3 Use Cases for Object Lock

Veeam Object Lock is a tool that many people are looking toward to help protect their systems. With Object Lock, no one can edit or delete files, which means that as soon as you write the document, that document will stay in its current state permanently.

However, many people don’t know why Object Lock is so beneficial for them, which means they typically won’t use it to protect their data. Here are three ways you can use Veeam Object Lock to help your company.

1. Replacing an LTO Tape System:

If you’re currently protecting against backup issues with an LTO tape system, chances are it’s expensive, difficult, and requires a lot of physical work. That’s because an actual person needs to move information from the drives to the LTO tapes, then move the LTO tapes to their own location.

It’s common to only do this once every month at most. With Object Lock, on the other hand, you never have to purchase physical tapes. You can back up your information digitally to the cloud, then virtually create an air gap so that no viruses can impact the backup.

2. Protecting and Retaining Sensitive Data:

If you have sensitive data that your company deals with, you need special methods to manage that data. For example, if you work in any industry that’s subject to HIPAA regulations or you’re keeping personal data that you need to protect, you can set retention periods that comply with certain regulations.

That means you don’t have to worry about accidentally losing track of certain pieces of sensitive data that clients and customers may rely on you keeping track of.

3. Creating a Disaster Recovery Plan

In case of a ransomware attack on your company, you need a way to get back on your feet and restart normal operations as soon as possible. Creating a disaster recovery plan is an important way to do that.

With Object Lock, you can make sure that your backups are secure, so that no one can overwrite the information in your backups. Plus, because you can back up your information regularly, you don’t have to worry about losing lots and lots of information in case of an attack.

If you’re planning for disaster recovery and business continuity, you need to use Object Lock as part of that recovery plan.

Conclusion

In general, Object Lock can be a great addition to your company’s data protection processes. Whether you’re using it to keep your information safe in a HIPAA-compliant way, to keep your data protected against ransomware and hackers, or to replace an existing backup process.

Object Lock should be a core component of your system protection. With so many different ways to use Object Lock, there are a variety of benefits and really no drawbacks to using the tool.

Make sure you add Object Lock to your company’s data protection processes if you really want to make sure you’re getting the best solutions for your backups.