Turning disruption into advantage

The VMware-Broadcom transition has unsettled many. Licensing shifts, partner exits, and rising costs have disrupted long-standing infrastructure plans.

But disruption also brings clarity by forcing organisations to reassess what’s working and what’s not.

Beyond continuity

The simplest response is to renew and continue as before. Yet, this rarely addresses future requirements. With cloud services evolving fast, the real opportunity lies in modernisation.

Building a future-ready cloud strategy means designing for adaptability. It’s about aligning technology choices with long-term business direction, not short-term continuity.

Principles for a future-ready approach

First, prioritise flexibility. Avoid architectures that tie you to a single vendor or platform.

Second, embrace observability and automation. Cloud environments thrive when they’re transparent and manageable at scale.

Third, integrate security and compliance from the outset. Regulatory change is accelerating, and resilience demands continuous alignment.

Using assessment as a launchpad

A structured assessment helps convert uncertainty into progress. It benchmarks current environments and identifies what can move, what should stay, and what needs modernising.

Rather than reactive decisions, it enables planned, evidence-based transformation. This makes your next steps both measurable and defensible.

Turning the intel into action

The post-merger landscape doesn’t have to create paralysis. It can trigger improvement. Using disruption to modernise infrastructure ensures that your organisation is ready for the next five years, not just the next renewal.

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.