SUSE-Certified Data Protection for Virtualization: Enterprise-Ready Assurance for Modern Backup Solutions

Enterprises demand robust, secure, and interoperable data protection solutions that align with their hybrid infrastructure needs. SUSE’s new Data Protection for Virtualization Certification ensures just that: certified confidence in data protection solutions that work seamlessly with SUSE Virtualization, giving customers the trust they need to protect workloads wherever they run.

Why Data Protection Certification Matters

Whether you’re protecting mission-critical VMs, recovering from a ransomware event, or meeting compliance requirements, backup and recovery is non-negotiable. But with a growing ecosystem of backup vendors and technologies, organizations face a crucial question: Which solutions will work reliably with SUSE Virtualization out of the box?

That’s where the SUSE Data Protection for Virtualization Certification comes in. This certification validates third-party backup, restore, and disaster recovery solutions against stringent technical criteria, giving customers peace of mind, and partners a fast track to market differentiation.

Built for the Enterprise, Powered by Partnership

The certification program is built with the realities of enterprise IT in mind. It focuses on the use cases that matter most:

• Consistent VM backups, whether scheduled, on-demand, or triggered by policies.
• Full and incremental backup support for efficiency and flexibility.
• Restore testing, ensuring that virtual machines can be recovered to the same or alternate nodes.
• Integration with SUSE Virtualization APIs, including snapshot orchestration and metadata awareness.

Our certified partners work closely with SUSE engineers to test and validate their solutions in real-world scenarios, including backup of SUSE Virtualization VMs, storage volumes, and metadata, as well as reliable restore and disaster recovery capabilities.

Confidence Through Certification

Solutions that achieve this certification earn the SUSE Certified Data Protection for Virtualization badge, signaling their verified readiness for production use with SUSE Virtualization.

Customers benefit from

• Reduced risk: Certified solutions are tested and validated against SUSE’s best practices and version compatibility.
• Faster time to value: Enterprises can deploy backup solutions with confidence, knowing they integrate seamlessly with SUSE Virtualization.
• Enterprise-grade assurance: Certification ensures that backup and restore processes perform as expected, even at scale.
• Ongoing supportability: Certified vendors are engaged with SUSE to stay current with platform updates and lifecycle changes.

Enabling an Ecosystem of Resilient Solutions

This certification complements SUSE’s broader ecosystem strategy, including SUSE Certified Storage for Virtualization, ensuring that customers can build complete, trusted stacks with validated third-party technologies.

It also opens the door for deeper integrations with data protection platforms—like policy-driven backups, self-service restores for VM users, and API-driven automation that aligns with modern DevOps workflows.

Getting Certified

Backup and data protection vendors interested in certification can begin the process through the SUSE Product Certification Program, where detailed documentation, test cases, and engineering support are available.

The process includes:

1. Environment setup guidance with SUSE Virtualization clusters.
2. Validation of backup, snapshot, and restore workflows.
3. Submission of certification evidence and logs.
4. SUSE review and certification issuance.

Vendors who complete the process receive official recognition on the SUSE Certified Solutions directory, marketing assets, and ongoing collaboration opportunities.

Modern Virtualization Needs Modern Data Protection

With the SUSE Data Protection for Virtualization Certification, enterprises can confidently deploy data protection solutions that align with their virtualization strategies, while vendors can demonstrate their solution’s enterprise-readiness and integration maturity.

Data protection isn’t just a checkbox—it’s a critical pillar of enterprise resilience. SUSE’s certification helps ensure that your business—and your data—is covered.

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