Shadow-Soft

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Your platform team is managing two of everything. Two automation frameworks. Two monitoring stacks. Two backup solutions. Two sets of networking tools. Two CI/CD pipelines. The operational tax is killing you. Most companies don't see it. They think running VMs and containers side-by-side is just the cost of doing business. But count the tools. You're probably managing 30+ different products across both stacks. Your VM experts don't understand Kubernetes. Your container experts don't understand virtualization. When something breaks that spans both worlds, and it will, nobody has the full picture. This is why platform teams are consolidating on Kubernetes. Not because containers are better than VMs. Because one API beats two platforms. KubeVirt turns VMs into Kubernetes resources. Same kubectl commands. Same GitOps workflows. Same operators. Same everything. Where you managed dozens of tools, you now manage a fraction. Where troubleshooting took hours of coordination, it takes minutes. Where onboarding took months, it takes weeks. The teams that consolidated early report the same thing: their engineers are happier. Deep expertise in one thing beats shallow knowledge of many. The future of platform engineering isn't better tools. It's fewer tools. Check the first comment to find a link to Derrick Sutherland's latest article published on VMblog.

What automation changes unlock a successful OpenShift Virtualization migration?

Three specializations, one mission: Accelerate your VMware migration. Shadow-Soft just earned Red Hat Virtualization Specialization, joining an elite group of triple-specialized partners. A few words from our CEO, James Chinn: "The demand for VMware alternatives has never been higher, and our clients are looking for proven expertise to guide their virtualization strategy. Achieving this third Red Hat specialization reinforces our commitment to delivering proven virtualization solutions that help enterprises modernize with confidence. Our clients benefit from our deep technical expertise delivered through agile execution - ensuring they get both senior-level attention and faster time-to-value throughout their infrastructure modernization." Link to full announcement in comments.

Yesterday was an incredible day of collaboration with one of our top business partners, Red Hat. A big thank you to the Red Hat Leadership team and Shadowsoft Inc for joining us at the Boston office to dive into our shared vision, strategic priorities, and explore new ways to deepen our partnership.

Does your team manage virtualization one way and containers another? You’re not alone. In working with enterprise teams, we’ve seen teams juggling Terraform for VMware and Helm + GitOps for OpenShift. The result? Two parallel toolchains, twice the effort, and limited synergy. Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization bridges that gap. By running VMs alongside containers on a single platform, you’re able to: • Collapse toolsets • Align teams on GitOps workflows • Accelerate adoption of cloud-native patterns, even for legacy apps Thinking beyond the workload itself and into the operational tooling is how forward-thinking leaders drive real transformation. Virtualization isn’t legacy. It’s your launchpad to agile infrastructure.

We’ll be at KubeCon North America in Atlanta, GA from November 10-13 - will you? The flagship CNCF event gathers adopters and technologists from leading OpenSource and CloudNative communities to learn and grow together. 🚀 We can't wait to see you there!

3 weeks. That’s how long it used to take to deliver a VM. Ticket to security. Ticket to networking. Maybe another to the DB team. And all the while, your developer is waiting—asking, “Where’s my VM?” Modernization isn’t just technology. It’s people and process—especially in legacy-heavy orgs. With Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, we help mid-to-large enterprises: - Shrink time to delivery with self-service catalogs - Consolidate operations + dev into a unified platform - Automate the security and compliance layer The payoff? After initial adjustment, teams experience: - Faster VM provisioning - Streamlined cross-team collaboration - Foundation for container adoption—when you’re ready If your developers are demanding faster provisioning, schedule a conversation with us today. We’ll help you identify the bottlenecks and opportunities for quick wins. Want to learn more? Watch our on-demand webinar: https://lnkd.in/e6SxVzKJ

Stuck paying 3x-20x more for VMware with no extra features? You're not alone. But before you jump to the first alternative, read this. Platform Pulse Issue #7 reveals the migration traps most teams fall into—and the strategies that actually deliver long-term flexibility. Plus: Real-world disaster recovery wins and the hidden cost of credential sprawl. Don't let this VMware crisis become your next vendor lock-in. Get the playbook 👇

Shadow-Soft is hosting a VMware Exit Strategy roundtable for a select number of technology leaders who are considering a new virtualization solution. In this two-hour lunch discussion, we will talk through different virtualization options, explore how our customers have found success, and help you understand how Shadow-Soft can make Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization work for you. Space is extremely limited for this exclusive event, so RSVP today: https://lnkd.in/e268P_Uv