What’s New in this Release
Release Date for the Commercial Environment: October 12, 2025
Release Date for the U.S Government Environment: October 19, 2025
General Updates
- The Google VM instance service is now generally available.
- For new users onboarding from the October 2025 release, the **United Arab Emirates (Dubai)** data center is now available for AOS sign-up.
- Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS) is now available for users using AvePoint-hosted default storage.
- The AWS Platform Configurations service supports the protection of AWS Secrets Manager and Amazon Simple Queue Service.
- The CAP Gateway function has been enhanced with the following improvements:
- During gateway configuration for Azure VM and Azure Storage services, you now have the option to automatically install the CAP Gateway.
- You can now set your CAP Gateways to update automatically whenever a new package version is available, ensuring you always have the latest version. Note that a mandatory manual update of all existing gateways to the latest version is required for the October release to avoid backup job failures. This step is necessary before you enable the auto-update.
- Cloud Backup for IaaS and PaaS now supports CAP Gateway mode for backing up and restoring Amazon EC2 instances.
- You can now generate indexes and perform file-level exports for Google VM instances using CAP Gateway mode.
- In CAP Gateway mode, backup data can now be stored on storage platforms that differ from the original backup data cloud platform.
- The CAP Gateways module now clearly displays status messages for gateways that are Inactive, Uninstalled, or Reinstallation required, improving user understanding of gateway status.
- The CAP Gateway configuration process has been updated to allow users to choose whether to upload log files to AvePoint Online Services.
Updates to the User Guide
The following sections are updated with the improvements in this release:
- Updated [About AvePoint Cloud Backup for IaaS + PaaS](#missing-link).
- Updated [Best Practices](#missing-link).
- Added [Quick Start for Trial Users.](#missing-link)
- Updated [Create a New Backup Scope for Amazon EC2](#missing-link).
- Updated [Use the CAP Gateway Mode](#missing-link).
- Updated[ Create a New CAP Gateway](#missing-link).
- Updated[ Install a CAP Gateway](#missing-link).
- Updated[ Amazon EC2](#missing-link).
- Updated[ Export and Download Your Data](#missing-link).
- Updated[ AWS Platform Configurations (Private Preview)](#missing-link).
For additional technical information on the new functionality and known issues in this release, see .
