Veeam Releases New V11 with

Veeam Releases New V11 with 200+ Enhancements

Veeam Software has announced the general availability of NEW Veeam Backup & Replication v11, enabling the most advanced data protection solution for Cloud, Virtual, Physical and Enterprise workloads. With more than 200 new features and enhancements, the single solution for comprehensive data management is powerful and flexible enough to protect each phase of the data life cycle, while handling all the complexities of a multi-cloud environment for AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

“Veeam released V10 with more than 150 new enhancements just 12 months ago, and now has more than 700,000 downloads. Being able to launch the next version — Veeam Backup & Replication v11 — with an additional 200 new and powerful backup, cloud, DR, security, and automation enhancements speaks volumes to Veeam’s speed of innovation, as well as our strong commitment to the needs and data reliability demands of our customers and partners,” said Danny Allan, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Product Strategy at Veeam.

451 Research reports that 69% of enterprises indicate at least 75% of their workforce can now effectively work remotely. With workloads accelerating to multi-cloud ecosystems and workers increasingly operating remotely, data is harder to manage and control than ever before. In response to the new data protection challenges customers faced in 2020 and in anticipation of those to come this year, the new V11 includes reliable security and ransomware protection that fends off increasing risks of cyberthreats now and into the future, delivering unprecedented resiliency for companies of any size.

Veeam delivers Backup as a Service (BaaS) and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) to the market thanks to partnerships with leading cloud and managed service providers in over 180 countries. To ensure these services are seamlessly integrated into V11, NEW Veeam Service Provider Console v5 offers service providers a web-based platform for centralized management, monitoring and customer self-service access of data protection operations.

The Qatar General Tax Authority and Invenio Launch Integrated Digital Tax Administration System on SAP S/4HANA

The General Tax Authority (GTA) and implementation partner Invenio Business Solutions successfully launched a state-of-the-art digital tax administration system, in the State of Qatar. The new system has transformed the tax administration lifecycle, digitalising existing services and making them 100% contactless. Over 58,000 taxpayers have already registered on the comprehensive new system, which supports multiple revenue types and offers access to 24×7 online services.

The GTA embarked on a national level change programme to modernise tax administration and enhance the taxpayer experience in the State of Qatar. The authority needed to simplify legislations, automate processes, and optimise the user experience, to increase taxpayer compliance. Additionally, there was a requirement for a business rules framework which could be easily adapted as laws and policies evolve.

Invenio and the GTA worked in partnership to develop an approach aligned to Qatar’s longterm aspirations. As a result, with the State of Qatar’s tax strategy at its core, Qatar now has an agile platform, where evolving tax policies, laws and innovations can be built with ease.

The SAP Tax and Revenue Management (TRM) solution on SAP S/4HANA provides end-to-end taxation management, advanced analytical processing, and seamless data integration, whilst retaining data quality, making it the perfect tax administration solution for the GTA. Despite the obstacles due to the current pandemic, the project continued as planned, with Invenio’s team working remotely to ensure all system requirements were met. The project, which included the design, build, test and deployment of the system, and delivery of training workshops, was completed successfully in a remote delivery mode.

In July 2020, the full registration module went live on Dhareeba, the front-end portal supporting the tax administration system. This was followed by the introduction of e-filing and e-payments. Excise Tax, Corporate Income Tax (CIT), Withholding Tax (WHT) and Capital Gains Tax ‘CGT’ went live in November 2020, with data from the legacy system successfully migrated over the course of a weekend.

The platform has replaced manual processes with workflow driven operations and automated functions. Importantly, it is also integrated with ministries, banks and other third parties, like the National Authentication Service (NAS). These substantial changes will save time and offer far greater visibility, enabling single taxpayer views across regimes, levies, duties, and charges; and thereby help the GTA to reduce the national tax gap.

As a one-stop-shop, the new system has reduced the need to visit tax offices. Now, taxpayers can access accounts remotely, submit queries and receive notifications about their application progress. A more responsive and personalised service ensures the citizens of Qatar can take advantage of the many benefits the new platform has to offer, ultimately, encouraging higher levels of voluntary compliance.