What's new in Backup Exec
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Table: What's new in Backup Exec
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Backup Exec integrates with Veritas™ Information Map | Backup Exec integrates with Veritas™ Information Map to help organizations gain insight into their data by providing an immersive visual experience of the global information environment for an organization. |
| Backup Exec can be configured to populate Information Map with metadata of an organization's unstructured data and identify areas of risk, value, waste and interest. | |
| Veritas Update replaces LiveUpdate | LiveUpdate has been replaced with Veritas Update for providing updates to Backup Exec. |
| Backup Exec now comes with the convenience of Subscription-based Licensing | Backup Exec licensing has changed. Backup Exec is now available in three editions: Backup Exec Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Each edition includes a specific set of features, and are priced on a per-terabyte basis. A Trial edition is also available, which includes all of the agents and features included with the Gold edition. |
| For more information about licensing changes, see the Backup Exec Administrator's Guide. | |
| Enhancements to Backup Exec with a powerful Deduplication engine | Backup Exec users get improved speed, scale, and stability while backing up to the Backup Exec deduplication folder. |
| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) support | Backup Exec can be installed for data protection in an environment configured to use TLS 1.2 in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements. |
| Support for SQL Server 2017 | Backup Exec now supports backup and restore of SQL Server 2017. |
You can find a list of the new features in earlier releases of Backup Exec at the following URL: