Veeam Data Platform Essentials Socket Subscription License
Veeam Data Platform Essentials socket subscription provides essential data protection for up to 2 CPU sockets, ensuring business continuity and minimizing data loss.
- Coverage for Critical Data: Access to Veeam's core backup and recovery features for virtualized environments.
- Minimized Downtime: Coverage for rapid recovery of virtual machines and applications to reduce operational disruption.
- Protection Against Data Loss: Protection against accidental deletion, hardware failure, or cyber threats impacting critical business data.
- Entitlement to Updates: Entitlement to software updates and patches released during the subscription term to maintain security and performance.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Veeam Data Platform Essentials socket subscription license offers foundational data protection and recovery capabilities designed for businesses with smaller virtual environments.
This subscription is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need reliable backup and recovery for up to two CPU sockets within their virtualized infrastructure.
- Essential Data Protection: Core backup, recovery, and replication features for virtual machines.
- Socket-Based Licensing: Simple licensing model based on the number of CPU sockets on your hypervisors.
- Business Continuity: Enables quick restoration of services and data to minimize downtime.
- Disaster Recovery Ready: Provides the tools to recover from various failure scenarios.
- Subscription Value: Predictable costs with access to updates and support throughout the term.
This subscription is the right choice for SMB and mid-market teams needing dependable, socket-based data protection without enterprise complexity.
What This Enables
Coverage for Virtual Machine Backups
Access to Veeam's core backup technology for virtual machines, ensuring that critical business data is regularly captured. This coverage minimizes the risk of permanent data loss from hardware failures or corruption.
virtualized servers, hyperconverged infrastructure, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V
Rapid Recovery from Incidents
Coverage for quick restoration of entire virtual machines or specific files, applications, and data. This capability drastically reduces recovery time objectives (RTO) and minimizes business disruption.
production servers, critical applications, business continuity planning, disaster recovery sites
Protection Against Ransomware
Protection against data corruption and loss due to ransomware attacks by providing immutable backups and rapid recovery options. This ensures business operations can resume quickly after a security incident.
cybersecurity strategy, data security policies, incident response planning, endpoint protection
Key Features
Socket-based licensing
Provides a straightforward and cost-effective licensing model for smaller virtual environments.
Virtual machine backup and restore
Ensures critical business data and applications can be quickly recovered in case of failure or disaster.
Replication capabilities
Enables creation of replica VMs for enhanced disaster recovery and high availability.
Subscription term
Offers predictable budgeting and access to the latest software versions and support during the subscription period.
Support for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V
Integrates seamlessly with leading virtualization platforms commonly used by SMBs.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust data protection and rapid recovery to meet strict regulatory compliance like SOX and maintain customer trust through uninterrupted service availability.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA regulations, necessitating secure, reliable, and auditable data backup and recovery solutions to protect sensitive patient information.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle confidential client data and rely on continuous access to case files and operational systems, making data protection critical for client service and compliance.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers depend on operational uptime for production lines and supply chain management, requiring resilient data protection to quickly recover from disruptions and avoid costly manufacturing stoppages.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a socket subscription license?
A socket subscription license for Veeam Data Platform Essentials is a licensing model where you pay for the right to use the software for a specific term, based on the number of CPU sockets on your physical servers hosting virtual machines.
How many CPU sockets does this license cover?
This specific license, V-ESS000-2S-BP2AR-CV, covers up to two CPU sockets on your hypervisor hosts.
What is the difference between Essentials and other Veeam editions?
Essentials is designed for smaller environments, offering core data protection features at a more accessible price point compared to Veeam's higher-tier editions which include more advanced functionalities.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.