Backup Copy to Offsite Repository: Cloud Connect?

[bunger]

I currently have Veeam B&R 11 backing up about 11 servers to a local repository and then backup copy jobs that send those to a branch office server via Direct backup. The two sites are connected via site-to-site VPN.

Would there be any efficiencies in implementing that branch office as a Cloud Connect destination instead?

I had originally setup the jobs as Wan accelerations, but changed them to direct as I was having a lot of issues with the previous... and, I might be remembering incorrectly, I couldn't implement bandwidth throttling with WAN acceleration.

[Dima P.]

Hello Bill,

With Cloud Connect VPN wont be required - you can backup directly to a Cloud Connect repository over WAN. If you have any workstations protected by agents you can also configure direct backup to a Cloud Connect repository, in such case direct connection with the main Veeam B&R server wont be required.

[bunger]

We need the VPN for branch office operations, so that would be in place regardless.

I just wasn't sure if there were some sort of data efficiencies in using Cloud Connect

[veremin]

Consider it an simple repository, so it does not matter in your case (as far as I understand) and you do not need to leverage Cloud Connect. Thanks!