A 4-Part Webinar Series
Recent VMware licensing changes are forcing organizations to rethink their approach.
Many are facing:
- Unexpected cost increases (often 2–10x)
- Bundled subscriptions that include tools they don’t need
- Loss of security updates on legacy licenses
- Uncertainty about the future
These changes create budget pressure, security concerns, and urgency—often with little time to evaluate alternatives.
This 4-Part Webinar Series Will Help You
- Explore practical alternatives (Azure Local, Proxmox, Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, Azure Cloud)
- Understand your options and tradeoffs
- Reduce risk and maintain security
- Plan your next move with confidence
Join Kody to learn how to modernize your infrastructure—while staying flexible and in control of costs.
Sessions
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Tuesday, April 21 | 10:30 – 11:30 AM CST
Session 1: Azure Local: Extending Azure to Your Datacenter
Explore how Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI) extends Azure management, governance, and select Azure-consistent services into your on-prem environment. Built on Hyper-V and deeply integrated with Azure, it enables a consistent hybrid operating model across datacenter and cloud.
Tuesday, May 5 | 10:30 – 11:30 AM CST
Session 2: Proxmox VE: The Open-Source VMware Alternative Gaining Momentum
Learn why Proxmox VE is gaining traction as a cost-effective, open-source alternative to VMware. This session breaks down its architecture (KVM + LXC), core capabilities, and the real-world tradeoffs around scalability, support, and enterprise readiness.
Tuesday, May 19 | 10:30 – 11:30 AM CST
Session 3: Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (OVE): Bridging Virtual Machines and Kubernetes
Get a practical look at how OpenShift Virtualization enables virtual machines to run inside Kubernetes using KubeVirt—bringing VMs and containers onto a single, modern platform. Built on Kubernetes with KVM under the hood, this approach allows organizations to modernize at their own pace without abandoning existing workloads.
Tuesday, June 2 | 10:30 – 11:30 AM CST
Session 4: From Virtualization to Cloud: When It’s Time to Move Workloads to Azure
This session focuses on the bigger picture—when it actually makes sense to move workloads to Microsoft Azure. We’ll cover workload evaluation, cost considerations, modernization opportunities, and common pitfalls organizations hit when they move too fast—or not at all.
