VirtaMove Blogs

The Next Step in Moving Legacy Workloads to the Cloud in Scale In previous blogs, we covered many of the problems inherent in using Physical to Virtual (P2V) and V2V tools to move legacy servers to new OS instances. A short list of P2V problems include: Excessive...

When it comes to moving workloads to a cloud-hosted VM or to new datacenter servers, companies often believe that Physical to Virtual (P2V) replication tools are a panacea. These tools clone exact copies of servers running older OS instances to virtual machines or to...

Everyone wants to get on the right side of the public Cloud wave. However, little has been written about why moving entire VMs to the Cloud may not be the smartest move for customers who pay Cloud hosting bills. The Cloud hosting company makes money – but does the...

Because we've done a lot of migrations We’ve successfully completed thousands of migrations for customers, saving these customers millions in remediation and re-platforming costs. We’ve seen a lot and have solved many problems. Whether you need to move applications to...

Most customers must address the issue of software licensing when they undertake server application modernization projects. I own the software - licensing is a non-issue, right? If customers are modernizing or migrating a custom-developed, in-house application along...

For some time now we’ve been blogging about the advantages of automated Application Modernization using our unique container-based technology for server environments. However, customers have discovered many advantages of VirtaMove containers that extend beyond...

We are under cyber attack, and by “we,” I mean western democracies, the modern western style of business and capitalism, and our way of life. Sure, the hyperbole seems overdone, but WannaCry, Petya, and Russians hacking for fun and chaos are serious matters, even if...

Change can be difficult. It requires focused effort and learning. For all primates, humans included, learning is paired with frustration. We’re all familiar with the ebb and flow of two steps forward and one step back. Doing nothing is less frustrating. We believe...

By now, astute consumers of Cloud Computing media realize that hype on the subject is reaching peak levels. However, one Cloud topic might be achieving stratospheric levels of misinformation, hyperbole, and jargon. This topic is the “holy grail of Cloud”: Onboarding...

Migrating and modernizing Microsoft Windows Server applications is a daunting task for many IT organizations. During the last 15 years, physical and virtual server platforms have exploded in number and diversity. Most DevOps teams struggle to manage a mix of Windows...