{"id":420560,"date":"2026-07-21T18:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/?post_type=event&p=420560"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T16:56:23","slug":"suse-vs-vmware-open-source-virtualization-without-vendor-lock-in","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/nextcloud.com\/nl\/blog\/event\/suse-vs-vmware-open-source-virtualization-without-vendor-lock-in\/","title":{"rendered":"SUSE vs VMware: Open source virtualization without vendor lock-in"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SUSE vs VMware:<\/h1>

Open source virtualization without vendor lock-in<\/h2><\/div>[vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ el_width=”20″ css=”” el_class=”nc_separator_line”][vc_column_text css=””]\t\t
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  • Date:<\/b> donderdag 6 augustus 2026<\/li>\n\t\t
  • Time:<\/b> 3:00 pm CEST \/ 9:00 am EDT<\/span>\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t
  • Duration:<\/b> 60 Minuten\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/p>\n

    The enterprise virtualization landscape has changed dramatically. Recent licensing shifts and soaring subscription fees have left organisations searching for a stable, high-performance path forward. If you feel trapped by proprietary hypervisors, you aren’t alone – but you don’t have to stay there.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In this webinar, SUSE Virtualization Expert, Alejandro Bonilla<\/strong>, breaks down how <\/span>SUSE Virtualization (powered by Harvester)<\/b> delivers a modern, 100% open-source alternative to VMware vSphere.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Instead of maintaining separate silos for your legacy virtual machines and modern cloud-native applications, you will learn how to bridge the gap completely. SUSE Virtualization allows you to run both VMs and containers side-by-side using Kubernetes-native architecture (KubeVirt), managed through a single, intuitive interface.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In this webinar, we will cover:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • The True Cost of Lock-in:<\/b> How switching to an open-source model eliminates unpredictable, soaring licensing fees while lowering your overall total cost of ownership (TCO).<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Bridging the Infrastructure Divide:<\/b> How to bring VMs and containers under one roof using SUSE Rancher, eliminating operational silos and specialised tooling.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Frictionless Migration:<\/b> A step-by-step look at migration toolkits (like Coriolis) that allow you to lift-and-shift workloads from VMware vCenter with zero downtime.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Enterprise Reliability without the Price Tag:<\/b> How built-in high availability, distributed storage (Longhorn), and native node management deliver production-grade resilience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      We\u2019ll close with a live Q&A so you can put your strategic and technical questions to us directly.<\/p>\n

      Whether you are an IT infrastructure manager trying to balance a tightening budget, a DevOps engineer looking for a unified control plane, or a business leader aiming to future-proof against proprietary platform changes, this session will provide clear, actionable insights.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      Can\u2019t attend live? The webinar will be recorded and shared with all registrants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      Webinar speakers<\/h2>\n

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      \"Alejandro<\/div>

      Alejandro Bonilla<\/h3>
      Senior Technical Strategist at SUSE<\/div><\/div><\/div>
      \"Luthfi<\/div>

      Luthfi Pratomo<\/h3>
      Marketing Manager at Nextcloud<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/5″]