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The Shifting Landscape of Virtualization In today's rapidly evolving IT landscape, organizations are facing a significant transformation in their virtualization strategies. According to Forrester Research, approximately 20% of the world’s largest enterprises are moving away from their current vendor.1 A Civo survey found that a whopping 44.9 percent are considering migrating to open-source solutions instead of their current VMware environment.2 This shift is driven by the growing need for unified platforms that can efficiently manage both containers and virtual machines to run modern business critical applications.
The Storage Challenge As organizations embark on their modernization journey, these critical storage requirements have emerged:
Leverage your significant investment in robust and resilient enterprise architectures
The need for a datastore-like experience in new virtualization environments
Determining the CSI driver support within OpenShift Virtualization for their specific architecture
Enter IBM Fusion Access: A Game-Changing Solution
IBM Fusion Access for SAN enables a proven approach to storage management in OpenShift environments, which was previously unavailable. Built on IBM Storage Scale technology, it offers a cloud-native storage solution that addresses the complexities of traditional CSI drivers while maintaining familiar storage workflows.
1. True Storage Abstraction
Provide a consistent feature set, independent of the underlying vendor
Broad support for different vendors and technology
True OpenShift-native user interface
2. Platform and Storage separation
Minimizes the "chat" between Kubernetes clusters and storage systems
Handles provisioning and lifecycle operations within the cluster
Maintains efficiency like traditional hypervisor solutions
3. Enhanced Visibility
Improved observability – see all necessary information inside the native OpenShift UI
Real-time performance metrics – know if a workload affects the overall system
No need for external storage array queries – stay within one interface for all relevant information
Datastore-Equivalent Experience
IBM Fusion Access for SAN delivers several advantages that make it an ideal choice for organizations transitioning from traditional VMware environments:
Infrastructure Reuse: Easily repurpose existing compute and SAN-attached storage
Seamless Integration: Simple provisioning of SAN storage volumes across OpenShift worker nodes
High Performance: Leverages parallel filesystem capabilities for optimal VM performance – optimal for demanding workloads like databases
Efficient Capacity Usage: Maintains 1:1 raw to usable capacity ratio resulting in cost benefits compared to other solutions
Built-in Resilience: Utilizes native HA and redundancy from existing storage arrays without additional replication
Use Case Scenarios
Perfect for medium to large enterprises with dedicated data centers, IBM Fusion Access provides:
Seamless integration with existing SAN infrastructure
Enterprise-grade performance and reliability
Simplified storage management
Looking Ahead
As organizations continue their journey toward modern, cloud-native infrastructure, IBM Fusion Access stands as a bridge between traditional VM storage requirements and contemporary containerized environments. Its ability to provide a familiar VMFS-like experience while delivering cloud-native benefits makes it an invaluable tool for enterprises modernizing their virtualization infrastructure.
The Bottom Line
IBM Fusion Access brings the best of both worlds: the reliability and familiarity of traditional VM storage systems combined with the flexibility and efficiency of cloud-native solutions. As organizations continue to modernize their infrastructure, this powerful solution ensures a smooth transition while maximizing existing investments.
To learn more – go to the IBM Fusion site at https://www.ibm.com/products/storage-fusion
Or talk to a seller about the benefits of the solution via the Contact Form:
https://www.ibm.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?formid=MAIL-infrastructure
1 = https://www.techzine.eu/blogs/infrastructure/120299/vmware-customers-want-to-migrate-away-but-not-all-of-them-can
2 = https://borncity.com/win/2024/09/15/analysis-more-than-half-of-vmware-customers-are-planning-to-leave
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