While vSphere and Hyper-V each offer their own migration technologies, Veeam brings a different perspective to the table. As a data protection platform, Veeam offers IT administrators another approach to VM migration through what’s commonly known as Quick Migration.

If you’ve worked with Veeam before, you might recognize Quick Migration as an option during Instant VM Recovery. It’s an optional step in the recovery process that becomes particularly useful when you need to move data from backup storage to production storage.

When it comes to restoring virtual machines, you typically have several recovery methods at your disposal, each suited for different scenarios. Among these, file-level recovery stands out as one of the most widely used approaches. This isn’t exactly cutting-edge technology—the need for it emerged alongside virtualization backup itself, and major backup software vendors quickly implemented support for it. On the surface, file-level recovery seems straightforward, but when you actually need to use it, Veeam offers some powerful capabilities that can make a real difference.