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      VergeOS transforms deduplication from a storage-only commodity into a native, infrastructure-wide capability that spans storage, virtualization, and networking, eliminating hidden resource taxes
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      VergeFS is a distributed, high-performance global file system integrated into VergeOS, unifying storage across nodes, tiers, and workloads while eliminating the need for external SANs
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      • Using Infrastructure to Prepare for RansomwareMost data centers still react to ransomware through backup, and the recovery gap costs them days. Using infrastructure to prepare for ransomware changes the posture. VergeOS contains attacks inside a VDC, holds clean immutable snapshots, detects encryption in the storage layer within minutes, and recovers the data center, not one VM.
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VergeOS Beyond the Hypervisor Swap
Get your custom ROI / TCO report
Beyond the Hypervisor Swap · Readiness Check

The question isn’t which hypervisor you swap to.
It’s whether you move to a Private Cloud Operating System.

Mark the pains that sound familiar below. As you do, the resolution map on the right builds itself. You will see the exact part of the VergeOS architecture that resolves each one, plus a live estimate of what the move would save. No email required to see results.

~3 min
To Complete
Live
Results
100+
Migrations
1 OS
Compute · Storage · Network · DR

VergeOS is a Private Cloud Operating System. It runs compute, storage, networking, and data protection from one code base, so leaving VMware is not a move to another hypervisor. It is a move to a different category of product. This readiness check shows where you stand today, and which part of that architecture answers each pressure you face.

One operating system, not a stack The architecture is the moat Ready for containers and AI
Your custom ROI / TCO report
See your custom ROI / TCO report overview now. Get the full report in just a few days.
Answer a few questions below and your savings overview builds live, with no email required. Book 20 minutes and we deliver the full 5-page report, built for your environment.
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Step 01

Your environment

Sets your savings baseline
Step 02

Cost & licensing pressure

Check all that apply
Step 03

Operational complexity

Check all that apply
Step 04

Business risk & exit urgency

Check all that apply
Step 05

Future workloads: containers & AI

Check all that apply
Live Readiness Signal
Signal strength Monitor
What the ROI / TCO report covers
Current-state baseline
Your actual subscription cost, support fees, annual escalation, and hardware refresh exposure at 2026 DDR5 and SSD pricing.
Migration true-up
What your exit really costs, including the penalty of continued payments while hardware is on back-order, set against running VergeOS on the hardware you already own.
Target-state economics
The operational picture after the move. RAM and flash efficiency gains, consolidation ratio, day-to-day management workload, and reliability under realistic failure scenarios.

The report runs about 5 pages and is specific to your environment. We need 20 minutes to capture the data that builds it. If that works for you, use the link below.

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Start checking the items that apply to you. Each mark reveals the part of the VergeOS architecture that resolves that pain, and what it saves.
Est. annual savings
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Drives the meter above · 60 to 70% of current spend
Est. 3-year savings
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Annual × 3
Add your current spend and server count above for a personalized projection.
Your resolution map 0 / 9
Empty, for now Check the pains on the left and watch this column fill with the specific VergeOS architecture that resolves each one. ← start on the left
A Different Category

This is more than a hypervisor swap

Replacing one hypervisor with another keeps every other problem in place. A Private Cloud Operating System collapses the stack into a single product. Here is the difference, side by side.

Another hypervisor swap
A Private Cloud Operating System
You replace one hypervisor with another.
You replace the whole stack with one operating system.
Storage, networking, backup, and DR stay separate products.
Compute, storage, networking, and data protection live in one code base.
Certified hardware lists and node programs constrain your choices.
Any standard x86 server, with mixed generations welcome.
Containers and AI arrive as new, separate platforms.
VMs, containers, and GPU workloads run on the same OS.
Lower bill, same operating model.
A different category. Lower TCO is a result of the architecture.
Go Deeper

The architecture, in full

White Paper
Beyond the Hypervisor Swap: The VergeOS Architecture
The full architectural case for the Private Cloud Operating System. Ungated, no form required.
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Watch the session with Greg Campbell and Kit Colbert
The live architecture walkthrough, now on demand. The single-code-base difference, explained by the people who built it.
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Explore the VergeOS architecture research
Every asset in one place. The white paper, the datasheet, the webinar, and the Kit Colbert board announcement.
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ROI / TCO Report & Migration Plan

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Book 20 minutes. We capture the variables specific to your environment. Your current subscription cost, hardware refresh exposure, consolidation ratio, and the operating baseline you work from today. A few days later you receive a 5-page report built for your situation. Current-state baseline, migration true-up, and target-state economics on VergeOS.

What you bring
20 minutes. Your current renewal quote, host count, and a rough VM inventory.
What we build
Current-state baseline, migration true-up against 2026 hardware pricing, and target-state economics on VergeOS.
What you get
A 5-page report sized to your environment, delivered a few days after the call. Yours to take to finance.
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