Virtual Machines on Codesphere
Lift & shift legacy monoliths
Transition to cloud-native from your legacy applications (including Windows workloads) easier, without worrying about containerization. Gain advanced routing, remote desktop support, and integrated observability & tooling across any infrastructure.
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Everything at a glance
Migrate to modern containers smoothly and without retraining your teams. Our VM solution provides an easy path to cloud-native benefits with significantly lower licence costs.
Future proof your workloads
Migration path
Transform your VM monoliths into cloud-ready microservices with our proven migration path. Move VM workloads (including those running Windows) to Codesphere and directly benefit from modern cloud-native architecture. Then, gradually break down your monoliths into microservices without the need for complex containerization processes.
Lift & shift legacy applications
Move your existing monoliths to Codesphere VMs without major code changes. Get immediate access to cloud infrastructure benefits.
Immediate benefits:
- • Advanced cloud-native routing features
- • Remote desktop support for easy access
- • Infrastructure portability across any cloud
Unified management interface
Manage your legacy and Windows VM workloads alongside microservice and applications on its way microservice architectures in a single, unified interface. A single context with management tools.
Unified control:
- • Single dashboard for all workload types
- • Consistent deployment patterns
- • Centralized monitoring and logging
- • Shared networking and security policies
Break down monolith
Gradually extract services from your monolith into cloud-ready microservices using our patented deployment technology. Deploy new services in a glimpse while Codesphere takes care for containerization and container orchestration.
Decomposition strategy:
- • Extract business logic into new services
- • Maintain data consistency during transition
- • Gradually start routing requests to new services
- • Progressive modernization approach
- • Risk-free rollback capabilities
Deployment advantages:
- • Direct code-to-cloud deployment
- • Simplified debugging and development
- • Better resource utilization
- • Faster deployment cycles
Cloud-native microservice landscape
Achieve a modern, scalable architecture with full cloud-native capabilities while maintaining the flexibility to run legacy components when needed.
Exciting capabilities
Key benefits of Codesphere VMs
Get enterprise-grade cloud-native features for your legacy applications without the complexity of traditional migration approaches.
Advanced cloud-native routing
Get instant access to sophisticated routing capabilities including load balancing, SSL termination, and path-based routing for your monolith applications.
Integrated remote desktop
Built-in remote desktop support allows seamless access to your VM applications from anywhere, with enterprise-grade security and performance.
Faster migration path
Accelerate your migration timeline with streamlined lift-and-shift processes that minimize downtime and reduce complexity compared to traditional approaches.
Infrastructure portability
Deploy on any infrastructure - cloud, on-premises, or hybrid environments - with the same management interface and feature set.
Single management interface
Manage legacy applications alongside modern cloud-native workloads in one unified platform with consistent best-practice workflows.
Containerization included
Move directly to modern deployment patterns while Codesphere runs legacy applications without prior containerization alongside modern microservices.
Dramatic cost reduction
Substantial savings on annual licensing costs compared to traditional VMware deployments with no vendor lock-in.
Get infrastructure-agnostic VMs with enterprise features at a fraction of the cost.
One platform for everything
Unified management interface
Stop juggling multiple tools and platforms. Manage your entire application portfolio - from legacy monoliths to modern cloud-native microservices - in a single, unified interface. All applications get access to Codesphere's extensive toolkit including our remote development environment, observability features and more.
Legacy applications
Existing monolithic applications running in VMs
Unified in
Modern cloud-native services
New microservices and cloud-native applications
Single source of truth
Monitoring
Unified metrics and alerts
Deployment
Consistent deployment flows
Security
Shared security policies
Scaling
Coordinated resource management
Manage VMs alongside other workloads with multiple access methods
Built-in Remote Connection
Access your Windows & Linux VMs directly through our integrated remote desktop/cli connection. No additional software required - connect seamlessly through your browser or terminal with enterprise-grade security.
Cloud IDE & Local IDE Connections
Develop and manage your applications using Codesphere's cloud IDE or connect your favorite local IDE via SSH. Enjoy real-time collaboration, AI assistance, and seamless deployment capabilities.
Infrastructure independence
Digital sovereignty & portability
Maintain complete control over your infrastructure choices. Our VM solution runs on any underlying infrastructure - from public clouds to on-premises data centers - giving you the freedom to choose based on your sovereignty, compliance, and business requirements.
Infrastructure agnostic
Deploy on AWS, Azure, GCP, on-premises, or hybrid environments with identical functionality.
Avoid vendor lock-in
Move between infrastructure providers without application changes or feature loss.
Compliance ready
Meet regulatory requirements by choosing compliant infrastructure while maintaining modern capabilities.
Cost optimization
Optimize costs by running workloads on the most cost-effective infrastructure for your use case.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Virtual Machines on Codesphere
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We support all Windows/Linux versions as you can bring your own images.
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Unlike traditional VMs, our VMs come with built-in cloud-native routing, integrated remote desktop, and unified management alongside modern workloads. You get enterprise-grade features without the operational overhead.
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Yes, this is a true lift-and-shift solution. Your existing Windows applications can be moved without any code changes, maintaining full compatibility while immediately gaining cloud-native capabilities.
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Our platform provides a gradual migration path. You can extract individual services from your monolith and deploy them as cloud-native microservices using our patented deployment technology, while maintaining integration with the remaining legacy components.
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You can bring your existing Windows licenses. We significantly reduce overall licensing costs compared to traditional deployments on VMware. Additionally our tools help migrate away from Windows licences faster.
