Name: How a SaaS Company Saved 60% by Migrating from VMware
Start: 2025-01-21T17:00:00Z
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Mirantis helps organizations ship code faster utilizing public and private clouds, providing a public cloud experience on any infrastructure from the data center to the edge. With a long-standing record of delivering solutions based on open source with enterprise-grade support, Mirantis offers an as-a-service experience of Kubernetes and OpenStack to provide containerization and virtualization services. Mirantis serves many of the world’s leading enterprises, including Adobe, DocuSign, Liberty Mutual, Nationwide Insurance, Reliance Jio, S&P Global, Seagate, Société Générale, and Volkswagen. Learn more at www.mirantis.com.

Mirantis is a global company headquartered in Campbell, California.

For SRE or DevOps professionals navigating unchartered waters of LLMs, RAGs and GenAI, the lack of standardization, resources and knowledge can quickly turn into an operational nightmare. DevOps and SRE practices are no longer just about infrastructure and delivery speed — they now also delve into the complexities of GenAI, particularly LLMs. 

While it may be tempting for an uninitiated SRE to approach this as a traditional MLOps problem, it quickly becomes clear that LLMOps is an entirely different challenge, starting from day 0. 

Join our webinar led by Harsh Mishra, SRE Intern at One2N Consulting, to explore the unique challenges and solutions of LLMOps from an SRE perspective.

What we’ll cover:
- Day 0 prerequisites for understanding and hosting LLMs on Kubernetes.
- Breaking down core components: AI (RAGs, Vector Databases), Backend, and Compute.
- Key differences between LLMOps and traditional MLOps.
- Case study: Building an internal tool with optimized architecture using Nvidia GPUs and Ray Distributed.

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The SRE’s Guide to LLMOps: Deploying and Managing AI Workloads on Kubernetes

As a startup founder, indie hacker, or product owner, you likely encounter a familiar challenge: building a product from the ground up can feel overwhelming, often taking months just to launch a minimum viable product (MVP). From creating a landing page and developing mobile apps for iOS and Android to enabling operations with internal dashboards, tracking metrics, managing data analysis, and overseeing supply chain operations, founders often struggle to get started. Without proper guidance, it can take months just to kickstart the engine.

In this session, presented by Sajal Sarwar Sharma, Co-Founder and CTO of BitSave, we will explore how to leverage various low-code and no-code tools, along with select third-party vendors and boilerplates, to launch with limited capital and test your idea in just weeks—cutting down the timeline from months to mere weeks. With a decade of experience in the startup ecosystem, Sajal has successfully built two businesses from scratch by establishing processes, infrastructure, products, and engineering teams.

Join us for this insightful tech talk, where we’ll discuss which tools and services are best suited for different use cases when you’re eager to jumpstart your business. Sajal will also share what worked well in his journey, the decisions that drove success, and valuable lessons learned from failures along the way. Gain actionable insights on how to build your idea with limited resources and achieve product-market fit.

Achieving Early PMF with Low-Code/No-Code Solutions

Kubernetes platform engineering is complex, especially with large, shared clusters supporting multiple workloads and teams.

Defeating complexity requires multi-cluster thinking: Compose clusters declaratively with services and policies to support one or a small range of workload types (versus many); administer and lifecycle manage declaratively to continually assure cluster state; and repeat for all the workload types your organization needs to support.

Simplifying platforms and customizing them to workload requirements pays off bigtime in agility, smoother operations, higher workload availability, security, and compliance. Plus: You don't need to implement a global multi-cluster architecture to do this at smaller scales.

In this webinar, we’ll explore:
- How to think of Kubernetes platforms as containers for workloads, services (LMA, FinOps), and policies.
- Building up use-case-optimized platforms from 'bare clusters.'
- Approaches to automate platform operations and LCM.
- Strategies to keep platforms healthy and integrated over time.

And we'll share how we're doing all of this with open-source-based tools. Join us!

Defeat Complexity with Use-Case-Optimized Kubernetes Platforms

Docker. Kubernetes. Dix ans déjà que ces technologies révolutionnent notre industrie, mais nombreux sont les utilisateurs qui se confrontent à des soucis d'échelle

Dès lors que nous utilisons des clusters mutualisés, les soucis apparaissent : sécurité, cycle de vie, dépendances…

L’intérêt principal de cette technologie est sa versatilité. Après le déploiement de composants, le déploiement d'applications complexes, la mise à disposition de namespaces dédiés, voilà que Kubernetes permet… la mise à disposition de clusters Kubernetes à la demande. Dans son datacenter, chez différents hébergeurs ou acteurs du Cloud public.

Nous allons voir comment mettre cela à disposition de vos projets, via ClusterAPI et k0smotron, tout en conservant la maîtrise de votre flotte de clusters. Nous verrons aussi comment fournir cela en répondant à des standards d'entreprise en termes de classe de service, de sécurité d'accès, de sauvegarde et d'observabilité.

Déployer en self-service des clusters Kubernetes adaptés à vos standards

As Kubernetes dominates container orchestration, its complexity and resource demands drive interest in lighter alternatives. This talk explores k0s, a CNCF-compliant Kubernetes distribution celebrated for its lightweight, easy-to-maintain design. We will examine k0s's architecture, emphasizing its minimal dependencies and simplified management, which includes a single-binary setup process.

Comparing k0s to other distributions like k3s and minikube, we highlight its advantages across various deployment scenarios, from bare-metal to the cloud. We'll demonstrate why k0s offers a simpler, yet functional approach to Kubernetes adoption.

Additionally, we introduce k0smotron, which enables the creation of a Kubernetes control plane within a cluster, facilitating Kubernetes as a Service. This feature underscores k0s's capability to enhance scalability and management in diverse environments.

k0s: Yet Another Lightweight Kubernetes Distribution?

As IT departments face economic pressures and the uncertainty surrounding VMware, many are turning to OpenStack as a cost-effective, future-proof alternative for on-premises infrastructure.

In this session, Christian Huebner, Mirantis Director of Architecture Services, and Heiko Kraemer, Principal Cloud Architect, will explore how transitioning from VMware to OpenStack can reduce costs and eliminate vendor lock-in. Together, they will guide you through the complexities of working with OpenStack’s core components—compute, software-defined storage (SDS), and software-defined networking (SDN)—demonstrating how to repurpose existing hardware to minimize upfront capital expenditure and accelerate return on investment (ROI).

Christian and Heiko will also cover cloud planning and deployment strategies that simplify OpenStack adoption, alongside best practices for monitoring and life cycle management (LCM) to ensure seamless Day 2 operations and optimized workload performance. Additionally, they will provide proven methodologies for migrating VMware workloads to OpenStack, ensuring operational continuity while enhancing agility and efficiency.

Attend this webinar to compare VMware and OpenStack capabilities in detail, and learn:
- Detailed comparison between VMware and OpenStack capabilities
- How to repurpose hardware for faster ROI with minimal investment
- Best practices for simplifying deployment and optimizing OpenStack operations
- Proven methods for migrating VMware workloads to boost agility and performance

By the end of this session, you’ll have gained a comprehensive understanding of how OpenStack delivers significant business value, from substantial cost savings to increased control and scalability.

Why OpenStack is a Viable Alternative to VMware

Certain VM workloads are crucial and not obsolete, but lack a clear path to modernization. Currently, they run on IaaS or public clouds, which are costly and require time-intensive maintenance from operators and developers.

What if you could run these VMs on Kubernetes, inside pods, alongside containers, and do so very affordably – i.e., for much less than VMware or AWS?

With MKE 4 and MKE Virtualization (KubeVirt) you can easily move VM workloads to Kubernetes and gain:
- Kubernetes-native high availability and autoscaling for VMs
- Simplified ways to extend VM functionality with adjacent containerized services
- Enhanced security with consistent policy application
- Automation through GitOps and Kubernetes-native configuration
- A pathway to modernize VMs into scalable, containerized apps at your own pace

In this webinar, we’ll cover the economics, principles, and strategies for selecting workloads suited to this approach.

Migrating VMs to Kubernetes: Is It a Practical Solution?

Depuis plus de dix ans, OpenStack s’est imposé comme le principal framework open source pour les clouds privés, prouvant son efficacité à l’échelle internationale.
De nombreuses organisations exploitent OpenStack en l’adaptant à leurs propres besoins mais, bien qu'OpenStack soit particulièrement performant dans l'Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), ses fonctions principales sont centrées autour de l'orchestration flexible et ouverte du Calcul, du Réseau et du Stockage. Ce positionnement laisse à désirer pour les organisations cherchant des solutions de Platform as a Service (PaaS), un manque généralement comblé par l’implémentation de cloud public, qui offre des services intégrés tels que Database as a Service (DBaaS) et Message Queue as a Service (MQaaS).

Chez Mirantis, nous répondons à tous les besoins de nos clients grâce à des solutions open source complètes, permettant aux entreprises de bénéficier d’une véritable alternative aux offres partielles.

Durant notre prochain webinaire, Daniel Virassamy expliquera comment OpenStack prend en charge les fonctionnalités PaaS, offrant ainsi une plateforme complète pour faciliter le développement de logiciels et l'hébergement en production. Le webinaire comprendra :
- Un aperçu complet d’une architecture couvrant à la fois les couches IaaS et PaaS.
- Une vue détaillée du Software Bill of Material (SBOM) et du Bill of Material (BOM) pour une solution complète basée sur l'open source, garantissant ainsi transparence et efficacité.
- Les services principaux fournis par la couche IaaS, facilitant la gestion de l'infrastructure.
- L'intégration poussée du PaaS avec l'IaaS, assurant une interopérabilité fluide et des fonctionnalités améliorées.

À travers nos initiatives, nous permettons aux entreprises d'adopter pleinement les solutions open source, leur offrant facilité, évolutivité et rentabilité dans leurs déploiements cloud.

Libérer la puissance de l'open source : le cloud privé en tant qu’alternative au cloud public

As a leader at an enterprise technology company, you’ve probably been faced with the following choice when creating a brand new product - build everything yourself from scratch, or start with open-source technologies as a base. There are, of course, pros and cons to both. When the team at Replicated started working on Embedded Cluster, a software installer that bundles a Kubernetes cluster with an enterprise application, they were faced with this exact problem. After exploring countless options, they ultimately decided to build their new product on top of Mirantis’ K0s.

In this session, led by Marc Campbell, CTO and Co-Founder of Replicated and Chris Sanders, Director of Customer Reliability Engineering, we will explore the process Marc and Chris’s team went through in deciding when, how, and why to build Embedded Cluster on top of Mirantis’ K0s open-source project. Marc and Chris will discuss the benefits of building enterprise software with open-source projects, and will provide insights into how their team chose K0s, what the process was like prototyping different designs, and how they ended up with the product they have today.

We will broadly discuss how to make the most of K0s in your enterprise software and what the Replicated team learned in their own journey. Chris and Marc will reveal what went well, and what changes they’d make if they went through the process again. Join us to gain a better understanding in how to make the most of open-source software when designing and building enterprise software.

Getting the Most of Open-Source Projects in Enterprise Software

Are your clients exploring alternatives to VMware? Discover why Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) is the ideal solution.
Join us on November 13th at 10:30am IST for a live event designed to help channel partners understand how Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) can serve as a powerful alternative to VMware. Learn why private or hybrid clouds from Mirantis are the ideal choice for many customers ready to move forward in their next step of virtualization.

In this webinar, channel partners will learn:
- Why choose Mirantis OpenStack over VMware?
- Deep dive into MOSK: Overview and Advantages  
- Maximizing client value with MOSK - Enabling Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE) incentives
- Empowering Partners: Success Strategies

The VMware Alternative for Channel Partners (APAC)

Running on-premise applications in developing countries like the Philippines often means dealing with frequent power interruptions that can last for hours or even days, severely impacting service availability to clients. Kubernetes offers a solution by automatically provisioning services and maintaining replicas, significantly reducing downtime and ensuring continuity.

However, setting up Kubernetes in such an environment is complex. In this session, Justine will guide you through the process of spinning up a Kubernetes cluster from baremetal servers using k0s over Tailscale VPN. First, we will discuss how to bootstrap the cluster automatically using k0sctl. Then, we will write the configuration necessary for our setup. Finally, we will provision a basic server to verify that our setup is working.

We will cover both the basic and specific configurations needed to make the cluster work effectively, including configurations for integrating Tailscale and Calico for networking. Join us to discover how to self-host Kubernetes to enhance service availability and resilience for on-premise applications.

Enhancing Service Availability with Kubernetes in Power-Interrupted Environments

OpenStack provides a flexible, scalable, open-source -based cloud infrastructure that can support a wide range of workloads, but its technological complexity can be a challenge for many organizations. As Kubernetes gains popularity, more engineers are turning to the idea of using its powerful orchestration capabilities to simplify the deployment and management of complex applications like OpenStack. Integrating Kubernetes with OpenStack allows businesses to maximize their cloud environment’s efficiency, automate operations, and gain the agility needed to meet evolving demands.

However, running OpenStack on Kubernetes also introduces some new challenges that can impact scalability, reliability, and performance. In this webinar, we will draw on years of experience managing Kubernetes-based OpenStack clouds in production at scale to dive deep into the complexities of running OpenStack as a Kubernetes workload. We’ll also explore effective strategies for overcoming these challenges and ensuring optimal performance.

How to not fail running OpenStack on Kubernetes at scale

Even given mature standards for VM workload portability, migrating actual (potentially complex) workloads from VMware to OpenStack used to take many manual steps. Today, automation like the Mirantis Migration Tool can speed up the migration process and make it much more seamless and reliable – provided the migration is planned and executed in a controlled and best-practices-adherent way, so that it works at scale.

Join Mirantis Pre-Sales Solution Architect Kevin Ng for a comprehensive tutorial on VMware-to-OpenStack migration, including:

- Steps for preparing the VMware (source) and OpenStack (target) environments
- Methods for migrating different classes of workloads: simple to complex
- Actual steps in preparing for an automated migration
- Best practices for planning and time-tabling migrations at scale

… And a hands-on demo of migrating a complex workload with the latest generation of automated tools.

Live Demo - Seamlessly Migrate Applications from VMware to OpenStack

Creating robust enterprise-grade dev environments using open source tools offers great advantages, including streamlined operations, reduced overhead, and higher developer productivity. This tech talk will show how to quickly build your own bulletproof dev environment, leveraging the open source Kubernetes distribution k0s, which offers simplicity, a small footprint, and ease of installation.

Building an enterprise-grade dev environment entails more than just deploying a Kubernetes cluster. You also need to integrate advanced features like centralized identity management, follow infrastructure best practices, and implement robust security measures. 

Join Roman Kuzmin, DevOps Engineer at Mirantis, and learn how to create your own enterprise-grade Kubernetes dev environment:
-  Safeguard clusters by minimizing direct access to machines
- Ensure high availability for the control plane by distributing it across multiple nodes and installing a load balancer
- Establish secure and efficient access management by using a centralized identity provider for user authentication
- Optimize costs and operational efficiency by minimizing underutilized computing resources

By adopting these practices, organizations can create secure, reliable, and cost-effective development environments that allow developers to focus on innovation without the burden of infrastructure complexities.

Build a Bulletproof Kubernetes Development Environment with Open Source Tools

OpenStack is the premier open-source private cloud framework, boasting over a decade of proven benefits. Numerous organizations worldwide have successfully leveraged OpenStack at scale, often with a tailored economic model. However, it's important to recognize that while OpenStack excels in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), its core functionalities revolve around flexible and open Compute, Network, and Storage orchestration. This leaves a gap for organizations seeking Platform as a Service (PaaS) layers, a void typically filled by public cloud implementations offering bundled services like Database as a Service (DBaaS) and Message Queue as a Service (MQaaS).

At Mirantis, we help customers address this gap with comprehensive open-source solutions, providing organizations with a genuine alternative to closed-source offerings.

Daniel Virassamy will explain how PaaS functionality is supported on OpenStack, providing a complete platform for accelerated software development and production hosting. He’ll provide and describe:
- A comprehensive overview of the architecture, spanning both IaaS and PaaS layers.
- A detailed Software Bill of Material (SBOM) and Bill of Material (BOM) for a complete open-source-based solution, ensuring transparency and accountability.
- Core services delivered by the IaaS layer, facilitating seamless infrastructure management.
- Deep integration of PaaS with IaaS, ensuring smooth interoperability and enhanced functionality.
- Various application delivery models for DBaaS, MQaaS, and other essential tools and runtimes.
- The value for the organizations and how their developers can benefit from those services.

Through these initiatives, we empower organizations to embrace open-source solutions fully, enabling agility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness in their cloud deployments.

Unlocking the Power of Open-Source: A Private Cloud Alternative to Public Cloud

Managing applications and the kubernetes cluster lifecycle at the same time can be daunting. Moreso when you have a lot of clusters.

k0smotron leverages the lightweight, certified k0s kubernetes distribution, and simplifies multi-cluster lifecycle management a lot. But what about applications? ArgoCD to the rescue! Argo provides a seamless solution that dovetails nicely with k0smotron and k0s to manage the application lifecycle atop k0smotron-managed multi-cluster Kubernetes.

Join me to discover how k0smotron/k0s+ArgoCD can provide a full declarative stack for managing Kubernetes platform and application lifecycles in agile harmony.

Manage your Clusters and Applications Lifecycle with k0smotron and ArgoCD

Are your clients exploring alternatives to VMware? Discover why Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) is the ideal solution.

Join us on September 12th at 1:00 PM EDT for a live event designed to help channel partners understand how Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) can serve as a powerful alternative to VMware. Learn why private or hybrid clouds from Mirantis are the ideal choice for many customers ready to move forward in their next step of virtualization.

In this webinar, channel partners will learn:
- Why choose Mirantis OpenStack over VMware?
- Deep dive into MOSK: Overview and Advantages  
- Maximizing client value with MOSK – Enabling Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (MKE) incentives
- Empowering Partners: Success Strategies 

If you're in the EMEA region, sign up for our webinar at a convenient time for your timezone below.
https://www.mirantis.com/resources/vmware-alternatives-for-channel-partners-emea/

The VMware Alternative for Channel Partners (USA)

In this webinar, we'll delve into the journey of a SaaS company that slashed costs and boosted efficiency by migrating 3,000 VMs to OpenStack with CI/CD automation. The company faced high costs and scalability limitations with VMware, prompting the shift to a more flexible and cost-effective OpenStack environment. Mirantis played a key role in this transition, swiftly designing and deploying a FedRAMP High-compliant on-premises cloud infrastructure within just six months.

This session will cover:
- Strategy and automation workflow details for rapidly migrating 3,000 VMs.
- Insights into how Mirantis designed and implemented a secure, compliant cloud infrastructure so quickly.

Join us to discover how strategic cloud migrations and compliance frameworks can reduce costs and improve scalability, offering valuable insights for your organization’s transformation.

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