Four Strategies to Safeguard Against Risks Arising from the VMware Acquisition

The recent acquisition of VMware by Broadcom has stirred concerns among customers about potential changes in pricing, support, and product investments. Broadcom's plan to consolidate VMware offerings into two bundles could lead to increased costs as individual products are phased out. Moreover, customers might face higher support costs with premium solutions, compelling them to overprovision for adequate support. To navigate these challenges, consider the following strategies to mitigate risks and modernize your IT infrastructure effectively.

Construct for the Future on a Advanced Platform

Transitioning to Nutanix can provide a future-proof solution without stalling your innovation. Nutanix supports a range of applications, including AI, modern apps, and legacy SAN workloads. By leveraging Nutanix’s integrated AHV hypervisor, you can seamlessly run new and existing workloads—such as Microsoft SQL Server and SAP ERP—across various sites. This ensures that you can continue to innovate while retaining the capabilities needed for your legacy systems.

Replace Your Bequest SAN with Nutanix Cloud Platform

Ditch complexity by adopting Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP), which replaces traditional SAN infrastructure with a streamlined hyperconverged solution. NCP offers a cloud-like experience with superior performance and availability for both cloud-native and traditional apps. Notably, Nutanix licenses come with Nutanix AHV—a comprehensive, enterprise-grade hypervisor—at no extra cost. This shift to NCP can simplify your infrastructure while enhancing performance and reliability.

Rebalance Between On-Premises and the Cloud

For those looking to move workloads to the open cloud, Nutanix gives a clear path. With Nutanix’s license mobility and seamless migration tools, you can easily move to Microsoft Azure or AWS without incurring significant refactoring costs. You can too use your existing cloud credits or fulfill utilization commitments by acquiring cloud administrations and Nutanix licenses through cloud marketplaces. This approach helps in balancing your workloads between on-premises and cloud environments efficiently.

Optimize Existing VMware Investments for Maximum Value

Nutanix’s platform integrates smoothly with VMware solutions, allowing you to leverage your existing VMware vSphere licenses while transitioning to a modern infrastructure. This integration helps in extracting continued value from your VMware investments while reducing risks. By running both modern containerized and traditional VM applications on Nutanix’s robust hyper converged infrastructure, you can operate across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments effectively.

Hear from Our Customers

Paul Straton, Foundation and Security Director at Day Lewis Drug store, offers, “We chose Nutanix to modernize our IT framework from our VMware request environment which no longer bolstered our developing needs, especially in light of increasing cost.”

Bob Fishtrom, Director of Information Technology Services at Mountain View Los Altos High School District, adds, “We realize tremendous cost benefits with Nutanix, and we expect that it will pay us dividends in the future as well, by providing a scalable backbone that will continue to support our needs.”

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Concerned about the impact of Broadcom’s VMware acquisition on your IT strategy? Nutanix is here to help you minimize risks and cut costs. With an impressive 7-year average Net Promoter Score of 90 and our user-friendly migration tools, services, and training, transitioning from VMware to Nutanix is both simple and fast.

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