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The TCO of a VMware Alternative
Discover how the right VMware Alternative can dramatically lower the total cost of ownership by streamlining operations, reducing hardware costs, and offering flexible upgrade paths, leading to more efficient and scalable infrastructure management.
Five VMware Migration Questions
Once IT decides to make the switch, it must answer five VMware migration questions before completing the transition. Of course, before you even get to migration, you need to make sure that your potential new hypervisor will help you reduce costs both upfront and long-term….
An Instant Recovery Upgrade
While instant recovery was a critical step forward, customers are now looking for an instant recovery upgrade. The next advancement of recovery needs to maintain its point-in-time independence while shrinking recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO). Traditional methods of data recovery can…
vSAN vs. Dedicated Arrays
The decision to use a vSAN vs. dedicated arrays is one that IT professionals continue to wrestle with. Despite the theoretical pricing and scaling advantages of a virtualized storage solution, dedicated storage arrays like All-flash SAN arrays or Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems are still…
Overcome DR Cost and Complexity
IT professionals trying to implement disaster recovery (DR) plans that enable their organizations to survive, struggle to overcome DR cost and complexity. The problem is that most solutions don’t take a holistic approach. Instead, current solutions require IT to use a DR component for each…
Overcoming HCI Shortcomings
Explore how Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) falls short as a VMware alternative, and discover VergeIO’s UltraConverged Infrastructure (UCI), VergeOS, a superior solution offering better CPU and storage performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Learn about UCI’s cohesive codebase and its advantages over traditional three-tier architectures.
A Simpler VMware Alternative
Delve into the complexities surrounding VMware and its open-source alternatives. Discover how VergeOS revolutionizes this space with its unified codebase, intuitive GUI, flexible hardware requirements, and simplified licensing.
The True Cost of VMware Essentials
Despite its attractive price point, the true cost of VMware Essentials is a significant issue for IT professionals managing small to mid-sized data centers. It’s critical that IT professionals understand the cost of overcoming the restrictions that VMware places on the product. These limitations may…
Developing a VMware Exit Plan
The recent acquisition of VMware by Broadcom and the cold reality of this week’s layoffs make developing a VMware exit plan the new top priority for IT professionals. However, transitioning to a new virtualization platform can be a daunting task. With careful planning and execution…
VMware Alternative Cost-Benefit Analysis
One of the more critical steps when exiting VMware is performing a VMware alternative cost-benefit analysis. Every VMware alternative should have a lower license cost, but they should also have additional benefits that lower the total cost of ownership upfront and in the future. You…