6 Reasons to Migrate from VMWare to Kubernetes

Why move from VMware to Kubernetes Containers?

1. Cost

The cost of licensing Virtual Machines adds up quickly and with the purchase of VMware by Broadcom, the pricing structure is undergoing an overhaul with prices taking significant increases. Using an open-source container orchestration system like Kubernetes comes without licensing costs.

2. Efficiency

Containers are lightweight, including only the application and its dependencies, and share the OS kernel with other containers. This allows more applications to run on the same hardware compared to VMs, which require a full operating system copy.

3. Scalability

Containers can be started and stopped in seconds, making them ideal for scaling applications quickly. In contrast, VMs require booting a full operating system, which takes longer.

4. Portability

Containers ensure consistency across development, testing, and production environments, encapsulating everything an application needs to run and making it easy to move across different environments.

5. Microservices

Containers are well-suited for microservices architecture, allowing each part of an application to be developed, scaled, and maintained independently.

6. Ecosystem and Tooling

Technologies like Docker and Kubernetes provide robust tools for managing containerized applications. Kubernetes, in particular, automates deployment, scaling, and management, making it a popular choice for organizations.