Hybrid done right

Balancing VMware familiarity with future flexibility

Hybrid infrastructure remains a practical choice for many organisations. It combines the familiarity of VMware with the scalability of public cloud.

Executed well, hybrid delivers performance, control, and cost predictability.

Managing complexity

The challenge lies in integration. Managing workloads across on-premises and cloud requires consistent policy, visibility, and governance. Without this, the hybrid can become fragmented.

Assessment helps avoid that. It clarifies workload placement, connectivity, and operational processes before change begins.

Flexibility through planning

Hybrid strategies allow gradual adoption of cloud capabilities. They enable innovation without forcing immediate transformation.

By modelling cost, latency, and compliance factors, assessments ensure each workload sits where it performs best.

Avoiding the licensing trap

Post-merger licensing shifts mean hybrid configurations must be reviewed carefully. What worked before may now carry new costs or restrictions.

An assessment helps identify these impacts early. It prevents unplanned expense and maintains compliance.

A controlled evolution

Hybrid done right is not a compromise; it’s a controlled evolution. It lets you modernise at your own pace, backed by data, not guesswork.

Assess your hybrid path before you commit and stay in control.

Ready to take control of your VMware strategy?

Broadcom’s changes have created uncertainty in VMware estates, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. Through the Cloud Community, you’ get a privileged pass straight to a no-cost, no-obligation, board-ready assessment worth £15K.

These assessments give organisations the evidence needed to modernise and migrate confidently, ensuring they avoid overspending and maximise the return on their cloud investment.

Assessments are funded by AWS to help our community VMware customers evaluate the impact of changes to the VMware business model, by providing data-driven plans that identify cost savings, optimise licensing, and reduce migration risks.

Evaluating your next cloud platform move?

Get fast insights into pressure-testing your VMware transition decisions.

To qualify for an AWS Assessment, your organisation needs to:

  • Have workloads (including on-premises and cloud environments) that you want to assess for cost reduction and optimisation
  • Have 20+ VM’s and 1TB storage
  • Be willing to provide the necessary data for the assessment to be performed

All you need to do is submit a request for one of our accredited AWS partners who is on hand to help with a numbers-first assessment to help you make confident, board-ready decisions.

Note: This is a no-obligation assessment call, not a sales call; we are here to help you figure out your options.

Evaluating your next cloud platform move?
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