Portworx: Bridging The Gap Between VMs And Containers
Portworx Enterprise delivers modern virtualization by extending enterprise-grade storage and data management to both traditional virtualization and cloud-native workloads. Run VMs and containers on a single platform with built-in automation, high availability, and disaster recovery—maximizing existing infrastructure investments while enabling an open, scalable, and future-ready application platform.
Reduce Virtualization Costs
Portworx cuts the high costs of traditional virtualization by streamlining infrastructure and reducing capital and operational expenses.
Operational Efficiency at scale
Streamline app and data management on Kubernetes—reducing complexity and speeding deployments.
Deploy Anywhere, With Confidence
Running VMs, containers, and their data anywhere—on-prem, cloud, or hybrid—you can avoid lock-in and scale on your own timeline.
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How Portworx Delivers Modern Virtualization
Deploy Anywhere
- Install on any Kubernetes environment (on‑prem, cloud, or hybrid).
- Leverage existing infrastructure.
- Enterprise‑grade storage and data services from day one.
VM & Container Management
- Use KubeVirt (e.g., OpenShift Virtualization, SUSE Virtualization) with Portworx to run VMs and containers side‑by‑side.
- Single control plane with shared policies, RBAC, and tooling.
- Preserve VM admin workflows while enabling cloud‑native automation.
Maximize Performance
- Portworx RWX Block for low‑latency, highly performant, scalable storage.
- Built‑in HA and SQoS to meet SLAs.
- Supports demanding VM workloads and live migration needs.
Protect Workloads
- Kubernetes‑aware backup and restore for VMs and apps.
- Metro and regional DR options aligned to criticality.
- Live migration to move running VMs with minimal disruption.
Storage Automation at Scale
- Autopilot expands volumes and optimizes placement based on demand.
- Intelligent rebalancing maintains performance and efficiency.
- Policy‑driven automation reduces operational overhead and cost.
How Portworx, KubeVirt, and Red Hat OpenShift streamline integration and drive efficiency
Customer Stories
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SiriusXM
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BCBS of Alabama
“[Portworx and Red Hat OpenShift] hit all the marks—low cost of ownership, works on-prem, in the cloud, or at the edge. It's an integrated ecosystem, and from a storage point of view, it just fits.”
Nate Mason, Director of Platform Operations, SiriusXM
Read the Case Study
“Portworx made VM migrations 10X faster and It revolutionized our Kubernetes journey”
Victor Willams, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
Read the Case StudyPortworx and Red Hat® OpenShift® deliver a smarter approach to virtualization—simplifying management, scaling on demand, and reducing costs.
Check Out Our Modern Virtualization Resources
Whitepaper
Modern virtualization infrastructure with Red Hat and Portworx (Technical Overview).
