OpenStack Cinder Replication and Disaster Recovery, Pt. 3

Revolutionizing Disaster Recovery with OpenStack: Project Aegis This is part 3 of our series on OpenStack disaster recovery. Read Part 2: Pure Storage FlashArray Implementation Deep Dive Beyond Traditional Failover: A New Approach to Disaster Recovery Traditional OpenStack Cinder replication has a significant limitation: failover operations occur at the backend level, affecting all volumes on a […]

OpenStack Cinder Replication and Disaster Recovery, Pt. 2

Pure Storage FlashArray Implementation Deep Dive This is part 2 of our series on OpenStack disaster recovery. Read Part 1: Understanding Cinder Replication and Disaster Recovery Fundamentals Building Enterprise DR with Pure Storage and OpenStack While the concepts of synchronous and asynchronous replication are universal, the implementation details matter enormously. Pure Storage FlashArrays bring sophisticated […]

OpenStack Cinder Replication and Disaster Recovery, Pt. 1

Understanding OpenStack Cinder Replication Fundamentals *This is Part 1 of a comprehensive multi-part blog series exploring OpenStack Cinder replication and disaster recovery with Pure Storage. This series covers everything from fundamental concepts to enterprise orchestration solutions, providing both technical depth and practical implementation guidance.* Introduction: Why Cinder Replication Matters In today’s always-on digital landscape, data […]

Why VMware Customers Should Move to OpenStack in 2025

As OpenStack celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2025, VMware customers facing escalating licensing costs and restrictive subscription models have never had a better opportunity to explore open-source alternatives. Since Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, the virtualization landscape has fundamentally shifted—making this milestone year the perfect time to evaluate OpenStack as a strategic alternative. A Proven Platform […]

OpenStack Cinder Disaster Recovery: Bulletproof Your Data With Replication

How to Configure Storage Failback, Freeze Operations & Volume Management When your primary storage backend goes down at 3 AM, you don’t want to be fumbling through documentation. OpenStack Cinder’s failover capabilities can be your lifeline, but only if you understand how to use them properly. Today, we’re diving deep into the world of Cinder […]

OpenStack Cinder: Secure Multitenancy for External Storage

When deploying OpenStack in production environments, one of the most critical concerns is ensuring that multiple tenants can safely share the same underlying infrastructure without compromising each other’s data or operations. This challenge becomes particularly nuanced when dealing with external block storage arrays, where OpenStack Cinder drivers must interact with sophisticated storage systems while maintaining […]

LXD and Pure Storage FlashArray: Sub-Millisecond Performance for Enterprise Workloads

The enterprise infrastructure landscape is evolving rapidly, and today I’m excited to share details about a game-changing partnership that brings together two innovative platforms: Canonical LXD and Pure Storage FlashArray. This native integration represents a significant leap forward in combining open-source virtualization with enterprise-grade all-flash storage. As announced by Canonical, this partnership allows organizations to […]

Migrating VMs from VMware to OpenStack with Pure Storage – Part 3: Complete Automation

Welcome back to our three-part series on migrating VMware VMs to OpenStack using Pure Storage! In Part 1, we covered the foundational concepts and manual workflow. In Part 2, we dove into the technical implementation details and individual automation components. Now, in this final installment, we’re bringing everything together with a complete, production-ready Ansible automation […]

Migrating VMs from VMware to OpenStack with Pure Storage (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of our VMware to OpenStack migration series. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, check out VMware to OpenStack: The Simple Way for the foundational concepts and general migration approach. When you have Pure Storage FlashArray as your storage foundation, migrating VMs from VMware vSphere to OpenStack becomes significantly more streamlined. […]

VMware to OpenStack: The Simple Way

With VMware’s future in question following Broadcom’s acquisition and the deprecation of vVols, many organizations are rethinking their virtualization strategy. OpenStack emerges as a powerful, open alternative—but migration can be daunting. If you’re running VMware on Pure Storage FlashArrays, there’s good news: the latest OpenStack release unlocks a simple, elegant path to migrate your virtual machine volumes—no conversions, no complexity. Discover how Pure Storage makes your transition to OpenStack easier than ever.