Portworx adds anti-ransomware to PX-Backup for Kubernetes
Summary
Pure Storage will add anti-ransomware object locking in its Portworx PX-Backup product while the Portworx Data Services database-as-a-service offering and PX-backup-as-a-service will now be generally available, according to announcements from Pure at the KubeCon event in Spain. This is aimed at recovery from ransomware attacks, where customers can restore to existing copies of their data that have been placed beyond reach of bad actors by locking them. PX-Backup was originally launched in 2019 at Kubecon, to address pain points in addition to the core storage-related functionality tackled by Portworx as a data management tool for Kubernetes. These include Portworx Data Services, which brings the ability to run and manage a range of databases in Kubernetes. It is aimed at filling these gaps in skills.” Pure claims Portworx Data Services is the first Kubernetes database-as-a-service platform.