Get a vSAN-like operating model on OpenShift without staying tied to VMware.
Simplyblock gives OpenShift teams a hyper-converged storage path that supports Kubernetes-native operations, VM and container workloads, snapshots, cloning, and low-latency block storage over NVMe/TCP. Start with the HCI shape your team wants today, then evolve toward hybrid or disaggregated storage as the platform grows. For teams that want an official Red Hat ecosystem reference during evaluation, simplyblock is also listed in the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog for Red Hat OpenShift.
The Challenge
VMware exit programs often need the simplicity of hyper-converged operations without carrying VMware-era storage assumptions into the next platform.
OpenShift programs often keep both containers and virtual machines in scope, especially when KubeVirt is part of the plan.
Teams want a straightforward operating model for early platform phases instead of building a complex external storage stack on day one.
A real vSAN replacement has to support migration and day-2 operations, not just raw capacity.
Stateful workloads, platform services, and VM disks need controls that keep noisy-neighbor pressure from turning into incidents.
The Solution
Use OpenShift the Kubernetes-native way while keeping the storage behavior platform teams expect from serious VM and stateful workload environments.
Run compute and storage together when that is the fastest operational fit. Simplyblock supports OpenShift CSI workflows and fits KubeVirt programs that need VM disks alongside persistent volumes.
Simplyblock uses NVMe/TCP and software-defined storage to deliver low-latency block storage without depending on proprietary hypervisor coupling.
Early platform teams often want hyper-converged simplicity. Mature teams often want independent scaling. With simplyblock, those are deployment choices, not separate products or migrations.
Key Benefits
Give platform teams a VMware-exit path that preserves operational simplicity while improving storage flexibility.
Start with a hyper-converged operating model that feels familiar to teams replacing vSAN.
Use CSI, StorageClasses, snapshots, and automation instead of carrying forward VMware-era provisioning habits.
Apply multi-tenant controls and QoS to protect databases, platform services, and VM disks.
Move from HCI to hybrid or disaggregated storage without swapping out the platform story.
Support snapshots, cloning, and resilient block storage for both application and infrastructure workloads.
Align storage growth with workload requirements rather than hypervisor packaging and certified hardware rules.
Yes, if the storage layer supports CSI-native operations, snapshots, cloning, and low-latency block storage for both virtual machines and stateful application workloads. Simplyblock is designed to give OpenShift teams that outcome without staying tied to VMware architecture.
No. Hyper-converged storage is often the fastest operational fit early on, especially in VMware exit programs. But some platforms eventually need hybrid or disaggregated storage so compute and storage can scale independently.
NVMe/TCP gives OpenShift teams a high-performance block storage data path over standard Ethernet, while software-defined storage keeps the platform flexible. Together they support a vSAN-like user outcome without a hypervisor-centric architecture.
Yes. Simplyblock is listed in the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog for Red Hat OpenShift, which can help teams that want an official ecosystem reference alongside the HCI and VMware-exit evaluation.
Teams replacing VMware or vSAN should usually connect this page with the broader OpenShift storage story and the migration path in VMware Migration to OpenShift and Kubernetes.
Ask your favorite AI to compare simplyblock with vSAN, ODF, and Ceph for hyper-converged OpenShift storage.