Free VMware to Cloud Migration Consultation: Escape VMware Costs
VMware's licensing changes, price hikes, and product discontinuations have created uncertainty for vSphere users, prompting them to seek alternative cloud solutions for better flexibility, cost-effectiveness and support.
2024-06-18
The recent changes to VMware's licensing and product offerings have created uncertainty for organizations heavily invested in their vSphere environments. The shift to a subscription model, coupled with price hikes and the discontinuation of certain products like vRealize Operations Manager, has left many customers seeking alternative solutions. This presents an opportunity for businesses to explore the flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and robust support offered by cloud solutions.
Challenges
Migrating complex VMware environments, especially those built on vSphere and vSAN, to the cloud can be challenging. Hasty migrations can lead to misconfigurations and issues with data migration. A lack of in-house expertise in cloud technologies can result in solutions that don't align with business objectives.
Additional challenges include:
Complexity of Application Portfolios
Many organizations have a mix of legacy and modern applications, each with different migration requirements. Considerations include application dependencies, operating system compatibility, and the need for potential refactoring or re-architecting.
Regulatory Compliance
Certain industries have strict data governance and compliance regulations that need to be met during migration. Ensuring data privacy, security, and sovereignty throughout the process is crucial.
Business Disruption
Minimizing downtime and disruptions to operations during the migration is a critical concern. A well-planned migration strategy is essential to ensure a smooth transition and avoid negative impacts on productivity and revenue.
Cost Management
While cloud solutions offer potential cost savings, it's important to have a clear understanding of the pricing models and resource allocation strategies to avoid unexpected costs.
Skills Gap
Transitioning to the cloud may require new skills and knowledge that your existing team might not possess. Filling this skills gap through training or hiring can be a challenge.
Solutions
Ollion understands these challenges. We offer a free consultation to help you navigate this transition smoothly. Our experts can:
Assess
Evaluate your current VMware environment, including vSphere, vSAN, ESXi, and vCenter Server, to identify areas for optimization and modernization.
Strategize
Develop a tailored cloud migration strategy aligned with your specific business goals and leverages the benefits of a software-defined data center (SDDC). We'll consider your existing VMware investments and help you choose the right cloud provider and deployment model (public, private, or hybrid) for your needs.
Optimize
Implement proven cost management practices to control your cloud expenses and ensure you get the most out of your cloud investment. This includes right-sizing resources, utilizing reserved instances, and leveraging cost optimization tools.
Execute
Leverage our deep expertise in cloud computing and virtualization to guide you through the entire migration process, from planning to execution. We'll handle complex tasks like data migration, application refactoring, and network configuration to ensure a smooth and successful transition.
Outcomes
Our complimentary assessment will culminate in a detailed Findings Report and Deliverable, including:
VMware or VMC on AWS TCO analysis
Migration readiness assessment
Migration funding levers from AWS
Software licensing analysis
Application modernization options and pathways (including containerization with Tanzu)
Implementation roadmap and reference architecture
In-depth analysis of storage, networking, and security components (including considerations for Carbon Black and Workspace ONE)
We also offer additional incentives for migrating Microsoft and Oracle workloads (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2). If you're looking to transition to a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution, we have experience with VMware Horizon and can assist with that migration as well.
Why Choose Ollion?
As a trusted partner with extensive experience in VMware optimization and cloud migration, Ollion is uniquely positioned to guide you through this transition. Our cloud consulting services ensure you unlock the full potential of the cloud while mitigating the risks and complexities associated with your VMware environment.
Ready to take the next step?
Don't let uncertainty hold you back. Take advantage of our free consultation and let Ollion's experts guide you through a seamless transition to the cloud.