Object First Ootbi

Some backup storage comes with compromise, sacrificing performance for affordability, simplicity for performance, or resilience for simplicity. Object First aims to eliminate the need for Veeam customers to compromise or sacrifice.

Object First Ootbi stands for out-of-the-box immutability. Ootbi is ransomware-proof and delivers simple backup storage for Veeam customers. According to the vendor, the solution can be racked, stacked, and powered in 15-minutes. Ootbi is built on immutable object storage technology that is designed and optimized for backup and recovery performance.

Object First Ootbi's "immutability" refers to a specific feature made optimal by utilizing object storage technology. Its implementation of object storage allows it to create immutable buckets (a type of logical storage pool) where objects (like a file but with more metadata) can be stored and kept immutable, meaning nothing can update, alter, or delete them.

With the constant threat of ransomware looming forever in the Veeam admin’s mind, users may need a storage target that is genuinely immutable and secure. Ootbi aims to solve this, and it doubles down on the security aspect by being a complete black box (no way to see inside or tamper with) to the user. It achieves this by allowing no root (or any admin privileges of the sort), operating system, or backend access, solving for internal-based attacks (both accidental and malicious) and external threats.

While ransomware may penetrate the local data center and corrupt a business, having an immutable backup of that data means that recovery is always possible. Immutable data is secure, and with Ootbi, it presents a last bastion of hope against the ransomware threat.