Accelerating VM Migration To Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization: Hitachi Storage Offload Delivers Faster Data Movement
Red Hat, Friday, February 6th, 2026
If you're modernizing your virtualization infrastructure, you've probably discovered that migrating thousands of virtual machines (VMs) takes far longer than anyone anticipated.
For IT leaders who haven't overseen a VM migration in a decade or more, this long timeline often comes as a surprise. What many assumed would take a few weeks can stretch into months or even years.
This extended migration window creates compounding challenges. Organizations find themselves maintaining duplicate infrastructure: 2 sets of hardware, 2 license agreements, and 2 operations teams. The costs add up quickly. VM migrations carry operational risks, as well: the downtime required to move workloads from the legacy platform to the new environment directly impacts business operations.