The New Economics
of VMware Exit
VMware license increases are only half the story. Surging RAM and Flash SSD costs — plus 6-month-plus server lead times — are compounding the pressure on every infrastructure budget. Join analyst Mike Matchett and VergeIO CMO George Crump for a 60-minute session on the hidden forces reshaping exit economics and the architectural strategies that change the math.
Your Presenters
Small World Big Data
VergeIO
Session Agenda
Two Forces Reshaping IT Budgets
Broadcom’s VMware licensing overhaul hit budgets from above. Now rising RAM and Flash SSD costs — driven by AI demand and fab constraints — are hitting from below, with server lead times stretching past six months. We set the stage on why this dual squeeze changes exit calculus.
Mike Matchett · 5 minThe Iceberg Below the License Fee
License fees make headlines, but the real cost iceberg sits underneath — retraining, re-tooling, migration labor, downtime risk, and now the hardware cost surge. RAM prices are up 30%+, NVMe SSDs are following, and server shortages mean you can’t just buy your way out on your timeline.
Mike Matchett · 12 minHow Traditional Exits Get Sunk
KVM, Nutanix, Hyper-V — many escape routes look viable until you hit hidden conversion costs, feature gaps, and operational complexity that erode the savings you projected.
George Crump · 8 minA Different Equation
How a purpose-built ultraconverged architecture changes the math — nested multi-tenancy, integrated DR, network virtualization, and snap-based workload migration that collapses the migration timeline.
George Crump · 12 minBuilding the Full Cost Model
A practical framework for calculating true exit cost — not just the license delta but the total economic impact including inflated hardware prices, extended server lead times, migration labor, downtime, and ongoing operations.
Both Presenters · 10 minYour Questions, Answered
Open discussion with both presenters. Bring your migration scenarios, vendor comparisons, and budget questions — nothing is off limits.
Both Presenters · 13 minWho Should Attend
This session is built for IT leaders caught in a dual squeeze — VMware licensing costs rising from above while RAM and Flash SSD prices surge from below, stretching server lead times past six months. Whether you’re actively planning an exit, evaluating alternatives, or building the business case for change, this webinar gives you the full economic picture and an architectural strategy that accounts for both pressures.
About Small World Big Data
Small World Big Data is an independent IT analyst firm led by Mike Matchett, focused on emerging infrastructure, data management, and cloud technologies. Mike brings over 25 years of industry experience and is known for his practitioner-level analysis that cuts through vendor marketing to focus on real-world architecture and operational impact.
About VergeIO
VergeIO is an ultraconverged infrastructure platform that virtualizes the entire data center — compute, storage, and networking — into a single, software-defined environment. Purpose-built for VMware migration, VergeIO’s nested virtual data center architecture enables organizations to run existing VMware workloads natively while dramatically reducing licensing costs, hardware requirements, and operational complexity.
Reserve Your Seat
Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET. Secure your spot — a recording will be sent to all registrants.