Veeam announces Kasten for Kubernetes v7.5

Veeam Software has announced Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes v7.5, designed to deliver unmatched Kubernetes-native data resilience for enterprises. This latest release improves Kubernetes data protection with significant advancements in scalability, notable improvement in backup and restore times, and features to safeguard against emerging threats and simplify compliance with the latest industry regulations. In collaboration with industry leaders Infinidat and NetApp, the new Veeam Kasten release offers top-tier solutions that offer enhanced support for Red Hat OpenShift, showcasing its commitment to empowering customers to scale and safeguard their Kubernetes workloads.

“Looking ahead in 2025, we anticipate a significant expansion in Modern Virtualization options, both in terms of the variety of vendors and the CPU architectures supported, as well as the depth of capabilities offered. An example of this broadening is the enhanced support of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization as well as initial support for SUSE Virtualization, being introduced in Kasten v7.5,” said Gaurav Rishi, Vice President of Product Management at Veeam. “Additionally, we foresee advancements in Cyber Resilience, including proactive threat detection and secure self-service restore features, which will enhance overall data protection strategies for Kubernetes environments.”

Veeam Kasten v7.5 reinforces the industry’s leading Kubernetes resilience, recovery and mobility platform. Significant advancements in scale, performance, security, and ecosystem coverage empower organisations with unmatched resilience for cloud-native apps and Virtual Machines (VMs) on Kubernetes. Key advancements include -

• Modern Virtualization: Kasten v7.5 addresses the evolving needs of virtualisation by providing seamless protection for both VMs and containerised applications under a unified solution. Support extends to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and SUSE Virtualization, simplifying VM management and offering more efficient backup and recovery workflows. 
• Enhanced Security and Compliance: This release introduces features that enhance security against emerging threats while simplifying compliance with industry regulations. Notably, it offers multi-cluster FIPS support to adhere to strict government benchmarks, immutable restore point visibility and expands support for object lock capabilities in Google Cloud Storage to strengthen ransomware protection. 
• Enterprise-Scale Resilience: Kasten v7.5 delivers the performance, control, and ease of use required for demanding Kubernetes environments, enabling protection of large application volumes and improving backup and restore times. For instance, users can experience a threefold improvement in backup time for volumes containing 10 million small files.

Veeam is committed to meeting customers where they are with robust Modern Virtualization solutions. In an era where organisations seek unified, seamless management of VMs and containerised applications, Veeam Kasten emerges as a trusted partner, offering mature solutions that cater to diverse needs. Simultaneously, there is a growing demand from enterprises for Modern Virtualization built on Kubernetes, leveraging secure DevOps practices through platforms like Red Hat OpenShift. 

New Strategic Alliances 

In collaboration with industry leaders, including Infinidat and NetApp, Veeam Kasten brings best-of-breed solutions supported on Red Hat OpenShift, demonstrating dedication to enabling customers to scale and protect their Kubernetes workloads.

The Veeam Kasten data management platform now integrates with Infinidat’s high-performance InfiniBox enterprise storage, facilitating seamless backup and recovery, disaster recovery, cyber resilience, and application mobility alongside Infinidat’s well-established primary storage capabilities. The InfiniBox Storage Platform supports various storage protocols, such as NFS, iSCSI, and FC, as well as through the CSI abstraction layer with Kubernetes persistent disks/volumes. By leveraging Veeam Ready InfiniBox storage (both all-flash and hybrid) through the InfiniBox CSI driver, Kasten enables performant, secure and immutable backup solutions for stateful application workloads using Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, and Relational and NoSQL databases.

Veeam has joined forces with NetApp to pioneer innovative data protection and storage solutions for the ever-expanding universe of Kubernetes data services, modern virtualization, AI, and cloud-native applications. By uniting expertise and technologies, the collaboration aims to provide customers with the most advanced and comprehensive solutions available. This collaboration will deliver exceptional value and enable organisations to protect their critical data and applications with unparalleled reliability and efficiency.