Availability and data protection solutions must meet the
requirements of the 24x7x365 world in which
organizations operate and traditional solutions often fall
short.1 ESG was engaged to develop a detailed economic

model to quantify the value of Veeam’s virtually-
optimized data management Availability solution

compared to a present mode of operation (PMO)
representative of traditional “physical-first” legacy
backup solutions that have been adapted for virtual
infrastructure.