SUSE and CloudCasa Lead the Convergence of Kubernetes and Virtualization

SUSE GUEST BLOG AUTHORED BY:

Bob Adair, head of product management for CloudCasa at Catalogic Software, Inc.

As we approach 2025, organizations are navigating a rapidly evolving IT landscape shaped by cloud-native and open-source solutions. Kubernetes has become integral to modern application deployment, yet many enterprises still rely on traditional virtual machines (VMs) for legacy workloads. To manage both efficiently, businesses are increasingly adopting flexible, unified platforms that integrate VMs and containers. SUSE Virtualization (Harvester), an open-source hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution, enables organizations to seamlessly manage both container and VM workloads in the same Kubernetes environment.

With CloudCasa by Catalogic, users of SUSE Virtualization and other KubeVirt-derived systems now have a robust, comprehensive data protection solution that addresses the needs of hybrid environments. CloudCasa provides end-to-end backup and recovery for both containerized and VM-based applications, offering enterprise-level resilience and flexibility.

Organizations today face several challenges when managing and protecting hybrid infrastructure:

1. Rising Costs of Proprietary Solutions: With VMware costs increasing, companies are exploring alternative platforms like SUSE Virtualization to manage VMs and Kubernetes workloads without the high expenses tied to proprietary licensing.
2. Complexity in Managing Hybrid Workloads: Integrating containers and VMs on separate platforms can lead to operational challenges, inefficiencies, and even potential security risks.
3. Data Protection and Compliance: As enterprises handle sensitive data across containers and VMs, maintaining compliance and protecting against data loss is critical to avoiding regulatory issues and ensuring business continuity.

CloudCasa offers comprehensive support for SUSE Virtualization customers, helping organizations achieve their resilience and data protection objectives in hybrid environments. Here’s how CloudCasa helps users meet today’s most pressing challenges:

• Unified Backup for VMs and Containers: CloudCasa offers a single, integrated platform that protects both VM-based and container-based workloads within SUSE Virtualization. This simplifies management of data protection while ensuring robust recovery capabilities for diverse workloads.
• Disaster Recovery and High Availability: With powerful disaster recovery features, CloudCasa ensures business continuity in on-prem, multi-cloud, and hybrid setups, protecting against data loss and minimizing downtime.
• Cost-Efficiency: As an economical open-source platform, SUSE Virtualization, when paired with CloudCasa, provides a cost-effective alternative to proprietary solutions, helping organizations reduce expenses without compromising data protection and application resilience.
• Compliance and Data Security: CloudCasa includes advanced security features and regulatory compliance tools, helping organizations meet data privacy standards and avoid penalties.

By combining SUSE Virtualization’s integrated platform for VMs and containers with CloudCasa’s enterprise-grade data protection, organizations can simplify their infrastructure while gaining peace of mind regarding data resilience and security. With the recent November 2024 update, CloudCasa has added enhanced support for KubeVirt VMs, including pre-backup syncing of VMs using the QEMU Guest Agent, improved backup status displays, and more. For further details, see CloudCasa’s Release Notes.

CloudCasa by Catalogic is helping enterprises future-proof their infrastructure with solutions that support both containers and VMs. To learn more about CloudCasa’s support for SUSE Virtualization, visit CloudCasa’s website, where you can access solution assets, schedule a demo, and explore how our tools can strengthen your data protection strategy.

For more information, contact us at casa@cloudcasa.io and take the first step towards simplifying your hybrid infrastructure for 2025 and beyond.

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Author Bio:

Bob Adair heads Product Management for CloudCasa at Catalogic Software, Inc. Bob has over 30 years of experience in the IT, storage, and data protection industries. Since beginning his career in IT on Wall Street, he has held senior positions in engineering and product development at technology companies including Storage Networks, Veritas, Symantec, Savvis, EMC, and Dell.