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Zerto has many customers already protecting virtual machines from vSphere and Hyper-V to AWS and Azure. With the recent release, Zerto added several new features and fixes that make it worthwhile to upgrade the AWS or Azure Zerto Cloud Appliance (ZCA). See the release notes here. The upgrade is really straightforward. Log into your ZCA, download […]

In recent weeks, the US and Caribbean have been hit by what seems to be a never-ending barrage of storms during one of worst hurricane seasons in recent history. As Texas and Florida begin to assess the impact of the destruction caused by these devastating storms, those of us watching from other parts of the […]

A big thank you to our customers, partners, and prospects for visiting us at VMworld Europe this week. The overall theme from VMware Europe was much the same as VMworld US which you can find highlighted our previous blog…but if you did miss us in Europe this year read below for a few highlights. DAY […]

About a year ago I was fortunate to have the opportunity of writing this blog regarding the speed and ease of upgrading Zerto's Virtual Replication (ZVR). As you may be well aware by now, upgrading ZVR became easier and less intrusive in the version 5.x world. What I mean by that, is when upgrading environments […]

IT environments are becoming increasingly more complex as companies adopt novel strategies to keep their business ahead of the competition. Flash arrays, hyper-converged infrastructure, and cloud computing are undoubtedly changing the game, but having the flexibility to easily manage data mobility across disparate platforms is something a lot of technologies fall short on. That is […]

You’ve no doubt already noticed that with the release of Zerto Virtual Replication 5.5, Zerto is continuing to drive use of the cloud and particularly, hybrid cloud models, to better enable organizations to increase their resilience.  In 5.5, arguably the biggest feature added is automated failback from Microsoft Azure – but because flexibility is such […]

From game-changing product announcements, to swag-wars, heartwarming support for Hurricane Harvey victims, amazing presentations, epic parties, to twitter trolls and more... VMworld 2017 was certainly a show for the books. VMware’s biggest announcements at VMworld 2017 highlighted the acceptance by VMware that customers are not comfortable locking in to one vendor for everything and hybrid […]

A funny thing happened during the Zerto Journey to the Cloud party. A really funny thing. Before we get to that part of the story, I think this tweet from @RandyDaming sums up the party: Did that guy look and sound like Steve Perry or what? Yes, we did our part by having a cool […]

Hopefully you’re now in the know with some of what’s new in Zerto Virtual Replication (ZVR) 5.5. If you need a quick refresher, head over to Ryan’s latest blog here for a quick taste, and more here by Adam. One exciting feature with ZVR 5.0, released near the end of 2016, was the integrated failover […]

Mobility and flexibility are two defining characteristics of a viable resilience strategy. Now more than ever, enterprises are beginning to see the cloud as a realistic option for hosting critical workloads and data. However, two big questions that are holding companies back from taking the leap of faith are: How do I get there? What […]

A critical part of any new release for Zerto is working closely with customers on testing our new features and functionality to make sure we’re ready for prime-time! Take a behind the scenes look of what you can expect in our new release with longtime customer and 5.5 beta tester Jayme Williams, Sr. System Engineer […]

Hello World!  It brings everyone at Zerto great pleasure to announce that Zerto Virtual Replication 5.5 has been officially launched and is generally available (GA) to the public today! Building on our 5.0 release, Zerto Virtual Replication 5.5 is the next step in Zerto’s vision for IT Resilience. Our’s is a vision where customers are not shackled to legacy solutions, traditional hardware platforms, or the "status quo"; but where those customers are empowered to drive […]