As remote work goes mainstream these days, we’re also witnessing the rise of digital learning, and that’s going to capsize current education methods, practices, and processes going forward.

Veeam has a long‑standing tradition to give back to the tech community, and this time I compiled a great list of free educational resources that can help you not only get more familiar with Veeam products, but also learn industry best practices and enhance your system administration skills.

Happy learning!

1. Veeam #HowTo video series

The Veeam How-To Video Series is created by the Veeam Technical Enablement team and is designed to help users better understand Veeam products and how to use them most effectively. All the videos include lightboard visual representations to help illustrate the key concepts of Veeam products in different scenarios. You can find the entire playlist here.

2. Free on-demand training at Veeam.com

Veeam University is a free training program specially created for Veeam end users, from beginner to expert levels. All the content is in video format and accessible on-demand so you pick what you want to learn, when you want to learn it. You can access the training here.

3. Active Directory Deep Dive

This course provides a deep dive into the specifics of Active Directory service roles, including the Active Directory Domain Services server role in Windows Server and Active Directory Domain Services role. You will learn everything about Domain Controllers, see how you can group them, understand how services like DNS and DHCP interact with them, and learn best practices on deploying Domain Controllers. You can find the course here.

4. Top 10 Best Practices for VMware Backups

This one is a classic as server virtualization is a widespread practice all around the world and VMware is the market leader in this sector. This white paper describes best practices for VMware vSphere backups with Veeam Backup & Replication. You can read the whitepaper here.

5. Azure Administrator study guide

This study guide will help you to improve your Azure Administrator skills and get you prepared for the AZ‑103 exam (which replaces the AZ-100 and AZ-101 exams). You’ll learn about provisioning and managing an Azure environment with a focus on Azure subscription management, compute, storage, networking and identity. You can download the study guide here.

6. DRaaS for Dummies free e-book

This e-book explains the basics of Disaster Recovery as a Service and is a must-read for those of you looking to outsource disaster recovery. You can get the free e-book here.

7. AWS Backup for Dummies free e-book

Yes, you do need to backup your AWS workloads. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a great, robust cloud platform for you to create and deploy business applications without the time commitments of building and maintaining your own infrastructure. However, as referenced by the AWS Shared Responsibility Model, your applications and data remain your responsibility. Get the free e-book here.

8. Office 365 Backup for Dummies Free e-book

Just like with the previous paragraph, Microsoft Office 365 is one of the greatest tools that help people work and collaborate today. However, according to the Microsoft shared responsibility model, protecting data continues to be the responsibility of Office 365 customers. You can read in this e-book about the data security challenges and things that can go wrong even with your Office 365 data. Get the free e-book here.

9. FREE NFR Key for Veeam Availability Suite

It is said that there’s no better way of learning than experiencing it firsthand. To support this, Veeam is giving to certified IT pros FREE Not-For-Resale (NFR) keys for one year, up to 20 instances, to be used in test environments or home labs for product demos and training. Check out this blog post to see how you can get a free NFR license key.

10. Veeam Stencils for Microsoft Visio

This is a free set of Microsoft Visio stencils created for anyone who uses Visio to create Veeam technical designs, diagrams and reports. The package contains eight Veeam Stencils for Microsoft Visio (.vssx files) and a diagram template and is compatible with Microsoft Visio 2013, 2016 and 2019. You can find the package here.

I hope these resources will help you improve your knowledge and skills, and eventually help you take your career to the next level!