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 VMware pricing changes have driven renewal increases of 800–1,500% in mid-market deals we've seen. 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.