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> There never was a lot of interest in RHV as a like-to-like VMware alternative That is because it was before Broadcom lit VMware on fire. Nowadays everyone is
by sofixa 2y ago
> There never was a lot of interest in RHV as a like-to-like VMware alternative
That is because it was before Broadcom lit VMware on fire. Nowadays everyone is looking for a like for like VMware alternative.
> Kubernetes/cloud-native friendly VM alternative to VMware
Cloud-native and VMs for the people used to the VMware world are antithetical. Overwhelmingly we're talking about carefully managed pets, which is exactly the opposite of cloud-native.
- rwmj 2y agoI agree, hence my idea about resurrecting oVirt (see up thread). Red Hat are all-in on Kubernetes, which is the wrong model for pet VMs, but a better model for gitops stuff.
- ghaff 2y agoI'd argue it's still essentially backward facing. Yes. There are buyers who would essentially like a cheaper VMware clone today. But I'm not at all convinced that's a good business model for a company like Red Hat to invest in going forward.
- sofixa 2y ago> There are buyers who would essentially like a cheaper VMware clone today. But I'm not at all convinced that's a good business model for a company like Red Hat to invest in going forward. Yes, they're buyers stuck in the past. If RH can bring them on and take them on a modernisation journey, it could be very lucrative (even if very time consuming).