This document provides an overview of Veritas NetBackup 8.1, which offers improved data protection capabilities for multi-cloud environments, modern workloads, and resilient infrastructure. Key features highlighted include leveraging multiple cloud platforms for long-term storage, faster backup to the cloud, protection for scale-out workloads and hyperconverged environments, simplified deployment and maintenance, and enhanced data security across networks. NetBackup 8.1 also features integrated support for popular databases and big data platforms through its use of flexible policies and frameworks.