backups are done "forever". Forever is a strong word, but it holds true in this statement. This new technology will allow you to actually verify and test your backups with a few clicks of the button. The great thing, is that you don't have to restore to a particular VM, or even worry about space constraints. The verification process allows you to run a VM or a coupled group of VMs (vApp) all within the compressed images without inflation.
Why is this so important for me? I currently work for a non-profit financial institution (weird right?). We go through 3 or4 IT audits per year. 1 huge piece of that puzzle is the documentation, testing, and verification that our backup process works. Our process states that we test and verify our backups work at least once a quarter. That backup process could be single file restoration or complete server restoration. Thanks to virtualization and Veeam, it has made our lives a little bit easier. Now with the release of SureBackup, that verification process can take just a few minutes.
Take a read at this article by Beth Pariseau (@PariseauTT) featuring Chris Wolf (@cswolf), Craig Stein (@craigstein), Doug Hazelman (@VMDoug), and me (@KendrickColeman)
Veeam previews automated backup testing for VMware with SureBackup for Backup and Replication 5 on SearchDataBackup.com