Kasten by Veeam Unveils Kubestr, an Open Source Solution to Identify, Evaluate and Benchmark Kubernetes Storage

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kasten by Veeam®, the market leader for Kubernetes backup and disaster recovery, today announced the launch of Kubestr, its new open source project to evaluate Kubernetes cluster storage configurations and performance. Kubestr enables developers and operators to identify the various storage options present in a given cluster, validate storage configurations, and evaluate storage performance using common benchmarking tools like fio. The goal of the Kubestr project is to enhance the ability of developers and operators to perform quick and comprehensive analysis of their Kubernetes environments and determine the optimal storage for their applications and workloads.

"Kubernetes represents a quickly changing computing paradigm with many moving parts and decisions to be made. The storage choices are overwhelming and every decision will have an impact on speed and performance," said Michael Cade, Senior Technologist, Kasten by Veeam. "Each Kubernetes application will have different requirements for IOPS, bandwidth and latency, so the storage choice is not trivial. Kubestr offers a simple, easy way to make informed storage decisions, validate storage configurations, including the ability to leverage storage snapshots for data management, and perform benchmarking to ensure your application has the necessary performance and speed."

The number of persistent storage options available to Kubernetes users has grown dramatically alongside the increasing deployment of stateful applications in and accelerating adoption of Kubernetes. The introduction of Container Storage Interface (CSI) has enabled storage providers to bring more cloud native offerings to market, creating an overwhelming choice of storage options for Kubernetes users. To address this, Kubestr offers open source capabilities that help determine the optimal data store to achieve the performance required for microservices running stateful workloads.

"Kasten has been dedicated to the open source community since we launched the company with the release of Kanister," said Niraj Tolia, President and GM, Kasten by Veeam. "Now that we're part of Veeam, we're reinforcing our dedication with Kubestr, helping community members better understand their Kubernetes environments, make more informed storage decisions, and avoid the pitfalls of underperformance or overspending."

Kubestr will be featured in two upcoming CNCF webinars:

• Thursday, April 1, 2021: CNCF On-Demand Webinar: Introducing Kubestr – A New Way to Explore your Kubernetes Storage Options
• Wednesday, April 7, 2021: Cloud Native Live: Introducing Kubestr – A New Way to Explore your Kubernetes Storage Options

Click here to learn more about Kubestr or fork the project on GitHub.

For more information on Kasten by Veeam, please visit kasten.io.

About Kasten by Veeam
Kasten by Veeam is the leader in Kubernetes backup and disaster recovery. Its solution helps enterprises overcome Day 2 data management challenges to confidently run applications on Kubernetes. K10, its data management platform purpose-built for Kubernetes, provides enterprise operations teams an easy-to-use, scalable, and secure system for backup/restore, disaster recovery, and application mobility with unparalleled operational simplicity. Kasten is an independent Kubernetes Business Unit within Veeam. For more information, visit www.kasten.io or follow @kastenhq on Twitter.

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