--- title: Mirantis Adds Service to Facilitate Migrations Off... description: Mirantis launched a new service that migrates VMware workloads to its Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) platform. The service gives IT teams expert help... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mirantis-adds-service-to-facilitate-migrations-off-vmware-platforms-2qljtg1rv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mirantis Adds Service to Facilitate Migrations Off VMware Platforms | daily.dev og:description: Mirantis launched a new service that migrates VMware workloads to its Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) platform. The service gives IT teams expert help... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mirantis-adds-service-to-facilitate-migrations-off-vmware-platforms-2qljtg1rv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2QLJTg1rV.png og:image:alt: Mirantis Adds Service to Facilitate Migrations Off VMware Platforms og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mirantis Adds Service to Facilitate Migrations Off VMware Platforms **[Cloud Native Now](https://daily.dev/sources/cloudnativenow)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Mirantis launched a new service that migrates VMware workloads to its Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) platform. The service gives IT teams expert help with migrations and includes a free assessment. Migrations take about five weeks on average, and the goal is to avoid additional infrastructure whenever possible. Mirantis also hardened open source software with a capability similar to VMware's Virtual Disk Development Kit, which Broadcom no longer makes available. Broadcom's licensing changes are prompting some organizations to evaluate alternatives, but many IT teams lack the expertise needed to migrate workloads, Cristian Klein says. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How long does it take to migrate VMware workloads to Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes? Migrations to the Mirantis OpenStack for Kubernetes (MOSK) platform take about five weeks on average, depending on the amount of data involved. Mirantis's new migration service provides IT teams with expert assistance and a free assessment, aiming to move workloads without requiring additional infrastructure, according to Mirantis product manager Cristian Klein. _Weighing a VMware exit timeline? daily.dev surfaces real migration benchmarks like this one._ ### What happened to VMware's Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) that other migration tools relied on? Broadcom no longer makes VDDK available, which previously let rival vendors facilitate migrations off VMware. Mirantis responded by hardening open source software that provides similar capability, enabling its migration service to move workloads to Kubernetes clusters running on OpenStack without that dependency. _Tracking Broadcom's VMware licensing fallout? daily.dev keeps infrastructure teams current on alternatives._ ### Why are organizations moving workloads off VMware to Kubernetes platforms? Changes to VMware licensing under Broadcom are prompting some organizations to evaluate alternatives, including moving workloads entirely off VMware or limiting new deployments on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9. The obstacle is that many IT teams with VMware expertise lack the skills to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters at scale. _Deciding between sticking with VMware or shifting to Kubernetes? daily.dev tracks this ongoing platform debate._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Best of 2025: Mirantis Rockoon: Simplifying OpenStack on Kubernetes](https://daily.dev/posts/best-of-2025-mirantis-rockoon-simplifying-openstack-on-kubernetes-j8disbl37) · Cloud Native Now · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The cloud native era killed VMware's lock-in. 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