As I have said in the past I have used VMware and it worked fine. I felt it made my server a little slower that If I just loaded the server with windows / AC. Drove me crazy.
I use a Dell server with a NVME setup and It's fast as It can be considering the Medical office has all most run out of space for the free MS SQL server.
I use Veeam as my primary backup and I also use Second copy to copy files to another backup location. I grab the backup folder and the Import Items.
If anyone thinks I should get anything else., drop me a note.


Denver Network Consultant