Master NAKIVO Backup & Replication for Small Businesses

Learn data protection, backup, disaster recovery & hands-on lab deployment using NAKIVO in real-world scenarios.

What you'll learn
Understand the core principles of backup, replication, and disaster recovery, and how they apply across modern IT environments.
Master Nakivo Backup & Replication architecture, including its components, deployment options, and supported platforms like VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix.
Perform hands-on configuration of backup jobs, replication, and recovery tasks using step-by-step lab exercises in real-world scenarios.
Optimize and secure your backup environment with automation, monitoring tools, cloud integration, retention policies, and performance tuning best practices.

Requirements
Basic understanding of IT infrastructure (virtual machines, networks)
Familiarity with VMware, Hyper-V, or similar hypervisors is helpful
Access to Nakivo Free Trial (we’ll guide you through downloading and setup)
No prior Nakivo experience required — we start from scratch!

Description
Do you want to become a Nakivo expert and master enterprise-level data protection, backup, recovery, and replication strategies?This comprehensive course walks you through every feature of Nakivo Backup & Replication, from infrastructure setup to advanced configuration and disaster recovery planning. Whether you're a systems administrator, virtualization engineer, or IT professional, this course will make you confident in deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Nakivo across multiple platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Nutanix, Physical, Cloud, Microsoft 365, and more).Through hands-on walkthroughs, real-world scenarios, and quizzes, you'll gain the practical skills needed to configure backup jobs, perform instant recoveries, implement replication, monitor environments, and secure your data end-to-end.What You'll Learn:Install and configure Nakivo Backup & ReplicationPerform VM, file-level, and application-aware backupsConfigure replication and failover for disaster recoveryManage backup repositories and storage types (CIFS, S3, Cloud)Set up advanced backup strategies: full, incremental, synthetic, and mirrorImplement job scheduling, retention, and immutabilityUse Nakivo for Microsoft 365, Oracle DB, Amazon EC2, and moreMonitor job performance and generate actionable reportsCreate and test Site Recovery PlansAutomate backups and ensure compliance with best practicesCourse Content Overview:Section 1: Introduction● Course Overview and ObjectivesSection 2: Infrastructure Availability & Backup ConceptsHigh Availability, Disaster Recovery Design, Backup Types, Strategies, and RetentionSection 3: Backup Strategies & Disaster Recovery PlanningFrequency, Automation, Testing, Security, and Policy DocumentationSection 4: The Restoration ProcessFile, VM, and System Recovery, Point-in-Time Restores, and DocumentationSection 5: Nakivo Overview & ArchitectureSupported Platforms, Deployment Options, Backup & Replication FeaturesSection 6: Working with the Nakivo Web ConsoleAccount Setup, Inventory Configuration (VMs, Cloud, FileShare, Physical)Section 7: Adding InventoryAdding and Managing All Supported Workloads in NakivoSection 8: Nakivo NodesTransporter Deployment for VMware, Nutanix, Proxmox, and TapeSection 9: Backup RepositoryLocal, Network, Cloud, S3, and Federated Repository ConfigurationSection 10: System Settings & Access ManagementEmail Alerts, Self-Backup, Database, Throttling, and PermissionsSection 11: Backup Job ConfigurationScheduling, Retention, Immutability, App-Aware Mode, Indexing, Verification Section 12: Backup Copy JobsCreating, Scheduling, and Managing Backup Copy Jobs with Retention PoliciesSection 13: Replication JobsCreating Replication Jobs, Failover/Failback, Re-IP, Real-Time SyncSection 14: Recovery OperationsFull VM, Flash Boot, File, Object, and Site Recovery TechniquesSection 15: Reporting and MonitoringJob Reports, Alerts, Metrics, Activity Calendar, and Repository Health

Who this course is for:
IT administrators responsible for data protection and disaster recovery, Virtualization and storage engineers, Backup & DR specialists working with VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, or Nutanix, System architects designing high-availability environments, Professionals preparing for Nakivo certifications, Anyone interested in mastering modern backup and recovery tools