Plan and execute a phased migration from VMware to a sovereign KVM-based platform, with pilot validation and documented rollback checkpoints.

We deliver a battle-tested, non-destructive migration pathway from VMware vSphere/ESXi to a sovereign virtualization foundation powered by Enterprise Linux (CentOS Stream 10), KVM/QEMU, and libvirt (backed by Ceph distributed storage for multi-node clusters or Software RAID for lean 1–3 host environments).

Non-Destructive Methodology: Source VMware virtual machines remain completely untouched as cold backups until formal operational sign-off.

Validated Rollback Checkpoints: Every cutover milestone includes explicit verification gates and rapid rollback procedures.

Substantial Long-Term TCO Reduction: Eliminate recurring hypervisor license subscriptions, per-core licensing floors, and proprietary vendor lock-in with standard Enterprise Linux and KVM.

Zero Software License Fees: The core KVM/QEMU, libvirt, and Linux platform software carries $0 in recurring software licensing fees forever.

Direct Principal Direction: Every migration is architected and executed directly by Rénich Bon Ćirić (RHCE), with 20+ years of battle-tested virtualization experience running 150,000+ VMs globally (CloudSigma) and federal-scale government cloud migrations (ADIP).

Workload Sizing & Discovery: Review inventory exports to profile CPU/memory utilization, storage IOPS, and network throughput without production intrusion.

Target Hypervisor Deployment: Clean installation of CentOS Stream 10, LACP bonded networking, kernel scheduler tuning, and SELinux Enforcing posture.

Storage Architecture: High-speed Linux Software RAID (mdadm) for 1–3 host clusters or JBOD Ceph distributed storage pools for larger deployments.

Pilot & Phased Wave Migration: Validating VirtIO driver parity on pilot VMs before scheduling non-disruptive wave cutovers.

Pre-Migration Workload & Sizing Audit: Complete VM inventory assessment, sizing matrix, CPU/memory overcommit analysis, and VirtIO compatibility report.

Hardened KVM Hypervisor Fleet: Production-ready CentOS Stream 10 host cluster with bonded 10G/25G networking (LACP), tuned KVM/libvirt, and SELinux Enforcing confinement.

Pilot Validation & Non-Destructive Wave Migration: Differential block sync and migration execution with cold backup preservation and documented rollback procedures.

Systems Operations Runbook: Step-by-step documentation covering VM provisioning, live migration, snapshotting, and disaster recovery.

Automated Backup Integration & Admin Workshop: Retention-policy backup pipelines and a hands-on knowledge transfer session for your systems administrators.