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Leadership heard that we can run VMs on Kubernetes and wants to know if KubeVirt or OpenShift Virtualization replaces VMware. We already have a platform team, but the virtualization admins do not run Kubernetes. Is this a sensible consolidation or two complex systems stacked together?
It makes sense when VMs and containers need one application platform and you already operate Kubernetes well. It is not a shortcut for a team that only wants a cheaper hypervisor. You inherit Kubernetes storage, networking and upgrade concerns.
We use it for applications moving gradually from VMs to containers. Developers get one deployment model and the old VM can sit next to the new services.
Our first candidates are vendor appliances and old Windows servers, so maybe we are starting with the least suitable group.
Probably. Check device support, backup integration and vendor certification. KubeVirt is interesting, but the value comes from platform convergence, not from putting every random VM inside a cluster because the license quote hurt.