As Kubernetes adoption continues to grow, Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) has become a popular choice for deploying and managing containerized applications. To meet the increasing demand for data protection, Microsoft has introduced native backup solutions for AKS. However, there are some gaps in the native AKS backup capabilities that may not fully address the needs of enterprises and Managed Service Providers (MSPs), especially those with diverse environments.

Ask Our Experts In the rapidly evolving world of Kubernetes, managing storage efficiently can be a challenging task. As more organizations adopt Kubernetes for their cloud-native applications, the need for scalable, resilient, and automated storage solutions becomes critical. This is where Rook and Ceph come into play, offering powerful storage capabilities tailored for Kubernetes environments.

KubeVirt has revolutionized the handling of virtual machines (VMs) within Kubernetes environments, providing a seamless bridge between traditional and cloud-native infrastructure management. CloudCasa enhances this integration by offering comprehensive backup, restore, and migration services for VMs running on KubeVirt and KubeVirt-based systems such as SUSE Virtualization(Harvester) and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.

Following our previous release by less than a month, our November feature update (which we are not coincidentally releasing just before KubeCon NA 2024) is dedicated to providing enhanced support for KubeVirt and KubeVirt-based systems such as SUSE Harvester and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization. KubeVirt is a Kubernetes extension that lets users natively run traditional Virtual Machine (VM) workloads alongside container workloads in their Kubernetes or OpenShift clusters.

As more organizations adopt hybrid and edge computing models, the need for robust, unified data protection solutions for Kubernetes clusters has grown. With CloudCasa, your Kubernetes deployments across hybrid environments—whether running on Azure Stack HCI or on-premises (many of them managed by Azure Arc)—are fully protected, ensuring that your data is safe and recoverable, no matter the scenario.

It’s autumn again here in New Jersey, home of Catalogic Software and global hub of CloudCasa engineering. Temperatures are getting cooler, leaves are starting to turn, and the scent of hot cider and pumpkin spice latte is in the air. But here and in our offices around the world, CloudCasa development is continuing to heat up. This is the fourth October since CloudCasa’s 2020 debut, and we’re pleased to announce our 18th significant feature update.

Azure Container Storage is a cloud-based volume management, deployment, and orchestration service built natively for containers. It integrates with Kubernetes, allowing you to dynamically and automatically provision persistent volumes to store data for stateful applications running on Kubernetes clusters.

As businesses continue to embrace the flexibility and scalability of cloud-native applications managed by Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), ensuring robust data protection for them across diverse locations, including edge environments, becomes paramount. For organizations leveraging Kubernetes at the edge with Azure Arc, the need for a comprehensive and easily managed backup and disaster recovery solution is crucial.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of containerized applications, robust data backup solutions are essential. This is particularly true in production Kubernetes environments, where data integrity and availability are paramount. This post explores the critical roles of CSI snapshots & Non-CSI snapshots in Kubernetes, and how CloudCasa by Catalogic enhances data protection and management capabilities across diverse Kubernetes deployments.

It’s July again, and all around the northern hemisphere people’s thoughts are starting to drift away from work and toward summer vacation. But here at Catalogic, the great millwheel of software innovation never stops turning!