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Overview As enterprises accelerate VMware exit strategies in response to rising costs and licensing changes, they face an immediate and often overlooked problem: their disaster recovery strategy breaks along with it when moving to cloud-native. Zerto was built for a VMware-like world. When VMware goes, so does resilience - leaving organizations without DR coverage precisely when they are most exposed. RackWare solves this by delivering a modern, platform-agnostic disaster rec

Overview As enterprises accelerate VMware exit strategies due to rising costs and licensing changes, many IBM customers are replatforming workloads into IBM Cloud VPC. However, this transition exposes a critical gap: legacy disaster recovery solutions like Zerto are primarily built for VMware-like environments and do not function in IBM Cloud VPC without VMware in place. RackWare addresses this challenge by delivering a modern, platform purpose-builtdisaster recovery and migr

Overview As enterprises accelerate VMware exit strategies due to rising costs and licensing uncertainty, many are standardizing on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization as the next-generation platform for virtualized workloads. However, while OpenShift Virtualization provides a modern Kubernetes-based infrastructure, the primary challenge remains execution, how to migrate and protect existing VMware workloads without disruption, replatforming, or operational risk. RackWare elimina

We’re excited to be at Nutanix .NEXT 2026 this week, showcasing how RackWare helps enterprises move and protect containerized applications with RackWare SWIFT for Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP). RackWare is also now Nutanix Ready validated , further reinforcing our alignment with the Nutanix ecosystem. Visit RackWare at .NEXT If you’re attending .NEXT, stop by the RackWare team in the AI & Cloud Native Pavilion at Booth CN7. At the booth, we’ll be showing how RackWare SWIF

For many organizations, the conversation around VMware has already changed. It is no longer about whether to move, but how fast you can exit without introducing risk. Rising costs, licensing uncertainty, and operational constraints are pushing IT teams to act now. Nutanix AHV has emerged as a leading destination, offering a simplified, cost-effective virtualization platform. But choosing AHV is the easy part. The real challenge is executing the move without disruption, rework

How RackWare SWIFT helps enterprises move Kubernetes workloads into Nutanix Kubernetes Platform with less risk, cleaner cutovers, and better continuity for stateful applications. VMware exit conversations usually begin with licensing pressure, but for Kubernetes teams the harder question is operational. How do you move from a Tanzu-based environment to a new platform without turning the migration into a brittle, manual exercise full of cutover risk and stateful application su

Use disaster recovery as the first step toward cloud transformation VMware environments continue to power a large portion of enterprise infrastructure. Many organizations have built years of operational processes and application architectures around VMware platforms. For most IT leaders, the goal is not to abandon VMware immediately but to strengthen resilience while planning for the future. Traditional disaster recovery strategies are becoming harder to justify. Maintaining

Backup + DR for Huawei Cloud Container Engine (CCE) Kubernetes now available in RackWare SWIFT Now available for production use (GA): RackWare is available on Huawei Cloud through our reseller partner, NAS Solutions. RackWare SWIFT supports Huawei Cloud Container Engine (CCE) for Kubernetes backup + DR, with optional on‑demand DR cluster provisioning (so you don’t need a full standby cluster unless you want one). Key takeaways: SWIFT enables backup and disaster recovery for H

Automated Container Migration, Mobility, and Disaster Recovery Download the PDF: Key Benefits Eliminate the complexity of migrating Kubernetes workloads into NKP Preserve application architecture and operational models (no re-platforming required) Enable modernization, consolidation, and DR use cases with minimal risk Migrates namespaces, workloads, configurations, secrets, and persistent volumes without refactoring or redevelopment Enterprises are increasingly adopting Nutan

Migrating Oracle WebLogic to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) can introduce unexpected rebuild work if Marketplace provisioning and licensing alignment are not considered early in the process. OCI Marketplace WebLogic deployments are licensed in association with Marketplace-provisioned compute instances. Importing an existing WebLogic virtual machine into OCI creates a standard compute instance, but it does not automatically associate that instance with bundled Marketplace l

As enterprises re-evaluate their VMware strategy due to cost increases, licensing changes, and infrastructure modernization initiatives, IBM Cloud VPC has emerged as a secure, scalable, and enterprise-ready destination for VMware workload migration. IBM Cloud VPC delivers modern software-defined networking, encryption-by-default, high-performance compute profiles, and global availability zones — making it a compelling alternative for organizations looking to reduce VMware dep

How Enterprises Can De‑Risk VMware Exit and Enable Any‑to‑Any Migration, Backup, and DR with RackWare SWIFT Introduction Kubernetes and OpenShift are now the default platform for modern applications - but many enterprises still run them on VMware. VMware-exit pressure shows up in two places: Platform coupling (Tanzu / OpenShift-on-VMware) through vCenter, networking, and storage. Business coupling (licensing and cost swings) that can force short-notice decisions. A smart exit

Executive Summary The VMware ecosystem is undergoing one of the most disruptive shifts in its history. Following Broadcom’s acquisition, long‑standing licensing models have been dismantled, perpetual licenses eliminated, and formerly modular capabilities bundled into premium subscription tiers. For many enterprises this has translated into sudden and severe cost increases, often several times higher than prior spend, combined with reduced flexibility and long‑term uncertainty

When migrating to IBM Cloud VPC, or any new infrastructure environment, most organizations focus heavily on performance, cost optimization, and modernization. While those are critical elements, one equally important consideration is often treated as an afterthought: disaster recovery (DR). The reality is simple. Migration and disaster recovery are deeply connected. If you are moving to a new/different infrastructure footprint, you are also redesigning your risk profile. That

IBM Cloud Classic has served as a stable and capable environment for thousands of workloads over the years. As IBM moves forward with a modern, flexible cloud architecture in IBM Cloud VPC, organizations now have the opportunity to evolve their infrastructure and take full advantage of next-generation capabilities. The journey from Classic to VPC can present challenges - especially for complex, legacy, or highly customized environments. That’s where RackWare comes in. As a lo

Tool Selection, Execution, and Cutover with Confidence At this point in your VMware exit journey, you’ve completed Discovery and Assessment and evaluated both legacy and future IT requirements in the context of your broader hybrid cloud strategy. With that foundation in place, the final phase of your VMware exit is where planning turns into action. This phase focuses on tool selection, infrastructure preparation, and cutover logistics, the elements that ultimately determine w

Business Needs & Resiliency Strategy OK, we've discussed the need for Discovery and Assessment as a phase I.  While it's prudent to start your Discovery and Analysis early on, there is often an overlooked aspect of any migration and that aspect is particularly important when moving away from VMware.    You've likely been using VMware for quite some time, it's a foundation of your previous IT strategy and you are comfortable with it.  But just changing technology, VMware to so

Exiting VMware is not just a technical exercise – it is a business-critical transformation that touches cost, risk, agility, and long-term platform strategy. Yet too many organizations approach it either as a simplistic “lift-and-shift” or as an over-engineered analysis that stalls progress before it begins. This blog series is designed to strike the right balance: providing a structured, pragmatic framework that removes unnecessary complexity while preserving the rigor req

Learn how RackWare’s automation platform can deliver consistent, agentless workload migration to Oracle Virtualization, while simultaneously enabling robust DR capabilities to help safeguard your applications from day one.

Optimize VMware Workloads, Achieve Multi-Cloud Disaster Recovery, and Migrate Into Oracle Distributed Clouds On Your Terms