Key takeaways:
- Enterprise IT environments rarely run purely containerized applications.
- SUSE Virtualization unifies VM and container management on a single platform.
- Storware Backup and Recovery delivers policy-driven, agentless protection with ransomware resistance.
Whenever connecting with IT teams at events like SUSECON, I hear a familiar story. Very few organizations run a purely containerized stack. Most manage a mix of legacy virtual machines and modern containers. Managing these workloads in separate silos increases costs and operational complexity. That real-world friction is why SUSE created SUSE Virtualization. It provides a Kubernetes-native platform to manage VMs and containers together. Unifying infrastructure is step one. Protecting that data completes the solution.
Protecting workloads with Storware
To address this challenge, SUSE experts Suresh Sekar, Gopala Krishnan and Terry Smith authored a new technical reference guide. They mapped out a step-by-step integration with Storware Backup and Recovery. Storware provides an agentless, policy-driven approach to data protection. It handles backups and snapshots across VMs, containers and cloud applications.
How it works behind the scenes
What makes this guide so valuable is how simple the architecture is. Storware uses Velero to orchestrate operations through standard Kubernetes APIs. When using Longhorn CSI, Storware captures persistent volumes and VM metadata together. During a disaster, the system automatically restores and reattaches those volumes.
Keeping ransomware at bay
Ransomware remains a top concern for every enterprise. The authors highlight how Storware supports immutable backup repositories using object lock. Your backup data cannot be altered or deleted during the retention period. Your data stays safe even if your primary cluster is compromised.
Ready to get started?
Managing virtual machines and containers in separate silos is a choice, not a necessity. Combining SUSE Virtualization with Storware streamlines operations and reduces downtime. Your organization gains total confidence against modern security threats.
Read the full guide on the SUSE documentation portal to protect your workloads.
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