Hystax adds Apache CloudStack and STACKIT cloud support

Hystax has expanded its migration, disaster recovery, and backup platform to support Apache CloudStack and STACKIT, a sovereign European cloud. The integrations give enterprises and service providers new options for VMware exits, cloud-to-cloud moves, and data-sovereignty-focused deployments.

Why it matters: - Hystax now supports two additional destinations for workload migration and protection: Apache CloudStack and STACKIT. - The move expands options for organizations planning VMware exits, cloud modernization, and sovereign cloud deployments. - The integrations cover migration, disaster recovery, and backup through the same automated workflow.

What happened: - Hystax added native support for Apache CloudStack and STACKIT Cloud to Hystax Platform. - The integrations are available for cloud migration, disaster recovery, and backup. - Organizations can now migrate workloads to either platform and keep protecting those workloads there. - Hystax developed the STACKIT integration at STACKIT's request. - Hystax is listed as a migration automation partner in the STACKIT Cloud Framework.

The details: - Apache CloudStack is an open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform under the Apache Software Foundation. - CloudStack is used by cloud service providers, managed service providers, and enterprise IT teams to build and manage public and private clouds. - STACKIT is the sovereign cloud of Schwarz Digits, the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Group. - STACKIT stores data only in its own data centers in Germany and Austria. - Hystax Platform migrates workloads into both platforms from VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM-based platforms, public clouds, and physical servers. - VMware-to-CloudStack migration is the most common scenario for CloudStack. - The main STACKIT use cases are VMware exits and moves from hyperscalers to a sovereign cloud. - Hystax Platform uses either a hypervisor-level agent or a guest OS agent, depending on the source environment. - Workloads remain online while block-level changes are synchronized incrementally. - Hystax Platform provisions target volumes, instances, and networks through each platform's native API rather than a generic compatibility layer. - The product uses the CloudStack API and the STACKIT API for compute, block storage, and networking. - Teams can run unlimited test migrations before cutover. - Test migrations run in an isolated network inside the target cloud. - Engineers can validate applications, databases, and network connectivity without interrupting production. - At cutover, Hystax Platform performs one final incremental sync and starts the machines in the new environment. - Both integrations include disaster recovery and backup. - Protection works in both directions. - Workloads on CloudStack or STACKIT can be replicated or backed up to another environment on the same platform or to any other site Hystax supports. - Either platform can also serve as the disaster recovery site for workloads from VMware, Hyper-V, physical servers, or another cloud. - Recovery plans can define boot order, dependencies, and network mappings in advance. - DR drills run in isolated networks without affecting live systems. - The default recovery point objective is measured in minutes. - With Continuous Data Replication, RPO can drop below one minute depending on source data change rates. - Backup restore points can be stored on S3-compatible object storage or on Samba or NFS shares. - With S3 Object Lock, restore points cannot be deleted or overwritten during the retention period. - Organizations choosing STACKIT for data sovereignty can deploy Hystax Platform inside the STACKIT Cloud. - In that setup, the control panel, replication, and backup storage remain in the customer's environment. - Replication agents only need to reach the controller, not the internet. - For cloud and managed service providers, Hystax supports the full workload lifecycle. - Customers can be onboarded through migration and then protected with DR and backup from one multi-tenant partner portal. - The portal includes white-labeling and a RESTful API. - Max Bozhenko, CTO at Hystax, said providers and enterprises are rethinking virtualization strategy and increasingly want infrastructure under European jurisdiction. - Bozhenko said Hystax aims to make the move predictable and keep workloads protected after migration. - Hystax develops enterprise-grade cloud migration, disaster recovery, and backup software for KVM-based platforms. - Hystax Platform helps organizations migrate, protect, and recover virtual machines and applications across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments. - More information is available at Hystax.