# Data management layer eases VMware exit for Kubernetes teams

> Mouser Electronics moves from VMware to OpenShift using Portworx data layer.
- Title: Data management layer eases VMware exit for Kubernetes teams
- Summary: Mouser Electronics moves from VMware to OpenShift using Portworx data layer. Mouser Electronics shifted from VMware to OpenShift by using Portworx's data…
- Keywords: mouser electronics, openshift, portworx, kubernetes, vmware, kubecon, data management layer, cloud migration, enterprise, SiliconANGLE
- Source: SiliconANGLE — https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/13/data-management-layer-eases-vmware-exit-kubernetes-teams-kubeconna
- Author: Jonathan Anthony
- Published: 2026-11-13T15:04:32+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mouser electronics, openshift, portworx, kubernetes, vmware, kubecon, data management layer, cloud migration, technology, enterprise
## Mouser Electronics shifts from VMware
Mouser Electronics, a major electronic components distributor, is moving workloads off Broadcom's VMware to run on OpenShift.

> It doesn’t matter if we’re running containers or VMs, we’re running it on the same foundation, which really works well
## Portworx data layer enables hybrid workloads
Portworx provides a data management layer that allows teams to run both VMs and containers on the same platform using OpenShift.

> Kubernetes provides that ubiquitous control plane for all of them, and that’s what customers are asking us for
## Waller's proof-of-concept cluster
Systems engineer Ronald Waller configured Mouser's proof-of-concept cluster with Portworx in under an hour using API keys and a user ID.

> I asked the storage guy what I needed from him, and he handed me a user ID and an API key
## Portworx integrates AI and VM capabilities
Portworx added AI and VM features at KubeCon in May to support teams migrating from legacy hypervisors.

> We have this great opportunity to do something new, and Kubernetes has that open API that allows you to be creative
## KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA coverage
Waller and Owings discussed data management layers at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA during SiliconANGLE's livestreaming studio.

> The one thing that was missing was the same thing but for data
## Portworx sponsored segment
Portworx sponsored theCUBE's segment on the data management layer for VMs and containers at KubeCon.

> Portworx sponsored this segment of theCUBE
## Key takeaway

Mouser Electronics shifted from VMware to OpenShift by using Portworx's data management layer for seamless VM and container operations.