Kubernetes Changed Block Tracking (CBT) is a newly project feature that revolutionizes cloud backups. Instead of scanning an entire volume to create a backup, CBT identifies and saves only the blocks of data that have changed since the last snapshot. This drastically reduces backup windows, lowers storage costs, and minimizes the performance impact on running applications.

Is your VM estate expensive technical debt? Discover why Nordic leaders are shifting to cloud-native containers, the hidden security risks involved, and how IssTech guarantees NIS2 compliance with Backup-as-Code.

Många svenska företag använder föråldrade backuplösningar som inte klarar av allt mer moderna IT-miljöer. Förutom att företagen riskerar kostsamma dataförluster kan de också få böter när nya NIS2-direktivet träder i kraft. IssTech listar sju tips för alla som behöver modernisera sin backup. 

With ingress-nginx entering feature freeze, the hunt for alternatives like Cilium with Gateway API or Traefik. However, migrating production workloads can be risky and tedious.

IssTech proposes a "Backup-as-Code" strategy using Veeam Kasten to solve this. By backing up your live NGINX application and restoring it to a test cluster, you can validate new controllers safely using real data.

The process leverages Kasten "Transform Sets" to modify data on the fly—automatically patching Ingress classes and stripping annotations, or excluding old configs entirely for a Gateway API migration. This approach turns backup software into a powerful migration engine, eliminating the need for manual manifest rewriting and protecting production environments.

While Velero is a common starting point for Kubernetes backups, it often brings hidden risks, manual overhead, and compliance gaps.

IssProtect for DevOps (powered by Veeam Kasten) delivers the professional alternative your business needs:

• Backup-as-Code: True data mobility to move workloads across clouds effortlessly.

• Compliance Ready: Built for NIS2 and DORA with advanced encryption and immutability.

• Superior Performance: Scalable ephemeral pods architecture that outperforms Velero’s static agents.

• Application Aware: Protects code and data integrity without manual scripts.

Don't wait for disaster to strike. Choose resilience over risk.

Modern DevOps tools like Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker repositories can rebuild infrastructure fast, but they can’t restore lost data. In this post, IssTech’s Kubernetes Backup Expert explores real-world “hacks” to show how data loss exposes a massive protection gap. Learn why Backup-as-Code is the only way to ensure rapid, secure recovery after ransomware or total system failure.

Learn step-by-step how to deploy GitLab Community Edition on Kubernetes and protect it with automated backup and recovery using Veeam Kasten. This guide walks you through hosting GitLab on a Kubernetes cluster, exposing it securely to the internet with proper TLS certificate management, and preparing for disaster recovery.

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