Veeam Data Platform Foundation Universal License Socket Migration
The Veeam Data Platform Foundation Subscription Universal License enables organizations to migrate existing socket-based licenses to a flexible, unified data protection platform, supporting up to 10 sockets.
- Access to: The latest Veeam data protection features and ongoing software updates for enhanced security and performance.
- Coverage for: All your critical business data across virtual, physical, and cloud environments with a single, unified license.
- Protection against: Data loss and extended downtime through reliable backup, disaster recovery, and data recovery capabilities.
- Entitlement to: Simplified license management and flexible deployment options that adapt to your evolving IT infrastructure needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Veeam Data Platform Foundation Subscription Universal License provides a flexible, unified approach to data protection, allowing businesses to transition from older socket-based licensing models. This subscription ensures continuous access to essential backup, disaster recovery, and data recovery capabilities across diverse environments.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to protect their business operations. It integrates into existing IT infrastructures, whether on-premises, in the cloud, or a hybrid combination, simplifying license management and ensuring data resilience.
- Unified Data Protection: Consolidate backup and recovery for virtual, physical, and cloud workloads under one flexible license.
- License Flexibility: Migrate from perpetual socket licenses to a subscription model that adapts to changing business needs.
- Continuous Availability: Ensure business continuity with robust backup, replication, and recovery features.
- Simplified Management: Streamline license administration and deployment across your entire IT environment.
- Future-Ready Platform: Gain access to ongoing updates and new features as Veeam evolves its data protection capabilities.
This subscription offers SMB and mid-market organizations a modern, adaptable data protection solution, eliminating the complexities of legacy licensing and ensuring business resilience.
What This Enables
Access to Latest Veeam Features
Access to the latest Veeam data protection features and ongoing software updates ensures your backup and recovery capabilities remain current and effective. This provides enhanced security and performance against evolving threats.
organizations with active software development cycles, businesses prioritizing up-to-date security postures, teams managing hybrid cloud environments, companies with regular IT infrastructure refreshes
Coverage for Diverse Workloads
Coverage for all your critical business data across virtual, physical, and cloud environments with a single, unified license. This simplifies protection strategies and ensures consistent data resilience regardless of where data resides.
businesses with mixed infrastructure, companies undergoing cloud migration, organizations with remote or distributed workforces, teams managing multiple data centers
Protection Against Data Loss
Protection against data loss and extended downtime through reliable backup, disaster recovery, and data recovery capabilities. This minimizes business interruption and ensures rapid restoration of operations.
companies with strict RTO/RPO requirements, businesses in regulated industries, organizations with critical operational uptime needs, teams managing sensitive customer data
Key Features
Universal License Model
Simplifies licensing across diverse workloads and environments, reducing complexity and administrative overhead.
Subscription-Based
Provides predictable costs and ensures continuous access to the latest Veeam features and updates.
Data Platform Foundation
Offers core backup, recovery, and replication capabilities essential for business continuity.
Socket Migration Path
Enables a smooth transition from older perpetual socket licenses to a modern, flexible subscription model.
Support and Updates Included
Ensures your data protection solution is always current, secure, and supported by Veeam experts.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust data protection and disaster recovery to meet stringent regulatory compliance and ensure uninterrupted service availability for critical transactions.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must maintain continuous access to patient data and comply with HIPAA regulations, necessitating reliable backup and rapid recovery solutions.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturing operations depend on uptime for production lines and supply chain management, requiring resilient data protection to prevent costly downtime.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle sensitive client data and must ensure its availability and confidentiality, adhering to strict data retention and security policies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Universal License?
A Universal License is Veeam's flexible licensing model that allows you to protect various workloads (VMs, servers, endpoints, cloud instances) with a single license type, often based on capacity or sockets depending on the edition.
Can I migrate from my existing Veeam socket licenses?
Yes, this product is specifically designed to facilitate the migration of your existing Veeam socket-based licenses to the flexible Universal License subscription model.
What is included in the Foundation edition?
The Foundation edition provides essential data protection capabilities, including backup and recovery for virtual, physical, and cloud workloads, along with core features for ensuring data availability.
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.