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 […]

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.