Cisco & Veeam’s Cloud‑Native Security Moves: Inside Portshift and Kasten Acquisitions

After VMware’s acquisition of SaltStack and Snyk’s purchase of DeepCode, Cisco and Veeam are also leveraging cloud‑native technologies to strengthen their product portfolios.

Cisco is acquiring the security platform Portshift, while Veeam has acquired the Kubernetes data‑management tool Kasten.

Security is a major topic in the Kubernetes community; Cisco’s interest in Portshift reflects customer concerns about security.

Cisco’s senior vice president for strategy and emerging technologies, Liz Centoni, says many companies only address one side of security, and Portshift’s team is building capabilities that cover a large part of the cloud‑native application lifecycle, helping Cisco embed DevSecOps into its products.

Once the acquisition is complete, the Portshift team will join Cisco’s Emerging Technologies & Incubation group, though the impact on existing customers remains unclear.

Meanwhile, Kasten’s CEO Niraj Tolia assures users that “nothing will change” and Veeam will continue supporting all environments.

Earlier this year, Veeam announced a partnership with Kasten, noting that its approach to virtualization and data management aligns with Kasten’s Kubernetes backup technology.

After the deal, Kasten is expected to become an independent business unit within Veeam, helping customers transition to future‑ready architectures; CTO Danny Allan says Veeam is integrating Kasten’s solution for unified cloud data management.

Some feared Veeam would dissolve Kasten’s team, but Veeam plans to retain, develop, and invest in Kasten’s technology while continuing contributions to the open‑source Kubernetes community.

The financial details of both acquisitions have not been disclosed.