A VMware alternative in Vancouver.
VMware is your on-prem platform today. Mighty Blue Cloud is a cloud you can move your servers to, built on Apache CloudStack and KVM. We confirm in writing which features your environment needs, and how each is covered.
Hardware we own, in a professional datacentre in Vancouver. Month-to-month billing, no contract.
Why people are looking at their options
Why people are looking at their options
Since Broadcom bought VMware, it has changed how VMware is licensed and sold. Many customers are finding that renewals look different from what they budgeted. Costs depend on your size and contract, so check your own renewal.
What changed
Broadcom changed how VMware is licensed and sold.
What it costs
It depends on your size and contract. Check your own renewal quote.
Your options
Stay, renegotiate, or move some or all of your servers. This page is for the last one.
What to expect
What to expect
The platform you would move to.
A different platform.
Apache CloudStack on KVM. It is an open-source project under the Apache Software Foundation. Many things you do in VMware have an equivalent, and some work differently. We confirm in writing which features your environment needs, and how each is covered.
Familiar ideas.
Virtual machines, virtual networks, storage and firewall rules all exist. You manage them in a different console.
Your own private network.
An isolated VPC on a separate VLAN, with a managed virtual router and firewall policy rules.
How a move works
How a move works
A move starts with a free assessment. We then size your environment, start with one non-critical server, agree a cutover window and keep your original servers available for rollback.
We will confirm the migration method during assessment.
Read the full stepsWhat you would run on
What you would run on
Hardware we own, in a professional datacentre in Vancouver, BC.
Your servers run in an isolated environment of your own. Clients share physical hosts, and each client's network is kept separate.
Compute
Dell servers
Hardware we own
Platform
Apache CloudStack on KVM
Open source
Storage
SSD with Linbit HCI
Hyperconverged
Network
VPC on its own VLAN
Virtual router, firewall policy rules
Support
24/7
Operator on call for emergencies
Backup
Veeam Cloud Connect
Hardened repository
Who you would deal with
Operating since 2016.
You deal directly with the operator who builds and runs the platform. A support team is planned as we add clients.
Start with a free assessment
Start with a free assessment
We look at what you run and tell you if a move makes sense. If it does not, we will say so.
Common questions
Migration FAQ
It depends on how many servers you have and how they connect. We give a plan with timings after the assessment.
Probably a little. The management console is different from vSphere. We show you what changes.
Your data moves with your servers. We confirm the method during the assessment, along with how it is checked.
It is an established open-source project from the Apache Software Foundation. We run it on our own hardware. It is a different platform from VMware, so we start with one non-critical server so you can see it working before moving the rest.
Your original servers stay available until you approve the cutover, so you can go back. We cannot promise a move with no downtime, and we agree a cutover window with you.
Yes. You can keep some on-prem and link them to the cloud with a site-to-site VPN.