Kasten Integration with Red Hat OpenShift
This partner presentation explores how Veeam's Kasten by Veeam integrates with Red Hat OpenShift to deliver unified data protection across virtualized and containerized workloads. Kasten is positioned as a Kubernetes-native application deployed directly into OpenShift clusters as a certified Red Hat operator, providing enterprise-grade backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware resilience. The solution supports FIPS 140-3 compliance, immutable backups, and integrations with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (ACS) and Advanced Cluster Manager (ACM). Key technical capabilities include change block tracking, incremental backups, file-level recovery, and automated security-triggered backup workflows. The presentation emphasizes flexibility in deployment models—on-premises, cloud, edge, and air-gapped environments—without vendor lock-in.
Migration Strategies and Cost Optimization
The speakers outline a phased modernization approach for organizations migrating from legacy virtualization platforms like VMware. Red Hat's OpenShift Virtualization Engine (OVE) enables customers to migrate VMs to OpenShift with minimal disruption, then gradually containerize applications at their own pace. This strategy allows organizations to analyze which workloads are suitable for VMs versus Kubernetes, optimizing performance and cost. Veeam Kasten supports this journey with a low-barrier entry offer for VM protection on OpenShift, scaling to full Kubernetes data protection as containerization progresses. Cost savings are achieved through infrastructure repurposing, storage tier optimization, and operational efficiencies from standardized management across hybrid environments.
Customer Success Stories and Partner Opportunities
Two customer examples illustrate real-world outcomes: a global travel and tourism platform achieved $10,000 per day in savings through Kasten-enabled storage class migration across multi-cloud environments, while a European telecom realized $5 million in OpEx savings migrating from VMware to OpenShift with Veeam backup. Both cases highlight the importance of data protection in hybrid cloud modernization. The presentation concludes with a call to action for Veeam and Red Hat partners to combine these solutions in customer engagements, leveraging joint incentives and building services around secure modernization. Partners are encouraged to engage early in migration planning—day 0 and day 1—rather than waiting for day 2 operations.
