Everyone's VMWare licenses are gonna go up so much it'll be hilarious. I wonder if any large shops will jump ship to something else, but to what is the question.
I know a few organizations and vendors (like Veeam) were looking to RHV to be a good replacement, the announcement to discontinue the product seems to catch everyone by surprise.
I am still hoping Veeam will add support for a good 3rd option, proxmox, XCP, direct KVM, something...
were being the key phrase. Timing is everything, they Announced they were shutting down RHEV. AFTER broadcom announced they were buying vmware, seems like a terrible move in that light given that many vmware customers will be looking for a replacement in the next couple of renewal cycles.
Seems odd.
I have no use for kubernetes, I will never use kubernetes, I do not want kubernetes anywhere near me.
Most vmware customers I suspect have the same feelings
Set up a k8s deployment and you're fiddling with deprecated APIs every couple months - if you don't pay close attention the whole deployment spec falls apart within two years.
The VM stuff works for the majority of companies - you can even sprinkle containers in fairly easily.
It's still a massive if mature market that needs some attention and care, it's a shame it's going to get squeezed and abused by broadcom.
I never got this religious approach to tech when it comes to work. I have my preferences but ultimately I'll do whatever pays well.
interesting, which ones?
What are the alternatives?