Kasten by Veeam is Veeam’s Kubernetes‑native data protection and mobility platform, purpose‑built to secure, recover, and move cloud‑native applications across hybrid and multicloud environments. It delivers application‑centric backup, disaster recovery, and application mobility for Kubernetes workloads, including stateful applications and modern virtualization (VMs on Kubernetes).
Kasten eliminates the complexity of securing dynamic Kubernetes environments by using policy‑driven automation, immutable backups, deep ecosystem integrations, and a scalable architecture designed for enterprise operations teams.
What’s Special About Kasten by Veeam
- Purpose‑built for Kubernetes
Native Kubernetes API integration, automatic application discovery, and an application‑centric backup model.
- Protects both apps + data
Full recovery of applications, metadata, configurations, and data services—not just persistent volumes.
- Multi‑cloud & hybrid mobility
Move workloads across clusters, clouds, Kubernetes distributions, and on‑premises environments without lock‑in.
- Enterprise‑grade resilience
Immutable, encrypted backups plus ransomware detection, air‑gapped recovery, and policy‑driven compliance.
- Scales Kubernetes operations
Built for large enterprises with autonomous operations, intelligent policies, and advanced automation.
Core Capabilities
- Backup & Restore
Protect stateful and stateless Kubernetes applications, including their data, metadata, configuration, Helm charts, and storage integrations. Supports all major clouds and Kubernetes distributions.
- Disaster Recovery
Manage replication of backups across clusters and locations to meet DR, regulatory, and business continuity requirements.
- Application Mobility
Move applications across clouds and regions for test/dev, upgrades, scaling, or cloud adoption strategies without re‑architecting.
- Ransomware Protection
Immutable backups, proactive threat detection, encrypted repositories, and secure recovery workflows.
- Modern Virtualization (VMs on Kubernetes)
Protect VMs deployed via Kubernetes virtualization frameworks like Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and SUSE Harvester.
- Policy‑Driven Automation
Automate protection through policies that detect new apps, manage storage, schedule backups, and enforce compliance at scale.
Enterprise Features
- Deep ecosystem integrations (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenShift, SUSE, VMware, databases, CSI drivers).
- Secure self‑service recovery enabling developer and operator autonomy with guardrails.
- Full‑spectrum consistency across relational, NoSQL, and cloud‑managed databases.
- Extensive automation frameworks (Kanister, Kasten APIs, GitOps‑friendly workflows).
Licensing & Editions
Kasten by Veeam is available in two editions:
- Starter Edition (Free) — identical to Enterprise in features, but limited in scale and support; ideal for labs, POCs, or small clusters.
- Enterprise Edition — full scale, full support, and designed for production workloads across multi‑cluster and multi‑cloud estates.
Business Impact
- Accelerates Kubernetes adoption by removing backup/DR complexity for DevOps and platform teams.
- Improves cyber resilience through immutable backups and ransomware‑aware recovery workflows.
- Supports cloud‑native modernization with seamless cross‑cloud and cross‑cluster mobility.
- Reduces operational overhead via policy‑driven automation and intelligent operations at scale.
- Ensures compliance with built‑in encryption, retention, logging, and auditable workflows.
