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TECHx
21-05-2025
- Business
- TECHx
Veeam Kasten v8 Enhances Kubernetes Data Resilience
Home » Tech Value Chain » Global Brands » Veeam Kasten v8 Enhances Kubernetes Data Resilience Veeam Software, a global leader in data resilience, has announced the launch of Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes v8. This latest version is designed to bring robust data protection to both traditional virtual machines (VMs) and cloud-native environments. The company reported that the new release delivers enhanced security, streamlined operations, and enterprise-ready modernization. It offers organizations a unified platform to manage both VMs and containerized applications while ensuring data security and accessibility. Veeam Kasten v8 introduces advanced features that support efficient data management at scale. According to Gaurav Rishi, Vice President of Product Management at Veeam, the new version helps enterprises simplify operations across hybrid infrastructures. He also revealed that integration with Veeam Vault provides fully managed offsite backups with no hidden costs. The update brings several key benefits: Enterprise-Ready Modern Virtualization: Includes File Level Recovery (FLR) for KubeVirt VMs. This enables recovery of individual files without restoring full VM clones. A new VM dashboard also offers workload-centric views across cluster namespaces. Freedom of Choice: Adds multi-CPU architecture support including ARM and IBM Power. Backup support has been expanded for NetApp Trident and ONTAP NAS 'Economy' volumes. Integration with Veeam Vault ensures flexible, secure offsite backups. Security Everywhere: Features secure, self-service cross-cluster migrations and restricted privileges for Kasten Pods. ISO 27001 certification underscores Veeam's strong security standards. Simplified passkey rotation boosts protection and operational efficiency. Effortless Operations at Scale: A refreshed user interface simplifies onboarding and ongoing management. Features like the Policy Management system, Restore Point Catalog, and Per Policy Protection Status improve visibility and ease of use. Veeam has also introduced Kasten for Modern Virtualization. This version supports organizations using Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine to modernize their VM strategies. It is a result of Veeam and Red Hat's close market collaboration. The offering is aligned with hybrid cloud strategies and helps organizations reduce costs while enhancing security. Mike Barrett, Vice President and General Manager of Hybrid Platforms at Red Hat, stated that Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization gives enterprises a path to migrate and scale virtual machines efficiently. He added that Veeam's Kubernetes-native architecture offers scalable, cost-effective data protection. The company revealed that both Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes v8 and Kasten for Modern Virtualization are now available. For more information, visit
Techday NZ
21-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Johnson Controls adopts Red Hat OpenShift on AWS for cloud shift
Johnson Controls has implemented Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS to modernise its C•CURE Cloud solution for enhanced security and access management. The company undertook the transition to meet evolving customer demands for flexibility and scalability in managing security and access requirements across diverse building environments. The move brings C•CURE Cloud onto a hybrid cloud architecture, integrating both traditional virtual machine environments and cloud-native solutions. Johnson Controls, which employs over 105,000 people worldwide and provides services for smart and sustainable building management, selected Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS for its scalability and modern hybrid cloud features. This decision aligns with the company's aim to provide consistent customer experiences regardless of whether C•CURE is operated on-premises or through the cloud. Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, a component of the platform, played a role in allowing Johnson Controls to migrate C•CURE to a cloud-ready infrastructure. By deploying C•CURE on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS, the application can now run inside a container and alongside cloud-native applications, minimising the need for application refactoring. According to the company, the shift also supports the deployment of C•CURE at remote and distributed locations. This approach intends to deliver real-time data insights by extending C•CURE to the edge, addressing the needs of customers in industries operating across various geographies and conditions. The managed nature of Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS enabled Johnson Controls to complete the platform deployment with only a small team responsible for migration and ongoing management. This has allowed the business to avoid dedicating resources to infrastructure maintenance and instead focus on delivering additional features and enhancements to end users. Mike Barrett, Vice President, Hybrid Platforms, Red Hat, said: "Many organizations want to modernize traditional technologies like virtual machines in order to take advantage of efficient and scalable cloud-native tooling, but struggle to do so in a way that is both non-disruptive and doesn't demand a complete shift in application strategy. Red Hat and AWS addressed this challenge with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS, and our ongoing collaboration aims to further improve VM cost-efficiency by streamlining Windows virtual machine licensing and optimizing the utilization of AWS instance types for Linux virtual machines. With Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, Johnson Controls was able to more quickly and easily migrate to a modern hybrid cloud platform." Scott Stout, Director of Cloud Engineering, Johnson Controls, said: "Our customers cross all industries and regions and each have unique needs and requirements for how they run C•CURE. With Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS we were able to support bringing C•CURE's latest developments to a hybrid cloud environment that enables our customers to run the application consistently wherever works best for them, all while taking advantage of advanced security features and the high availability and resiliency of cloud services." Follow us on: Share on:
Techday NZ
21-05-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Red Hat launches AI assistant to simplify hybrid cloud use
Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed, a generative AI-based virtual assistant integrated with its OpenShift platform. This tool is designed to enhance the deployment and management of application platforms across hybrid cloud environments by providing users with AI-powered guidance and assistance. The aim of OpenShift Lightspeed is to address the challenges faced by users of Red Hat OpenShift, particularly as organisations increasingly rely on hybrid cloud solutions powered by Kubernetes. The assistant is intended to help less experienced users become proficient more quickly and allow more experienced IT staff to focus on higher-value tasks. Mike Barrett, Vice President, Hybrid Platforms at Red Hat, commented on the challenges facing IT teams, stating, "Delivering AI-enabled applications is a top priority for organizations around the globe, but many IT teams already struggle with the complexities associated with hybrid cloud computing, let alone bringing these intelligent applications to life. Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed helps flatten the learning curve for Red Hat OpenShift users, enabling novices to get started more quickly and more experienced users to maximize efficiencies on the industry's leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes. With Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed, organizations can improve their productivity, freeing up time and putting a greater focus on delivering innovation to their customers." The company references research by IDC, which forecasts that over 90% of organisations worldwide will be affected by a shortage of IT skills by 2026, potentially leading to USD $5.5 trillion in losses due to product delays and lost business. Red Hat presents OpenShift Lightspeed as a solution to the anticipated skills gap, as it provides in-console, AI-driven assistance tailored specifically for OpenShift users. The new feature appears as an intelligent guide within the OpenShift web console. It offers tailored assistance and proactive, step-by-step support, designed to help IT teams of varying experience levels manage complex application environments with greater efficiency and confidence. Users can interact with OpenShift Lightspeed via natural language, asking questions about OpenShift and receiving answers that leverage Red Hat's accumulated expertise in hybrid cloud application management. One function allows users to share data from their own environments within the chat window, enabling the assistant to give contextually relevant responses on topics such as troubleshooting and cluster resource management. OpenShift Lightspeed offers integration with various generative AI model providers, including OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, and WatsonX. For organisations with specific control or security requirements, private AI options hosted on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI and Red Hat OpenShift AI are also supported. This flexibility allows businesses to select the AI models that best fit their particular needs. The technology introduces a feature known as cluster-interaction, offered as a technology preview, which enables the virtual assistant to retrieve context directly from user clusters. This allows for more precise answers tailored to a given environment, differentiating it from more generalised guidance. Customisation is further supported through the bring your own knowledge (BYO Knowledge) feature, also available in technology preview. This capability lets organisations integrate their own documentation and organisational knowledge into the assistant, with the aim of generating responses that reflect their processes and preferred methods of using OpenShift. As hybrid cloud environments increasingly combine both containerised applications and virtualised workloads, managing these systems can be complex. OpenShift Lightspeed also delivers guidance specific to OpenShift Virtualization, assisting users with tasks such as migrating from legacy virtualisation vendors and integrating virtual machines alongside containerised applications. This support covers areas including VM migrations, networking, and storage, which is intended to simplify efforts to modernise infrastructure. Thomas Munoz, Core SRE Manager, Shopping, Amadeus, shared his perspective on the technology: "As a leading provider of advanced technology solutions within the global travel industry, our company prioritizes using innovative technologies to better serve our customers. Red Hat OpenShift has already helped us streamline operations and reduce time to market for new services. We look forward to exploring Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed as we see strong potential for the technology to help us further accelerate and simplify the way our teams operate." Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed is expected to be available in June 2025.
Business Wire
20-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Johnson Controls Modernizes Security and Access with Hybrid Cloud Foundation Powered by Red Hat
BOSTON – RED HAT SUMMIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Johnson Controls has adopted Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS as the foundation for its C•CURE Cloud solution. With Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS and the included capabilities of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, Johnson Controls has been able to move C•CURE Cloud to a hybrid cloud architecture, simplifying operations and setting the company up with an infrastructure primed for future innovation. Johnson Controls is a global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings. With over 105,000 employees worldwide, the company helps its customers create intelligent buildings, efficient energy solutions and integrated infrastructure that work seamlessly together. Managing the security and access needs across diverse building environments demands a sophisticated and scalable infrastructure. To better serve its customers and accelerate innovation, Johnson Controls selected Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS for its modern, hybrid cloud capabilities and inherent scalability. For Johnson Controls, this solution addresses today's demands while laying the groundwork for future advancements. Working with Red Hat Consulting and by using Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, a component of Red Hat OpenShift, Johnson Controls was able to more quickly and easily migrate C•CURE to a modern, cloud-ready platform for virtualization, enabling it to be run both inside a container and side-by-side with cloud-native applications. With C•CURE running on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS, Johnson Controls can now take advantage of cloud-native architecture patterns and infrastructure without needing to refactor the application. As a customer-facing application, a flexible, hybrid architecture was imperative in providing a more consistent experience regardless of whether a customer ran C•CURE on-premises or in a cloud environment. Additionally, given that the application needed to operate at remote and dispersed locations, Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS enables Johnson Controls to expand C•CURE to the edge for real-time data insights. The managed architecture of Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS enabled Johnson Controls to deploy the platform out of the box with only a small team overseeing the migration and ongoing management. Without needing to spend time managing the underlying infrastructure, Johnson Controls can instead focus on delivering innovation for its end-users. Red Hat Summit Join the Red Hat Summit keynotes to hear the latest from Red Hat executives, customers and partners: Modernized infrastructure meets enterprise-ready AI — Tuesday, May 20, 8-10 a.m. EDT (YouTube) Hybrid cloud evolves to deliver enterprise innovation YouTube) Supporting Quotes Mike Barrett, vice president, Hybrid Platforms, Red Hat 'Many organizations want to modernize traditional technologies like virtual machines in order to take advantage of efficient and scalable cloud-native tooling, but struggle to do so in a way that is both non-disruptive and doesn't demand a complete shift in application strategy. Red Hat and AWS addressed this challenge with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS, and our ongoing collaboration aims to further improve VM cost-efficiency by streamlining Windows virtual machine licensing and optimizing the utilization of AWS instance types for Linux virtual machines. With Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, Johnson Controls was able to more quickly and easily migrate to a modern hybrid cloud platform.' Scott Stout, director of Cloud Engineering, Johnson Controls 'Our customers cross all industries and regions and each have unique needs and requirements for how they run C•CURE. With Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS we were able to support bringing C•CURE's latest developments to a hybrid cloud environment that enables our customers to run the application consistently wherever works best for them, all while taking advantage of advanced security features and the high availability and resiliency of cloud services.' Additional Resources Connect with Red Hat About Red Hat Red Hat is the open hybrid cloud technology leader, delivering a trusted, consistent and comprehensive foundation for transformative IT innovation and AI applications. Its portfolio of cloud, developer, AI, Linux, automation and application platform technologies enables any application, anywhere—from the datacenter to the edge. As the world's leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, Red Hat invests in open ecosystems and communities to solve tomorrow's IT challenges. Collaborating with partners and customers, Red Hat helps them build, connect, automate, secure and manage their IT environments, supported by consulting services and award-winning training and certification offerings. Forward-Looking Statements Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on the company's current assumptions regarding future business and financial performance. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. Any forward-looking statement in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, the company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Associated Press
20-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Veeam Transforms Kubernetes Data Resilience with Kasten v8, Veeam Vault, and Strategic Red Hat Integration
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2025-- Veeam ® Software, the #1 global leader by market share in Data Resilience, today announces the launch of Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes v8, designed to bring data resilience to both traditional virtual machines (VMs) and cloud-native environments, delivering unparalleled security and operational efficiency. Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes v8 introduces new innovations in Kubernetes data resilience, providing enterprise-ready modern virtualization, enhanced security, effortless operations at scale, and ultimate customer freedom of choice. This latest release reinforces Veeam's commitment to enabling enterprises to seamlessly manage their data in a unified infrastructure – securely and effortlessly. 'Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes v8 marks a significant leap forward in our mission to provide enterprises with unparalleled data resilience for Kubernetes environments,' said Gaurav Rishi, Vice President of Product Management at Veeam. 'This latest version enables organizations to seamlessly manage traditional VMs and modern applications on a single platform while ensuring data is secure and accessible. New integration with Veeam Vault provides a fully managed offsite backup solution that eliminates unexpected costs, benefiting existing Veeam customers wanting to expand their data protection to include Kubernetes. By consolidating all their data under Veeam's trusted management, customers can implement a comprehensive solution for their Kubernetes application workloads, maximizing operational efficiency and enhance data resilience in today's complex IT landscape.' New key features and benefits of Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes v8 include: Kasten for Modern Virtualization Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine provides a dedicated solution for organizations aiming to replace legacy virtualization capabilities using Red Hat OpenShift platform, the industry's leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes. In support of this VM-first approach, Veeam has released Kasten for Modern Virtualization – a tailored pricing option designed to align seamlessly with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine. This new offering, developed through Veeam and Red Hat's strong go-to-market collaboration, provides a security-enhanced and cost-effective foundation for modernizing virtualization. It empowers organizations to enhance operational efficiency while paving the way for a cloud-native future. 'Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine provides customers with a dedicated virtualization edition to migrate, manage and scale virtual machines. As enterprises advance their hybrid cloud strategy by rapidly re-hosting virtualized apps to platforms designed for modern virtualization, data resilience remains a strategic imperative,' said Mike Barrett, vice president and general manager, Hybrid Platforms, Red Hat. 'With the latest release of Kasten, Veeam continues to deliver innovation aligned with these evolving needs. Veeam's Kubernetes-native architecture and optimization on Red Hat OpenShift provides our customers with a more scalable, cost-effective solution to secure virtualized workloads today—while laying a strong foundation for container adoption over time.' Veeam Kasten reflects Veeam's ongoing dedication to empowering enterprises with the tools they need to manage and protect their data effectively in a rapidly evolving landscape. Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes v8 and Kasten for Modern Virtualization are now available. For more information, visit About Veeam Software Veeam®, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes every business should be able to bounce forward after a disruption with the confidence and control of all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam calls this radical resilience, and we're obsessed with creating innovative ways to help our customers achieve it. Veeam solutions are purpose-built for powering data resilience by providing data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. With Veeam, IT and security leaders rest easy knowing that their apps and data are protected and always available across their cloud, virtual, physical, SaaS, and Kubernetes environments. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 67% of the Global 2000, that trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Radical resilience starts with Veeam. Learn more at or follow Veeam on LinkedIn @veeam-software and X @veeam. View source version on For Veeam media inquiries, [email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON OHIO INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY MOBILE/WIRELESS SECURITY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE NETWORKS INTERNET HARDWARE DATA MANAGEMENT SOURCE: Veeam Software Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 05/20/2025 09:05 AM/DISC: 05/20/2025 09:04 AM
