Ransomware, human errors, and disasters are constant threats to your business’s most valuable asset –its data. Traditional backups, while essential, aren’t always enough since ransomware can still infiltrate them. That’s where immutable backups emerge as a crucial layer of protection. They ensure that even if the worst happens, your critical information remains untouched and recoverable.

This blog provides detailed steps to show you how to move from VMware to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization using Red Hat’s MTV Operator (Migration Toolkit for Virtualization Operator). To further help the reader, you can see a video of Trilio for OpenShift here Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and KubeVirt Backup & Recovery with Trilio, and a whitepaper about Trilio VMware migration to OpenStack Technology-Driven VMware to OpenStack Migration: A Comprehensive Guide.

Regardless of the industry, the risks associated with data loss are significant. Financial services, healthcare, government, technology, and many other fields – all rely heavily on sensitive data. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reports that the number of data compromises in the United States hit a record high of 1,802 in 2022. This emphasizes the alarming increase in data security incidents.

Data protection is critical for IT professionals, but choosing between incremental vs. differential backup strategies can be complex. While full backups are key, their limitations in speed, storage, and flexibility become apparent as your data grows. Incremental backups offer a more efficient solution, backing up only the data that has changed since the last backup. This strategy significantly reduces backup time, minimizes storage requirements, and scales well for growing datasets.

With the exponential growth of cloud adoption and the widespread shift to Kubernetes as the de facto orchestration platform, Red Hat OpenShift emerges as a leading solution. Coupled with the robust cloud infrastructure of Microsoft Azure, Red Hat OpenShift on Azure (ARO) is a managed service that offers OpenShift clusters on Microsoft Azure. It is jointly engineered and operated by Microsoft and Red Hat with an integrated support experience.