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Zerto , an industry leader in cloud data management and protection , has announced the beta programme of Zerto for Kubernetes ( Z4K ), an extension of its Zerto Platform to support next-generation , cloudnative applications .

Organisations can now easily protect , recover and move any Kubernetes application and its persistent data for accelerated deployment within their application development life cycles .

By applying its always-on replication for backup , Disaster Recovery ( DR ) and mobility capabilities for Kubernetes applications that utilise persistent data , Zerto is bringing its industry-leading continuous data protection ( CDP ) and journaling technology to containerised applications and making it available to customers who want to participate in the beta programme .

Zerto for Kubernetes is also being made available for access by anyone , anywhere with a new hands-on lab running the Z4K beta code .

For organisations just starting out with a containerised strategy , the hands-on lab provides an easy way to test drive Z4K in the comfort of your own home or office at any time , with no additional setup required .

The lab provides complimentary , ondemand training on how to set up , configure and manage a Z4K environment .

Container-based environments are gaining wide spread industry recognition

The timely release comes against a backdrop of what ESG calls pervasive adoption of containers , illustrated in a recent survey in which 71 % of respondents said they have deployed or plan to deploy container-based applications in a hybrid cloud strategy .

It ’ s clear to see why 57 % of respondents indicated multi-cloud support as one of the most important features when it comes to backing up their organisation ’ s container environments . Since Zerto announced its plans to extend its platform to support next-generation applications at ZertoCON in June , Zerto has seen a rapid increase in demand for Z4K globally . Organisations like IFDS are making Zerto an integral part of their development cycle because the Zerto platform easily protects , recovers and moves applications for accelerated software development and delivery .

“ An evolution has been happening in the IT landscape for some time now . Organisations want their applications updated as frequently and as granularly as possible .

“ These continual updates require utilising microservices that often prove too big for the virtual machines ,” said Deepak Verma , Director of Product Strategy , Zerto .

“ Z4K provides all the unique functionality our customers love in the Zerto platform but for containerised Kubernetes applications and with the DevOps engineer in mind .

“ That means backup , DR and data mobility for Kubernetes applications can be part of an on-premises or cloud deployment and be easily integrated and managed , without requiring every Kubernetes application to write its own solution .” •

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