In the dynamic realm of modern IT, empowering customers with the freedom to choose between systems and components is a critical driver of success. The recent acquisition of VMware by Broadcom has introduced a wave of uncertainty regarding the long-term commercial viability of VMware's virtualization offerings. This shift in the market landscape is prompting forward-thinking businesses to consider undergoing a virtualization migration to secure their technological future.
One such example today is the option to migrate platforms from VMware to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, a switch that we believe offers a significant leap towards operational flexibility and technological sovereignty.
This choice is not merely a change in infrastructure; OpenShift migration is a strategic move towards a more adaptable and resilient business model.
In this blog post, we discuss the reasons why.
Embracing flexibility with OpenShift Virtualization
OpenShift Virtualization provides a seamless transition for workloads, integrating traditional applications with the agility of cloud-native development. This migration is facilitated and boosted by F5's suite of products, ensuring uninterrupted application availability and security throughout the process.
Streamlining the migration process
The journey of migrating VMware to OpenShift Virtualization can be complex, involving network reconfiguration and security policy updates. F5's BIG-IP and Distributed Cloud Services simplify the process, maintaining application availability and minimizing downtime for Tier-1, mission-critical applications and all other workloads.
Overcoming network challenges
F5's Distributed Cloud Multicloud Networking (MCN) addresses the intricacies of VMware's network virtualization technologies such as NSX, providing a robust solution that ensures seamless connectivity and application availability during the migration.
Ensuring security and performance
F5's Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) fortifies the migration process, delivering comprehensive security measures that protect applications and APIs from potential threats, assuring a secure and resilient transition.
5 overall benefits of migration
- Improved network traffic flow: BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) ensures smooth traffic flow and load balancing during and after the virtualization migration.
- Unified management: Centralized control over multicloud environments simplifies operations and increases efficiency.
- Consistent security: Uniform security policies across VMware and OpenShift safeguard applications throughout the transition.
- Reduced downtime: Optimized traffic management and monitoring capabilities minimize disruptions during migration.
- Layer 2 connectivity: BIG-IP supports seamless layer 2 connectivity between VMware and OpenShift environments, facilitating a smooth migration.
Conclusion
Offering the choice to migrate from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization is a testament to our commitment to customer autonomy and success.
With F5's comprehensive solutions, customers can confidently undertake this migration, assured of enhanced connectivity, robust security, and optimized performance. This strategic move will not only streamline the OpenShift migration process but also position your business for future growth and innovation.
To learn more visit https://f5.com/redhat or contact your local F5 sales representative.
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