Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

Migrate virtual machines to Red Hat OpenShift

Cheat sheet for partners

Timing is everything

The virtualization market is shifting, and now is the time to capitalize on Red Hat® OpenShift® Virtualization as an official Red Hat partner. OpenShift Virtualization is the balanced, flexible solution the market is demanding—one that supports both virtual machines (VMs) and containers. As a former VMware administrator describes, OpenShift Virtualization beats traditional market leaders by providing: 

  • Broader customizations for unique environments.
  • A familiar, integrated ecosystem of operators.
  • Initial setup available on Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.
  • Scalable automation available via Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management.
  • Built-in migration paths using prebuilt operators.
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US $8.7 billion

global revenue for deployment-centric and container platforms in 2023, a 24% increase, according to IDC.1

50%

of enterprises will explore alternative distributed hybrid infrastructures to replace VMware deployments. 2

97%

decrease in system reliability incidents by migrating existing VMs into container workflows with Red Hat OpenShift.

How to include OpenShift Virtualization in your efforts

For straightforward VM stability, Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine is our streamlined solution focused exclusively on virtualized workloads—allowing customers to only pay for what they need. To modernize those VMs, OpenShift Virtualization is a feature of Red Hat OpenShift that stabilizes existing virtualized workloads while migrating them to containers.

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Augment OpenShift Virtualization

Become part of our vast independent software vendor (ISV) partner ecosystem. Use OpenShift Virtualization to optimize storage hardware for virtualized data, like NetApp. Bring OpenShift Virtualization’s Kubernetes-based flexibility to virtualized data protection software, like Veeam. Or offer enhanced network segmentation and policies for virtualized workloads, like Cisco.

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Sell OpenShift Virtualization

Companies with strategic applications hosted on traditional virtualization infrastructure are looking for alternative platforms that reduce VM deployment lead times, bring more consistency to those deployments, and attract next-generation talent. Sell OpenShift Virtualization as an alternative to legacy virtualization infrastructure that can host applications while modernizing them. Or simply offer OpenShift Virtualization Engine as an alternative platform for long-term VM hosting.

Create a path to modernization

OpenShift Virtualization opens up support opportunities for partners to help customers modernize virtualized applications. Do the work for your customers by completing their Virtualization Migration Assessment, handling their migration from legacy systems to OpenShift Virtualization, modernizing their applications from VMs to containers, and automating the hybrid VM/container application lifecycle.

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  1. Chen, G., Flug, M. (2025). "Worldwide Competitive Deployment-Centric and Container Platforms Market Shares, 2024: The Rise of Full-Stack Platforms." IDC.

  2. Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure,” By Julia Palmer, Jeffrey Hewitt, Tony Harvey, Dennis Smith, Stephanie Bauman, and Kevin Ji, 7 October 2024