Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 2026 Roadmap: Migrating and modernizing virtual machines

2026 | 28m 13s

Many enterprises are anchored to legacy virtualization, facing vendor lock-in and modernization challenges. How do you seamlessly migrate thousands of virtual machines (VMs) and manage them alongside containers? How do you accelerate your application modernization strategy with so many VM-based workloads? Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization provides the answers. With OpenShift Virtualization as your strategic platform, you can run VMs on dedicated clusters, begin modernizing VM-based applications with cloud-native tools and processes, and eventually simultaneously convert them to cloud-native containers in the same environment. Join us and discover the capabilities OpenShift Virtualization provides to help you migrate and modernize VMs and applications at scale—whether in the cloud, in your datacenter, or at the edge of your network. In this interactive session, you will: - Get a comprehensive look at the current features of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization. - Gain insight into key strategic themes and the 2026 roadmap. - Learn from live demos showcasing day 2 virtualization operations. - Get an opportunity to ask questions and offer feedback about how Red Hat can better adapt to meet your evolving needs. This session is ideal for IT administrators, solution architects, and technical decision makers planning their datacenter modernization and cloud-native journey.

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Speakers

Sachin Mullick | Director, Product Management, Red Hat

Sachin Mullick is Director of Product Management for Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and edge at Red Hat. He focuses on evolving innovative technologies to achieve mainstream adoption.

Peter Lauterbach | Product Management, OpenShift Virtualization, Red Hat

Peter is a Product Manager in hybrid platforms, focused on virtualization. He has worked in various roles in technology for storage, virtualization, databases, and hyperconverged solutions.

Fabian Deutsch | Director, Engineering, Red Hat

Fabian Deutsch is an Engineering Director in the Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and Modernization Engineering group and a KubeVirt Founder and Maintainer. He previously worked with virtualization management and Red Hat Virtualization. Prior to joining Red Hat in 2012, he was an active Fedora and open source contributor.