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The email hit Kevin’s inbox at 9:14 AM on a Tuesday. Subject line: “Veeam Backup Price – Updated Quote.” He almost deleted it. He’d been staring at spreadsheets for three hours, trying to shave thirty grand off the Q3 budget. But the word “price” had a gravitational pull. veeam backup price
He replied: “Approved.”