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Reassessing Virtualization Strategy Amidst Industry Consolidation | Research
Mergers and consolidation in the IT ecosystem has technology leaders reassessing strategies and nowhere is that more apparent than in the virtualization space, prompted by Broadcom's $69 billion acquisition of VMware toward the end of 2023. Should you stay or should you go? The answer isn't simply black and white.
Join WWT principal solutions architects James Harless and Jeff Mercier as they talk about how organizations should be thinking about their virtualization strategies amidst the uncertainty. James and Jeff discuss how we wound up in this situation to begin with, strategies for moving forward and how to think about the paradigm shift in managing your infrastructure moving forward.
A Working Kubevirt Tutorial
This post provides a step-by-step tutorial on manually adding KubeVirt to Kubernetes. It includes instructions on installing Kubernetes, KubeVirt base components, and creating and managing virtual machines. The tutorial also covers additional features such as console access, SSH login and VNC connection to the virtual machines.
Introduction to OpenShift Virtualization for the VMware SME
Dive into the transformative world of OpenShift Virtualization as we highlight its pivotal role in the shift from traditional VMware-based infrastructures to modern, Kubernetes-driven environments.
At the heart of this discussion is KubeVirt, an innovative extension for Kubernetes that enables the seamless management of virtual machines alongside container workloads. Through an explorative journey, we aim to unravel the complexities of KubeVirt, providing clarity on its origins, development and role in bridging legacy applications with cloud-native paradigms.
Microsoft Hyper-V
Hyper-V: Microsoft's Virtualization Platform
Hyper-V is a hardware virtualization tool from Microsoft that allows users to create and manage virtual machines (VMs) on a single system. It helps optimize resource use, run legacy software, test applications across multiple platforms, and improve IT efficiency with features like isolated environments for enhanced security.
Available on Windows and Windows Server, Hyper-V supports Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD as guest operating systems. It offers key benefits like better resource management and security, but has limitations with hardware-dependent or latency-sensitive applications. Overall, Hyper-V is a powerful solution for efficient, scalable virtualization.
Data Center Priorities for 2024
A roadmap for what to prioritize in the data center space in the coming year.
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Evaluating the Cost of Hypervisor Migration: A Scenario-Based Approach
Join us for this 2-hour workshop designed to provide a high-level review of the costs associated with migrating from one hypervisor to another. Using scenario-based exercises grounded in real-world industry cost data, participants will evaluate and compare the potential financial impact of hypervisor migrations.
Microsoft Hyper-V
Hyper-V: Microsoft's Virtualization Platform
Hyper-V is a hardware virtualization tool from Microsoft that allows users to create and manage virtual machines (VMs) on a single system. It helps optimize resource use, run legacy software, test applications across multiple platforms, and improve IT efficiency with features like isolated environments for enhanced security.
Available on Windows and Windows Server, Hyper-V supports Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD as guest operating systems. It offers key benefits like better resource management and security, but has limitations with hardware-dependent or latency-sensitive applications. Overall, Hyper-V is a powerful solution for efficient, scalable virtualization.
Introduction to Microsoft Hyper-V for the VMware SME
This session provides a comprehensive introduction to Microsoft Hyper-V, tailored specifically for VMware Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) considering or managing a migration to Hyper-V. With a focus on comparative analysis, the briefing highlights key architectural, operational, and feature differences between VMware vSphere and Hyper-V. Attendees will gain insights into how Hyper-V aligns with and diverges from vSphere in terms of management, scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness. By the end of the session, VMware SMEs will be equipped with the foundational knowledge needed to effectively evaluate and transition to Hyper-V within their virtualization strategy.
VMware's Private Cloud Pivot: What IT Leaders Need to Know
Learn more about VMware's strategic shift towards private cloud solutions, aimed to enhance cost-effectiveness and flexibility for IT decision-makers and offer a viable alternative to public cloud options.
Automation.Day STL '24 - Automate VMWare migrations to OpenShift Virtualization with AAP
In this session, Stuart Kirk, Principal Solutions Architect, Red Hat, presented on how to utilize Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) to automate the migration of virtual machines to OpenShift Virtualization, bringing all the benefits Ansible provides: speed, scale, and consistency.
A Working Kubevirt Tutorial
This post provides a step-by-step tutorial on manually adding KubeVirt to Kubernetes. It includes instructions on installing Kubernetes, KubeVirt base components, and creating and managing virtual machines. The tutorial also covers additional features such as console access, SSH login and VNC connection to the virtual machines.
SUSE Harvester 101
SUSE Harvester is a powerful HCI package that combines K8S and Kubevirt. Learn how to install Harvester on bare metal, create virtual machines, manage namespaces, set up VM networks and perform backups.
Automation.Day NYC '24 - Automating OpenShift Virtualization with the Ansible Automation Platform
As customers look for alternatives to VMWare, Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, which is included with Red Hat OpenShift, is finding itself front and center as an option to help reduce operational overhead by giving customers one platform for virtual machines (VMs) and containers.
Data Protection for VMware Alternatives
This article will provide some insight into the VMware alternative landscape and assist data protection professionals in understanding how these changes might impact their environments and data protection software options.
Virtualization Alternatives - Beyond The Emotions
Over the past year and a half, WWT has tracked key metrics as customers navigate the evolving VMware landscape in a post-Broadcom world. This article explores the top reasons customers are considering alternative solutions.
WWT's Key Takeaways from Mobile World Congress Barcelona in 2024
More than 101,000 participants from around the globe attended MWC 2024 in Barcelona. Artificial intelligence (AI) was the biggest topic with exhibitions highlighting how AI can enhance network modernization, energy efficiency, service quality and edge applications.
SDDC Workshop
This workshop gives your organization the opportunity to better understand the considerations for building an SDDC architecture. SDDC can help pave the way for your company to transform IT into a true services delivery organization.
Virtualization Platform Cost Assessment
Are you evaluating the cost of changing your virtualization platform? Do you seek higher fidelity in your cost analysis? To understand the cost of ownership, and the cost of transformation, you must consolidate critical data sets to derive an appropriate cost for your virtualized workloads. Our WWT team takes you through the steps necessary to build an effective hypervisor TCO model and a framework for future state CapEx and OpEx scenario planning.
Reassessing Virtualization Strategy Amidst Industry Consolidation | Research
Mergers and consolidation in the IT ecosystem has technology leaders reassessing strategies and nowhere is that more apparent than in the virtualization space, prompted by Broadcom's $69 billion acquisition of VMware toward the end of 2023. Should you stay or should you go? The answer isn't simply black and white.
Join WWT principal solutions architects James Harless and Jeff Mercier as they talk about how organizations should be thinking about their virtualization strategies amidst the uncertainty. James and Jeff discuss how we wound up in this situation to begin with, strategies for moving forward and how to think about the paradigm shift in managing your infrastructure moving forward.
Six Challenges to Address when Preparing for SDDC
WWT has identified six common challenges and misconceptions that typically arise when helping organizations implement a software-defined data center (SDDC).
Three Reasons SDDC Might Be Right for You
Software-defined data centers (SDDC) are designed to overcome the drawbacks of traditional IT infrastructure. Find out if SDDC may be a fit for your organization.
Primer Series: VMware Cloud Foundation
This article is part of our WWT Primer Series, a collection of content focused on the fundamental understanding of complex technologies and solutions.
When is a "Private Cloud" Not a "Cloud?"
In the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud computing, terminology often becomes a shorthand for complex concepts and technologies. Among the terms frequently misunderstood is the term "private cloud." This post aims to clarify these differences by diving into the essence of the "Private Cloud" as a cloud operating model and a "private cloud" as shorthand for compute virtualization.
Introduction to OpenShift Virtualization for the VMware SME
Dive into the transformative world of OpenShift Virtualization as we highlight its pivotal role in the shift from traditional VMware-based infrastructures to modern, Kubernetes-driven environments.
At the heart of this discussion is KubeVirt, an innovative extension for Kubernetes that enables the seamless management of virtual machines alongside container workloads. Through an explorative journey, we aim to unravel the complexities of KubeVirt, providing clarity on its origins, development and role in bridging legacy applications with cloud-native paradigms.
Hands-on with OpenShift Virtualization + Containers
Customers frequently reach out asking for alternatives to VMware for virtualization; we have been testing various options to help determine which solutions are not only viable, but ready for production deployment. WWT recently deployed Red Hat OpenShift container platform in our ATC via IBM's Fusion HCI hardware platform. Here are the details.