Driving Kubernetes Modernization Together: SUSE and CloudCasa

SUSE GUEST BLOG AUTHORED BY:

Ryan Kaw, Vice President of Global Sale for CloudCasa at Catalogic Software, Inc.

SUSE and CloudCasa by Catalogic continue to evolve their partnership with a shared mission: simplifying Kubernetes management, enhancing data protection, and ensuring seamless workload migration across all environments. Following our joint announcement at SUSECON and the launch of the CloudCasa extension for SUSE® Rancher Prime, we’ve strengthened our collaboration with new solutions and resources to help enterprises confidently embrace the next generation of Kubernetes.

From supporting the migration from RKE to RKE2 to delivering unified VM and container backup through SUSE Rancher Prime, CloudCasa has emerged as a strategic SUSE partner solution, helping our joint customers manage Kubernetes complexity with ease.

The Kubernetes ecosystem continues to grow in complexity, and customers face several challenges, especially as they modernize and migrate their infrastructure:

• End of Life for RKE: Organizations must now plan and execute a smooth transition to RKE2.
• Migration Risks: Moving workloads and persistent data across distributions introduces risks of data loss, downtime, and application failures.
• Fragmented Management: Managing VMs and containers across hybrid and multi-cloud environments remains a daunting task.
• Limited Disaster Recovery: Many organizations lack integrated, easy-to-use DR solutions for Kubernetes environments.
• Security and Compliance Concerns: With rising ransomware threats, organizations must meet strict compliance, immutability, and governance requirements.

CloudCasa, a SUSE Ready Certified Partner Solution, provides an enterprise-grade platform for backup, migration, and disaster recovery across Kubernetes distributions. Since SUSECON, we’ve achieved several key milestones that directly address customer needs:

Joint Solution Brief for CloudCasa with SUSE Rancher Prime

Our joint solution sheet highlights the combined capabilities of CloudCasa and SUSE Rancher Prime, including:

• Multi-cluster, hybrid, and edge backup and recovery
• Unified VM and container data protection
• End-to-end migration capabilities across Kubernetes distributions
• Built-in enterprise security, RBAC, and governance features

With this unified solution, our customers can securely manage, migrate, and protect workloads in any environment.

Seamless Migration from RKE to RKE2

In light of SUSE’s announcement to sunset RKE in favor of RKE2, CloudCasa has published a technical migration guide, providing:

• Strategic guidance and best practices for planning migrations
• Persistent volume support to preserve application data
• Pre-migration testing and rollback options for added confidence

With CloudCasa, you can ensure minimal disruption and secure transitions as you modernize your Kubernetes infrastructure.

CloudCasa Extension for SUSE Rancher Prime

At SUSECON, we introduced the CloudCasa extension for SUSE® Rancher Prime, bringing native integration into the SUSE Rancher UI. With it, you can:

• Easily deploy CloudCasa agents to any cluster managed by SUSE Rancher Prime
• Monitor backup and restore jobs from within the SUSE Rancher Prime interface
• Apply backup policies and ensure compliance without leaving their control plane

Together, SUSE and CloudCasa are committed to streamlining Kubernetes operations and helping customers future-proof their cloud-native environments.

Explore More:

• RKE to RKE2 Migration Blog
• Solution Brief – CloudCasa for SUSE Rancher Prime
• CloudCasa SUSE Rancher Prime Extension Announcement

Learn more or get in touch at cloudcasa.io or email us at casa@cloudcasa.io.

Let’s build resilient, secure, and future-ready Kubernetes environments—together.

Author Bio:

Ryan Kaw, Catalogic Software Inc. Kubernetes expert and cloud native enthusiast leads as Vice President of Global Sales, connecting cutting-edge solutions with enterprise needs. His decade in data protection technology has been driven by a passion for transforming how organizations safeguard their most critical assets. Previously, as Senior Director of Technical Sales, he collaborated with industry leaders including IBM, NetApp, and Pure Storage. With a B.S. from Rochester Institute of Technology, Ryan combines technical acumen with relationship-building expertise to guide companies through their cloud native journeys.