Can Veeam Kasten protect both traditional VMs and containers running on Red Hat OpenShift?

Yes, Veeam Kasten provides unified data protection for both OpenShift Virtualization VMs and containerized applications on the same platform. It uses Kubernetes-native APIs for containers and integrates with Ceph RBD storage for VM backups, enabling consistent policies across hybrid workloads.

How does Veeam Kasten compare to Velero for Kubernetes backup?

While Velero is an open-source tool suitable for basic backup needs, Veeam Kasten offers enterprise-grade features including multi-cluster management, application-aware backups with consistency, immutable backup storage, advanced security controls, and comprehensive disaster recovery capabilities. Kasten is positioned as a production-ready solution for enterprise OpenShift deployments.

What are Red Hat Validated Patterns and how do they simplify Veeam Kasten deployment?

Red Hat Validated Patterns are pre-tested, code-based reference architectures that automate complex solution deployments. The Veeam Kasten pattern uses GitOps to automatically configure backup policies, immutable storage, disaster recovery settings, and security controls, significantly reducing deployment time and risk while ensuring best-practice configurations.

Red Hat OpenShift & Veeam Kasten: Hybrid Data Protection

Name: Red Hat OpenShift & Veeam Kasten: Hybrid Data Protection
Uploaded: 2026-03-25T07:14:14-04:00
Duration: 44 min 24 s
Description: TL;DR 79% of application modernization projects fail due to inadequate planning, with average costs exceeding $2 million USD and 16-month timelines, emphasizing the need for proven architectural approaches Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization with KubeVirt...

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79% of application modernization projects fail due to inadequate planning, with average costs exceeding $2 million USD and 16-month timelines, emphasizing the need for proven architectural approaches
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization with KubeVirt enables organizations to run traditional VMs alongside containers on a single platform, facilitating gradual modernization without forcing immediate application refactoring
Veeam Kasten provides Kubernetes-native data protection with application-consistent backups, immutable storage for ransomware defense, and direct Ceph RBD integration for high-performance incremental backups
OpenShift Operators automate Veeam Kasten deployment and management, while Red Hat Validated Patterns provide pre-tested GitOps-based configurations that accelerate production deployment
The unified platform approach reduces operational complexity, eliminates tool sprawl, and ensures consistent data protection policies across both VM and container workloads in hybrid cloud environments

Application Modernization Challenges and Platform Evolution

This webinar addresses the critical challenges organizations face when modernizing IT infrastructure from traditional VM-based systems to cloud-native container environments. The session highlights industry statistics showing that 79% of modernization projects fail, with average project timelines of 16 months and costs exceeding $2 million USD. The presentation emphasizes the shift from infrastructure-centric to application-centric management, driven by the Broadcom acquisition impact on VMware customers and the need for vendor lock-in avoidance. Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization with KubeVirt technology emerges as a solution enabling organizations to run both VMs and containers on a unified platform, facilitating gradual modernization while preserving existing investments.

Unified Data Protection with Veeam Kasten and OpenShift

The core value proposition centers on Veeam Kasten's integration with Red Hat OpenShift to provide comprehensive data protection across hybrid workloads. The solution addresses the fundamental problem that many organizations fail to protect containerized applications with the same rigor as traditional VMs. Veeam Kasten offers Kubernetes-native backup capabilities with application-consistent snapshots, immutable backup storage for ransomware protection, and automated recovery workflows. The platform's direct integration with Ceph RBD storage through APIs enables high-performance incremental backups, reducing attack surface while improving backup and restore speeds. OpenShift Operators automate deployment, upgrades, and ongoing management, significantly reducing operational complexity.

Architecture and Implementation Best Practices

The technical architecture demonstrates how Veeam Kasten leverages OpenShift's Container Storage Interface (CSI) to create application-consistent snapshots while directly reading and writing data blocks through Ceph RBD APIs. This approach eliminates unnecessary data transfer paths, enhancing both security and performance. The session introduces Red Hat Validated Patterns for Veeam Kasten, which provide pre-configured, tested deployment templates using GitOps methodologies. These patterns automate complex integration tasks including secret management, immutable backup configuration, disaster recovery setup, and pre-configured backup policies for both VMs and containers. The comparison with Velero highlights Kasten's superior capabilities in multi-cluster management, application-aware backups, and enterprise-grade security features, positioning it as the preferred solution for production OpenShift environments.

Chapters

0:00 - Opening & Speaker Introduction
0:51 - Agenda & Webinar Objectives
1:47 - Industry Trends & Challenges
4:06 - IT Infrastructure Evolution
7:23 - What is Modernization?
9:00 - Modernization Failure Statistics
10:21 - KubeVirt & OpenShift Virtualization
15:42 - Why Veeam Kasten + OpenShift?
20:30 - OpenShift Operators Automation
23:44 - Ceph RBD Storage Integration
29:06 - Veeam Kasten vs Velero Comparison
33:53 - Architecture Overview
41:53 - Red Hat Validated Patterns
43:31 - Summary & Next Steps

Key Quotes

2:20 "... ブロードコムショックのことを指していますけれども事務のお客さまによってはコストが3倍から10倍に増加したりとか ..."
7:04 "... プラットフォームが変わっても例えばスナップショットがバックアップではないとずっとバックアップ業界が提唱してきた通りコンテナ環境 Kubernetes環境のバックアップはアプリケーションステートレスだから不要だというような思想というのは時代遅れですよ ..."
9:00 "... 79%のプロジェクトが失敗しているという統計データが出ております当初の目的が達成できずに期待した成果を得られないケースが非常に多いことを示唆しています ..."
9:33 "... 平均プロジェクトコストは約150万ドル日本円で約2億円以上の高価な倒しが必要になるということを示しています ..."
25:54 "... キャスティンがCFRBDの管理機能と APIで直接対話してブロックモードのデータを高速に書き出したりエクスポートしたり書き戻しリストアすることを可能にする ..."
42:56 "... プラットフォームとデータ保護の統合によってシンプルで健康なIT基盤というのを実現することができますよと ..."

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