Improving IT operational performance should be a key criterion when selecting a VMware alternative. Yes, lowering licensing fees and improving hardware performance will factor into the decision. Still, the project’s long-term success will depend on whether the new infrastructure software helps raise the IT operational bar so IT can be significantly more responsive and efficient after the switch.
In today’s highly competitive IT landscape, internal IT teams are increasingly benchmarked against Managed Service Providers (MSPs). MSPs, in turn, face comparisons against Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), and CSPs against hyperscale cloud providers. This competitive environment highlights operational performance as the crucial differentiator. Infrastructure software’s effectiveness and IT skills determine an organization’s ability to deliver superior operational outcomes and gain a competitive edge.
Shifting from Raw Performance to Operational Efficiency
Raw performance once dominated IT discussions, driving infrastructure investments to achieve incremental gains. However, as processing power has become plentiful and high-speed NVMe flash storage has become more cost-effective, businesses face diminishing returns on investment from raw hardware upgrades alone. The real competitive differentiator now lies in operational capabilities and efficient utilization of the hardware investment enabled by choosing the right infrastructure software:
- Enhanced Observability: The ability to proactively monitor and manage infrastructure health in real-time.
- Rapid Deployment: Quickly and reliably deploying new workloads or scaling into new locations.
- Extended Hardware Lifecycles: Safely and reliably leveraging existing hardware resources over a longer period, aiming for hardware lifespans of up to a decade.
Why Operational Performance Matters
Improving IT operational performance directly impacts agility, reliability, and cost efficiency. Organizations excelling in these areas will outperform competitors, reduce unnecessary costs, and respond swiftly to market demands. Rather than merely upgrading hardware, IT departments must now prioritize improving operational workflows and infrastructure visibility and selecting infrastructure software that aligns with these strategic goals.
Raising the Operational Efficiency Bar
VergeOS is designed to help organizations exceed operational performance expectations, offering robust capabilities beyond those found in conventional solutions like VMware. Here’s how VergeOS achieves this:
Unmatched Observability
Through its ioMetrics integration, VergeOS provides comprehensive, real-time infrastructure monitoring. IT teams leverage tools like Prometheus and Grafana to gain detailed visibility into system performance, proactively identifying and resolving issues before they impact business operations.
Accelerated Workload Deployment
Improving IT operational performance can also be achieved through seamless integration with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) platforms like Terraform. With its native Terraform provider, VergeOS enables rapid and predictable deployment of new workloads or locations. Organizations can automate infrastructure deployment and configuration, significantly reducing manual errors and operational overhead.
Raising the Operational Efficiency of Hardware
Improving IT operational performance includes enhancing the efficiency of the IT hardware assets. You are being asked to do more with less, so should your hardware. VergeOS ensures hardware resources are utilized to their full potential without compromising critical capabilities. It supports many virtual machines per node and maximizes storage capacity per node, enabling IT teams to leverage their infrastructure fully. Additionally, VergeOS provides unmatched node flexibility, incorporating compute-only, GPU-only, or storage-only nodes, seamlessly integrating these diverse resources into a cohesive, holistic group. This level of flexibility and efficiency enables organizations to tailor their infrastructure precisely to their operational needs, optimizing resource allocation and minimizing waste.
Extending Hardware Life
Unlike traditional hypervisor environments, VergeOS’s architecture efficiently utilizes hardware resources, extending its functional lifespan. By maximizing hardware usage in a safe, resilient manner, organizations can confidently stretch hardware cycles closer to a decade, substantially improving ROI.
Operational Efficiency Requires Quality Technical Support
A critical component of operational performance is the quality of technical support that the VMware alternative vendor provides. No matter how robust the infrastructure software is, exceptional support is essential when issues arise. VergeIO’s technical support consistently receives high praise from customers:
“The responsiveness and knowledge of VergeIO’s support team are second to none. They quickly resolve any issues, minimizing downtime and maintaining our operational continuity.” — Eric Miller, Manager of Information Services, Lancaster Central School District
“We genuinely feel like VergeIO’s support team is an extension of our own IT department. Their proactive approach has significantly improved our infrastructure reliability.” — Kelley Allen, CEO of CCSI
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When Raw Performance Matters
While improving IT operational performance has become the critical differentiator in most scenarios, there are specific situations where raw performance remains essential. In these cases, it is crucial to ensure your infrastructure software fully extracts the potential from your hardware, something VergeOS has consistently demonstrated leadership in achieving, yet our competitors have been suspiciously quiet about.
VergeOS has delivered impressive performance benchmarks, including:
- Launching 1,000 virtual machines in just 70 seconds.
- Achieving over 1 million IOPS with 23 GB/s throughput using real-world workloads.
- Maintaining sub-millisecond latency for critical applications, even under intense workloads.
As organizations begin deploying private AI workloads, raw performance and near-bare-metal efficiency will undoubtedly rise in importance. However, even in AI-centric deployments, improving IT operational performance by ensuring ease of deployment, robust observability, and hardware lifecycle optimization will continue to serve as the critical success criterion.
Moving Beyond VMware
While VMware remains a widely used hypervisor platform, it often lacks the robust operational capabilities now demanded by modern IT teams. VergeOS provides a compelling VMware alternative, enhancing operational agility, infrastructure observability, hardware longevity, and ensuring the infrastructure software chosen fully supports these strategic priorities.
For organizations evaluating their hypervisor strategy, it’s essential to consider these operational performance metrics carefully. Storage Switzerland recently highlighted crucial factors in their Critical Capabilities for Service Providers Evaluating VMware Alternatives, reinforcing the need for comprehensive operational excellence rather than mere cost reductions.
See VergeOS Operational Performance in Action
Interested in seeing how improving IT operational performance is made possible with VergeOS? Explore our on-demand demonstration to understand how VergeOS practically transforms IT operational performance. This session showcases VergeOS’s automation and observability capabilities, providing tangible insights into how your organization can exceed traditional operational benchmarks.
