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NAKIVO Recognized As One of the
Honorable Mentions in The 2024
Gartner^® Magic Quadrant^TM

For Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions
Learn more
Solutions
Backup
- Virtual: VMware | Hyper-V | Nutanix AHV | Proxmox
- Physical server: Windows | Linux
- Workstations: Windows | Linux
- SaaS: Microsoft 365
- Cloud: Amazon EC2
- File Share: NAS | File Server
- Apps: SQL | Active Directory | Exchange | Oracle DB
Replication
- Virtual: VMware | Proxmox | Hyper-V
- Cloud: Amazon EC2
- MSP SOLUTION
- DISASTER RECOVERY
- VMware Disaster Recovery
- REAL-TIME REPLICATION
- IT MONITORING
CYBERSECURITY
- Ransomware Protection
- Backup Malware Scan
END USERS
- SMB | Enterprise | Education
  Remote Office Backup
  Hybrid Cloud Backup
BOOK FREE DEMO

Request a Demo

Book an Installation Session

TRY FOR FREE

Free Trial

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Free Edition
INTEGRATIONS
NAS BACKUP APPLIANCE
- ASUSTOR
- NETGEAR
- QNAP
- Synology
- TrueNAS
- Western Digital
ANTIVIRUS SUPPORT
BACKUP TARGETS
- Cloud
- Amazon S3
- Azure Blob
- Backblaze B2
- Google Cloud
- Wasabi
Air-gapped storage
- Tape
STORAGE INTEGRATIONS

Deduplication appliances
Storage snapshots
- Backup from Storage Snapshots
Pricing
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RENEWAL
- Renew License
Partners
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More growth opportunities with the NAKIVO Partner Program
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Grow your customer base with powerful BaaS and DRaaS
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
- Technology Partners
- Storage Certification Program
ALREADY A PARTNER?
- Log In to the Partner Portal
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NAKIVO > Blog > VMware

How to Back Up VMware VMs: The Definitive Guide

Updated: October 13, 2023

Written by: NAKIVO Team

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