VMware to OpenShift Migration with Jamcracker & Red Hat MTV

Are you looking to move beyond traditional virtualization and adopt a more agile, cloud-native platform? Migrating from VMware to Red Hat OpenShift enables greater scalability, faster application delivery, and improved operational efficiency but the journey can be complex.

That’s where Jamcracker and MTV come in.

Jamcracker Digital Marketplace integrates seamlessly with Red Hat’s Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV) to simplify VMware vSphere and vCloud Director migrations to OpenShift Virtualization ensuring a secure, governed, and cost-optimized transition.

• Enterprises modernizing large VMware estates
• Platform and DevOps teams adopting OpenShift Virtualization
• Organizations impacted by rising VMware licensing and operational costs
• IT teams needing governed, auditable, and cost-controlled migrations
• Service providers managing hybrid VMware–OpenShift environments

Jamcracker leverages Red Hat’s Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV) to enable direct workload migration with minimal disruption:

• Direct VM Migration: Move virtual machines from vSphere or vCloud Director to OpenShift Virtualization.
• Simplified Installation: Deploy the MTV operator directly from the OpenShift Operator Hub.
• Migration Planning: Map storage and network configurations with structured migration plans.
• Automated Execution: Reduce manual effort through automation and repeatable workflows.

• End-to-End Migration Governance: Jamcracker adds policy-driven controls, approvals, and auditing beyond basic migration tooling.
• Hybrid Cloud Visibility: Manage VMware and OpenShift environments from a single pane of glass.
• Cost & Usage Intelligence: Right-size workloads and optimize OpenShift resource consumption post-migration.
• Enterprise-Ready Automation: Pre-built templates and workflows reduce operational risk.
• Security & Compliance: Built-in access controls, role management, and compliance tracking.

• Faster Application Modernization through containerization and microservices.
• Lower Infrastructure Costs with optimized OpenShift resource utilization.
• Higher Developer Productivity via self-service and automation.
• Improved Portability across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Future-Ready Architecture aligned with cloud-native best practices.

• Assess: Evaluate your VMware environment and migration readiness.
• Migrate: Execute direct VM migrations using MTV with Jamcracker orchestration.
• Manage: Govern hybrid environments with centralized visibility.
• Optimize: Control costs and improve performance post-migration.