Fast Cloning & Veeam Cloud Connect

Veeam's fast cloning technology, integrated within Veeam Cloud Connect, accelerates the creation and management of backups by leveraging advanced data block tracking and storage-level efficiencies. This technology enables the rapid creation of full backup copies without duplicating data, significantly speeding up backup merging processes.

Instead of duplicating data blocks when creating a new backup, Fast Cloning references existing blocks from previous backups, creating a "virtual" full backup. This process is highly efficient because it avoids redundant data copying, reducing the time and storage needed for backup operations. By simply linking to the unchanged data blocks and only writing new or changed blocks, Veeam’s Fast Cloning dramatically improves backup performance, especially when dealing with large datasets and frequent backup cycles.