Cost-Effective Cloud Native Infrastructure Strategy: Zero Lock-In, Vendor Neutral VMware Alternatives

In this episode, Solution Architecture Manager for Mirantis, Michael Tillman, is back to break down the leading VMware alternative solutions designed to control cloud costs and eliminate all forms of vendor lock-in by leveraging open source, flexible, and scalable components and tools.

Vendor lock-in can take on many forms, which Michael will outline at the onset. Then, he will present the main reasons behind why so many VMware vSphere users are looking for alternative solutions to limit skyrocketing costs, maintain the flexibility to innovate, and future-proof their cloud native infrastructure framework in order to better integrate with other tools and ecosystems that may make sense as you travel further down your roadmap. Lastly, Michael will highlight the Mirantis approach to open source-based, cloud native infrastructure management, showcasing solutions and tools that will save you money, decrease your deployment times, and better position your organization for innovation in the future.

A full list of the topics discussed in this episode include:

• Different types of vendor lock-in
• Importance of vendor neutrality
• VMware alternative solutions
• The Mirantis solution
• The Mirantis advantage
• Quick summary

Check out VMware alternatives solutions at mirantis.com/vmware-alternatives/ 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:08 What this podcast will cover
• 1:21 Dimensions of vendor lock-in
• 8:14 Importance of vendor neutrality
• 9:12 Evaluating VMware alternative solutions
• 13:36 The Mirantis solution: true vendor-neutrality
• 15:38 Mirantis advantage: built on open source
• 22:23 Quick summary
• 23:03 Outro