With Kubernetes being established as the default cloud operating system, DevOps engineers and developers are playing a bigger role in setting up the infrastructure. People are utilizing the provisions in the cloud creating a new set of users compared to in the past where this would have been handled by an IT team. However, the new set of users does not necessarily have a sound understanding of the best practices of backups. Catalogic aims to democratize backups for a workload making them easier for DevOps engineers and developers to manage. Sathya Sankaran, Chief Operating Officer at CloudCasa by Catalogic, explains that users can get a basic form of protection from CloudCasa for free, and then if they want backups then they can upgrade. Sankaran explains further what sort of circumstance you may want to use the basic protection package for and when you may want to upgrade. For further information, watch this video.

Guest: Sathya Sankaran (LinkedIn, Twitter)
Company: CloudCasa by Catalogic (Twitter)
Show: To The Point
Keywords: Kubernetes, Data Protection

About Sathya Sankaran: Sathya is the founder and General Manager of the CloudCasa business within Catalogic Software where he provides operational and strategic oversight across R&D, marketing, sales and partner alliances. Sathya was an early enthusiast of the potential for containers and cloud technologies to transform how we innovate and deliver solutions to businesses. He is responsible for Catalogic’s strategic pivot to focus on addressing Day 2 challenges in Kubernetes and cloud native ecosystems, including data protection, cyber-resilience and cloud mobility. As the COO of Catalogic Software, Sathya leads engineering, sales and alliance teams at Catalogic and was instrumental in the strategic sale of Catalogic Software’s copy data management portfolio to IBM Storage in 2021. Apart from work and a young family, Sathya is passionate about Cricket, F1, electric cars and world politics.

About CloudCasa by Catalogic: CloudCasa by Catalogic is a powerful, cyber-resilient, backup service for protecting Kubernetes workloads, cloud databases, and cloud-native applications, that is free to start using.

The summary of the show is written by Emily Nicholls.