Infrastructure Decision Framework
Questions Procurement Spreadsheets Don't Answer
An interactive framework for IT decision makers evaluating VMware alternatives and private cloud solutions. Calculate operational overhead, assess refresh risks, and identify vendor lock-in that procurement analysis ignores.
Introduction
Procurement evaluates infrastructure licensing costs. Operations pays the price for the next five years.
VMware licensing changes exposed the visible problem—annual costs increased from 15-25% of infrastructure TCO to 30-40%. Organizations responded with hypervisor replacement strategies: Proxmox, Nutanix AHV, Hyper-V, OpenStack.
The hidden problem persists regardless of hypervisor choice. Coordination overhead across separate storage, compute, and networking products consumes 40-60% of infrastructure team time. This operational cost existed before Broadcom's acquisition. It survives hypervisor replacement.
The Central Question
Are you solving the licensing problem or the infrastructure problem? Procurement sees licensing costs. Operations pays coordination overhead for five years.
What's Included in the Framework
VMware Exit Calculator
Calculate migration costs, timeline risks, and hidden operational changes when leaving VMware
ROBO/Edge Assessment
Evaluate remote site complexity, bandwidth costs, and management overhead for distributed infrastructure
Cost & Lifecycle Tools
Interactive calculators for operational costs, storage refresh models, and GPU integration
Red Flags Checklist
Identify warning signs of operational overhead and vendor lock-in in proposed solutions
VMware Exit Assessment
Evaluate the complete impact of leaving VMware—beyond licensing costs to migration complexity, operational changes, and timeline risks.
Migration Scope Calculator
Calculate the effort required to migrate your VMware environment.
Migration Comparison
Current Orchestrated Platform
With VergeOS
Which VMware features do you currently use?
What's your migration approach?
Your VMware Migration Profile:
ROBO/Edge Infrastructure Assessment
Evaluate the complexity and costs of managing remote office, branch office, and edge infrastructure.
Remote Site Calculator
Calculate management overhead and bandwidth costs for distributed infrastructure.
ROBO/Edge Comparison
Current Multi-Product Stack
With VergeOS
How do you currently manage remote sites?
What happens during a WAN outage?
How do you handle site refresh/upgrades?
Your ROBO/Edge Profile:
Interactive Cost Calculator
Calculate your five-year operational overhead. These costs exist today but don't appear in licensing spreadsheets.
Staff Coordination Cost
How much does your team spend coordinating compatibility between storage, compute, and networking vendors?
Troubleshooting Cost
When storage performance degrades, how long does multi-vendor finger-pointing extend the outage?
Five-Year Cost Comparison
Current Orchestrated Infrastructure
With VergeOS
Five-Year Savings with VergeOS
Why the difference? Integrated platform architecture eliminates multi-vendor coordination overhead and finger-pointing during troubleshooting. Single-vendor support resolves issues in hours instead of days.
Storage Lifecycle Assessment
Answer these questions to understand your storage refresh model and associated risks.
When you need to refresh storage, what happens?
How do you handle multiple performance tiers (SSD, NVMe, etc.)?
When you run out of capacity, what's your process?
Storage Model Comparison
Array-Based Storage
With VergeOS
Your Storage Refresh Model:
GPU Infrastructure Assessment
As AI workloads grow, how will your infrastructure handle GPU integration?
How would you add GPU capabilities to your infrastructure today?
Can CPU and GPU workloads share resources efficiently?
What happens when GPU servers age out?
GPU Integration Comparison
Separate GPU Infrastructure
With VergeOS
Your GPU Integration Model:
Red Flags Checklist
Use this checklist during vendor presentations and demonstrations. Red flags indicate higher operational overhead or vendor lock-in.
Architecture Red Flags
Refresh & Lifecycle Red Flags
Red Flags Detected: 0
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