Enterprises fleeing Broadcom move to OpenShift Virtualization

At Red Hat Summit 2026, several major enterprises shared their strategies for migrating workloads from VMware to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization to escape Broadcom's significantly increased licensing costs. While organizations like Cleveland Clinic and FedHIVE highlighted benefits such as lower total cost of ownership and enhanced compliance, they also noted the architectural and technical complexities involved in transitioning to a Kubernetes-based platform.