Unlocking the Future: Transitioning Seamlessly from VMware to Red Hat OpenShift and OpenStack
In this Crossvale and Red Hat-led webinar, the team discusses the urgent need for organizations to consider alternatives to VMware following Broadcom’s acquisition and subsequent price hikes and service reductions.
They present a practical strategy for migrating IT infrastructure from VMware to modern, open-source platforms like Red Hat OpenShift (bare-metal Kubernetes with VM support) and OpenStack.
The speakers cover key migration drivers such as reducing licensing costs, eliminating vendor lock-in, and accelerating automation through containerization.
They outline Crossvale’s 6-R methodology (Retire, Retain, Rehost, Replatform, Repurchase, Refactor) for workload analysis, emphasizing the importance of streamlining migrations with minimal disruption and long-term modernization goals.
OpenShift is positioned as the primary solution for most cases, allowing businesses to run VMs and containers side-by-side, while OpenStack is recommended for specific large-scale or specialized environments.
Crossvale introduces its PodOps managed platform service, ensuring seamless operations during and after migration by eliminating skill gaps, reducing costs, and guaranteeing platform performance. They close with a commitment to transparent costs, minimal downtime, and future-proof container strategies.
Webinar Details
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Main Speakers: Todd Millard
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Emphasis: OpenShift Virtualization and OpenStack as VMware alternatives.
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Audience: CIOs, CTOs, IT Directors, Platform Engineers, Decision-Makers in Infrastructure & Operations.
Webinar Overview
| Section | Time | Blurb |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Welcome and Agenda Overview | 0:00 – 2:30 | Introduction by Crossvale and Red Hat, webinar overview, and housekeeping (muting, Q&A instructions). |
| 2. Why Migrate from VMware Now | 2:30 – 7:00 | Market shifts driven by Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, price hikes, service reductions, and the call for exit strategies per Gartner recommendations. |
| 3. VMware Migration Drivers | 7:00 – 11:00 | Key motivations: reducing licensing costs, eliminating vendor lock-in, adopting open-source innovation, and enabling infrastructure automation. |
| 4. Desired Migration Outcomes | 11:00 – 15:00 | Smooth migration with minimal downtime, long-term modernization, operational efficiency, staff training, predictable costs, and scalable platforms. |
| 5. Streamlined Migration Methodology (Six R’s Approach) | 15:00 – 20:00 | Jose Alonso explains the 6-R methodology: Retire, Retain, Rehost, Repurchase, Replatform, Refactor — analyzing what workloads move and how. |
| 6. Choosing a New Platform: OpenShift and OpenStack | 20:00 – 26:00 | Evaluating OpenShift virtualization on bare metal and OpenStack as key alternatives, depending on business fit and operational needs. |
| 7. Deep Dive into OpenShift Virtualization | 26:00 – 31:00 | How OpenShift combines VMs and containers into a unified platform, simplifying operations and accelerating modernization efforts. |
| 8. Migration Toolkit and Process | 31:00 – 34:00 | Red Hat’s Migration Toolkit automates VM migration from VMware to OpenShift, enabling faster, reliable transitions. |
| 9. Addressing People and Process Change | 34:00 – 37:00 | Crossvale’s Sherpa Program offers mentoring, coaching, and operational support to bridge the skills gap during and after migration. |
| 10. Introducing PodOps for Platform Operations | 37:00 – 39:30 | Crossvale’s managed platform service (PodOps) ensures operational excellence with high quality, fast response, and low cost. |
| 11. Transparent Pricing and Future-Ready Strategy | 39:30 – 41:45 | Commitment to transparent pricing, minimal downtime, future containerization readiness, and ongoing platform tuning through dynamic support. |
