Kubernetes Without the VMware Tax
Native Rancher and Kubernetes integration on VergeOS
David Zarzycki
Principal Engineer, VergeIO
George Crump
Chief Marketing Officer, VergeIO
Aaron Richman
Field Evangelist, VergeIO
What This Session Covers
VMware shops running Kubernetes pay three taxes at once. vSphere licensing for the cluster nodes. A Kubernetes distribution tax like Tanzu or OpenShift. And often a third tax for overlay storage like Longhorn or Portworx. The 30-minute session walks how VergeOS collapses all three into a single integrated platform, with Rancher remaining the management plane your team already uses.
Architecture Overview with the Field Evangelist
Aaron Richman, Field Evangelist at VergeIO and one of the presenters on the recording, runs 30-minute architecture sessions against real environments. No slide deck. Your workloads, your VMware footprint, your migration path.
Book a SessionRelated Resources
All the campaign content the recording references, direct links only.
Collapsing the Kubernetes Stack
Long-form architectural argument behind the campaign. Three-tax model, assembled vs integrated, four-Helm-chart support layer, stateful Kubernetes data resilience. Fourteen-minute read.
Read the White Paper →Kubernetes Without the VMware Tax
One-page overview. Three-tax framing, three customer scenarios, before-and-after architecture, four-step deployment flow, production validation.
View Datasheet →Kubernetes Without the VMware Tax Deck
The full session presentation in scrollable format. Same narrative David walked through live, structured for solo review, internal sharing, or referencing specific slides after the recording.
View the Presentation →Kubernetes Without the VMware Tax Hub
The full campaign asset library. Announcement, white paper, datasheet, presentation, analyst coverage, and social amplification, all in one place.
Browse the Hub →VergeIO Delivers Kubernetes Support That Collapses the VMware Stack
The official announcement. CSI driver, Cloud Controller Manager, Cluster Autoscaler, and Rancher node driver shipping as Helm charts. Validated in production with the NGAMING / Nesine design partner.
Read the Release →Tanzu’s Long Goodbye: Three Paths Forward
George Crump on VMblog. The Tanzu wind-down explained, three credible migration paths analyzed, and where the unified-platform option fits.
Read on VMblog →Book Your Architecture Overview
Pick a time below for a 30-minute working session with Aaron Richman, Field Evangelist at VergeIO and one of the presenters from the recording.