In the wake of VMware’s significant licensing changes earlier this year, many IT Leaders are, quite rightly, re-evaluating their infrastructure strategies. If you’re wondering whether now is the right time to explore an alternative, you’re not alone. Here are some compelling reasons why a strategic shift from VMware to an alternative could unlock significant opportunities for your organisation.
- Subscription-only Licensing: The discontinuation of perpetual licences fundamentally alters budgeting and financial planning, shifting your investment from a capital expenditure to a recurring operational expenditure model.
- 72-core Minimum’s: The shift to a per core minimum has led to reported price hikes of 300 per cent to over 1000 per cent, making continued use economically unfeasible for many businesses.
- Forced Product Bundling: VMware’s portfolio has been consolidated into a few main bundles, often coercing organisations into acquiring expensive features they may not need. This can lead to unnecessary expenditure and complexity.
- Increased Vendor Lock-in: The subscription-only model, combined with limitations on porting existing perpetual licences to cloud environments, will force the hand of many businesses. This makes future flexibility and switching providers both costly and challenging.
- Partner Programme Termination: Broadcom’s comprehensive overhaul of the partner ecosystem has unfortunately severed ties with thousands of trusted local resellers. This directly impacts implementation and ongoing support, particularly for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).
- Focus on Large Enterprises: Broadcom’s stated focus on its “top 500 customers” and the removal of free products signal a potential neglect of the needs of SMBs. This raises concerns about future feature development, ongoing support, and long-term affordability for many.
Plus, they are bringing back the Blockbuster classic – late fees. A 20 per cent penalty will be added for late renewals, applied retroactively.
What’s next?
What’s the next step for your organisation? At Cloud Direct, we’ve developed a low-risk, packaged migration service designed specifically to help SMBs navigate this shift. Our approach helps you smoothly transition from VMware into a secure, modern Azure environment.
Here’s what you’ll get:
- Fixed-price assessment and migration
- Predictable monthly costs
- Built-in Microsoft security
- Six months of post-migration support
- Reduced complexity
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