This snuck by me a few weeks ago, and it may have snuck by you as well, so I'm posting a pointer here. (If this has already been posted on the forum....my apologies, and here it is again!)
Information on the NetBackup 7.6 First Availability (FA) program, currently scheduled to begin next month, can be found by accessing this post on our Backup & Recovery blog:
(EDIT: This does not appear to have been posted by a Symantec employee, but I can confirm it's basically a cut-and-paste of a letter recently sent out to our customers. I have no idea why we didn't also post it on our blog...I'll ask around.)
From that posting:
What are the key new features NetBackup 7.6?
- NetBackup Accelerator support for virtual machines including applications
- VMware Instant Recovery
- Oracle Policy Framework
- 3X faster backup and restore with MSDP
- SLP windows and targeted AIR
- Replication Director VMware, Application, and Block Array Support
- Extensive support for Windows 2012
I have absolutely NO information about NetBackup 7.6 beyond what's in the letter, but ask away. ;-)