The recent acquisition of VMware by Broadcom has driven up costs, prompting many companies to look for cost-effective alternatives for managing their cloud environments.
Many organizations have already successfully migrated to OpenNebula, an open source cloud and edge computing platform. The solution offers greater flexibility, substantial cost savings, and vendor neutrality, allowing companies to retain full control over their cloud infrastructure.
Discover how Bradley Bishop, DevOps Manager at Encore Technologies, and his team performed a seamless, fully automated migration from VMware to OpenNebula using the OneSwap tool.
The Challenge: Replacing VMware at Scale
Encore Technologies, a leading IT services and data center solutions provider, decided to move away from VMware due to rising costs and recent changes in VMware’s partner program.
Encore had around 150 virtual machines (VMs) to migrate from VMware. The goal was to complete the migration with minimal downtime and manual intervention. The migration process needed to be highly automated, allowing engineers to focus on other critical tasks without being tied up in laborious manual procedures.
The Solution: OpenNebula and OneSwap Tool
After a thorough evaluation of nine different platforms, Encore Technologies chose OpenNebula as the ideal VMware alternative for its flexibility, open source nature, and robust support.
Encore Technologies compared three different migration approaches: manual conversion, Veeam backups with manual restores, and OpenNebula’s migration tool, OneSwap. While the other methods worked, OneSwap proved to be the fastest and most efficient option. It significantly reduced the time and manual effort required for the migration, making it the best choice.
Encore used its existing automation platform, StackStorm, to further streamline the migration process. StackStorm's integration with OpenNebula and VMware enabled Encore Technologies to fully automate the migration and streamline many critical tasks, including verifying VM readiness, sending real-time updates to stakeholders via Slack, and monitoring migration progress.
Key Outcomes: Seamless and Fully Automated Migration
The combination of OpenNebula’s OneSwap and Encore Technologies’ StackStorm enabled a smooth and efficient migration. The process was highly automated, reducing the need for manual effort and freeing up the Encore engineering team to focus on other priorities.
This success story highlights how the OneSwap migration tool allows organizations to smoothly migrate from VMware to OpenNebula without sacrificing quality or uptime.
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