03 ago Veeam Legend 2025
On Thursday, February 20th at 02:41 AM (BR time)…
My email inbox had this wonderful message:
I was returning from a clinic visit about my “street skater knees” when I picked up my phone and started checking my emails…
I even stopped walking to read the email.
After two years as VUG Leader BR, my friend and mentor André Pulia a became a Veeam Legend of 2025.
When I was invited to the Veeam 100 Summit 2024 in #Berlin, I saw firsthand how much these people are giving their best.
The #V100 group is extremely focused and highly experienced.
I’ll tell you more about that trip in a moment…
Veeam User Group Brazil
Going on stage at VeeamON São Paulo in 2023 and 24 with VUG partners and some manufacturers has been a long-time inspiration for me.
In addition to the community presentation, I also shared a success story—one I handled from sales and architecture to execution and documentation. Today, I still support this environment with my data protection team.
#Veeam + #PureStorage + #AWS a powerful combination. You can learn more here:
And here:
It’s amazing to work alongside such inspiring people like Sara Wilson , Victor Monteiro, and Samuel Sousa .
Our members actively share knowledge, organize events both locally and online, and support one another through collaboration. We’re all about networking, accessible learning, and growing together as a community. Come be part of it!
Veeam Legend program
Here you can meet the Legends of 2025:
Writing about being a Veeam Legend is difficult to put into words.
The Veeam Legend group is a key part of the Veeam 100 Summit and acts as a valuable proxy for VBR (Veeam Backup & Replication)…
Having the opportunity to meet so many high-level professionals and start contributing to this group is a huge challenge and an honor.
What a Busy Week!
📅 February 20 – I received the email confirming I became a #Legend.
📅 February 16 at 12:28 PM – I passed the much sought-after VMCA V12 2025 certification.
Sunday noon in my hometown, #JoinvilleCity – Santa Catarina, it was 37°C. And of course, my air conditioner wasn’t working due to a power outage.
It was a week full of new challenges…
Speaking of which, have you prepared for the VMCA?
📚 Sign up here:
My experience in data protection
After formatting computers at an internet café and working on a service desk, I moved through different areas of IT infrastructure—such as virtualization, antivirus, Microsoft solutions, among others.
Eventually, I received the challenge to join the Data Protection team at a local company.
From my very first contact with Data Protector 6 in 2017, I became known as the “backup guy” at work.
Thanks to the well-structured and detailed training from my friend Maiquel Fiorentin, I supported an environment with over 20 backup libraries, with data retention policies of 5 years or even permanent storage.
It was a constant effort to meet the client’s complex demands.
One of our branches also used Avamar 6.1 together with Data Domain.
We stored many PBs of data on #tapes, and of course, our data center included an IBM TS4500.
Those were the days I truly learned a lot.
My first article was about DP:
I continued exploring many backup tools until I arrived at #Veeam.
After just one week working with Veeam, I started pursuing my first #VMCE certification.
I remember it like it was yesterday: I traveled to São Paulo and took the in-person course with the master Henrique Ferreira
Two days of deep inspiration and real challenges.
After that study journey, I earned my #VMCE V9.
Then came VMCE 9.5 Update 4, a version packed with improvements.
Here are some of the highlights I loved:
- #secureRestore
- #stagedRestore
- #OracleDatabase18c
- #MicrosoftReFS
- #StorageSnapshotsIntegration
See the full list here:
https://www.veeam.com/veeam_backup_9_5_whats_new_wn.pdf
I’m now a DataProtection Architect, and every day I seek best practices with clients, supporting pre-sales and leading our technical team.
Finops and Cloud Computing
Around 2020, I started my journey into the cloud. Today I also work in cloud pre-sales and lead the FinOps practice in the company.
I’m an active member of both the #FinOpsFoundation and #AWSBR communities.
I don’t have much content published on this topic yet, but 2025 will bring some exciting updates!
For now, here’s a post from one of Brazil’s biggest tech events:
📍 AWS Summit 2024
Veeam 100 Summit 2024 – Berlin
Of course, I can’t leave out how intense those 4 days in Berlin were!
Check out my full post about this incredible experience:
After diving deep into the #VeeamDataReport, I finally got to meet this amazing duo in person:
👥 Jason Buffington (CBCP) and Emilee Tellez!
Veeam 100 Summit 2024 – Berlin
Check out the latest release here:
https://www.veeam.com/resources/wp-data-protection-trends-report-insights.html?wpty
Call to action
Want to be a VUG Leader? Start your journey by studying and working with Veeam Software tools—and share your story.
Who knows? Maybe you’ll become an expert and help the world protect its data!
Conclusion
Well! These are pieces of an ongoing journey that never stops—just like evolution itself.
Veeam Software is always evolving, and so are its #Vanguards, #MVPs, #VeeamLegends, and #VUGs, growing together with amazing energy.
A big thank you to the entire Analyst, Manager, Technical, Channel, and Strategy teams of the #VeeamCommunity.
Thank you to the entire Analyst, Manager, Technical, Channel and Strategy team of the #Veeamcommunity.
Until next time!!