Pillar 02
VMware exit consultant.
Off Broadcom. Onto something that fits.
Broadcom's VMware bundles broke the math for mid-market. We assess your workloads and migrate to Hyper-V, Azure Stack HCI, Nutanix, Scale Computing, or Azure IaaS — whichever lands cleanest for your environment.
Broadcom's repackaging folded standalone VMware SKUs into VCF and VVF bundles with a 16-core-per-CPU minimum. Reported mid-market renewal increases run from roughly 2–3x to 10x or more — where you land depends on how your old estate was licensed, and estates on lower core counts absorb the largest multiple. Windows Server 2019 mainstream support ended Jan 9, 2024.
What we deliver
Three workloads. One assessment-first model.
Every engagement starts with a paid workload assessment — not a sales pitch. From there you have data to make the call, with or without us.
01
VMware to Hyper-V
Microsoft-stack consolidation for shops already running Server, AD, and System Center. License math typically wins.
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02
VMware to Azure
Azure IaaS lift-and-shift, or Azure Stack HCI for hybrid. Azure Migrate-led with proper assessment, not guesswork.
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03
Windows Server End-of-Support
2012/2016/2019 → 2022/2025. In-place upgrade, re-platform, or Azure Arc — picked workload by workload.
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04
Decision Framework
Six dimensions, a recommendation matrix, two anonymized walkthroughs. The cornerstone read for any VMware exit.
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Why vendor-neutral matters here
Most virtualization migrations are sold by firms that resell the destination.
We don't. When we recommend Hyper-V over Nutanix, or Scale Computing over Azure Stack HCI, it's because it fits your workloads and your operating model — not because it pays us better.
The same engineer that scoped the assessment runs the migration. No handoff. No bait-and-switch.
Field notes
Read the deep-dive.
- → VMware after Broadcom: your real exit options — Hyper-V vs Nutanix vs Azure Stack HCI vs Scale Computing vs Proxmox vs Azure IaaS, with the math on when each one wins.
FAQ
Common questions about VMware exits.
What does a VMware exit consultant do after Broadcom?
A VMware exit consultant assesses an existing vSphere estate and migrates the workloads off VMware to a destination that fits the environment — Hyper-V for Microsoft-stack shops with Windows Server Datacenter licensing, Azure Stack HCI for hybrid Azure-managed on-prem, Nutanix for shops moving directly off vSphere, Scale Computing for SMB and smaller mid-market, or Azure IaaS when the renewal coincides with a hardware refresh. Scope: paid workload assessment with dependency mapping, destination architecture, waved cutover plan, parallel-run validation, two weeks of hypercare, and old VMware environment decommission. Vendor-neutral by design — no resale of any destination, no referral fees, no license margin. The recommendation reflects environment fit, not commission.
What does a VMware exit cost?
Two cost lines: the assessment (fixed-fee, typically a few weeks) and the migration itself (priced per VM count, workload complexity, and destination). The decision usually isn't 'is leaving VMware cheaper than staying' — Broadcom's renewal math has answered that for most mid-market customers — it's 'which destination minimizes total cost over five years.' Hyper-V, Azure Stack HCI, Nutanix, Scale Computing, and Azure IaaS each win a different subset of workloads. The assessment quantifies that for your environment.
How long does a VMware-to-Hyper-V or VMware-to-Azure migration take?
Mid-market migrations of 50–300 VMs typically run 8–16 weeks: 2–4 weeks discovery and assessment, 2 weeks pilot, 4–10 weeks waved cutover, 2 weeks hypercare. Larger estates extend the cutover phase. Workload-by-workload migration windows are scheduled to avoid blast-radius events.
Hyper-V, Azure Stack HCI, Nutanix, Scale Computing, or Azure IaaS — how do you decide?
Hyper-V wins for Microsoft-stack shops already running Server, AD, and System Center — the license math is usually a landslide. Azure Stack HCI wins when the customer wants vSAN-class on-prem with a hybrid Azure operating model. Nutanix wins on operational maturity and migration tooling for shops moving directly off vSphere. Scale Computing wins on operational simplicity for SMB and smaller mid-market. Azure IaaS wins when the hardware refresh and renewal coincide and there's appetite for OpEx. We assess workloads against all five and recommend per-workload — no single answer.
Are you a Broadcom, Microsoft, or Nutanix reseller?
No. We're labor-only and vendor-neutral. We don't carry a partner badge for any of the destinations and we don't take referral fees from the platforms we migrate to. The recommendation reflects what fits your workloads — not what pays us. Hardware procurement and software licensing go directly through your existing channels.
Can VMware and the new hypervisor coexist during migration?
Yes — and they have to, for any migration above ~30 VMs. The cutover is waved, not big-bang. Critical workloads run on the destination platform first; secondary workloads follow. VMware stays live as a fallback until the final wave completes and validation passes. The runbook documents the rollback path for each wave.
Get a vendor-neutral exit assessment.
Tell us the VM count, the workload mix, and the renewal date. We'll come back with a fixed-fee assessment scope and timeline.