You may have read about rising VMWare costs? But what could a switch to AWS actually mean for your business?
Moving from VMware to AWS can be a big budget saving, but only with the right strategy. Here is a quick breakdown of where the savings can come from:
Reduce licenses: This is the big one. VMware licenses and support can eat up nearly a third of your infrastructure budget. Moving to AWS wipes that cost out immediately.
Cutting the clutter: You can finally stop paying for physical servers, storage racks, and the massive electricity bills needed to keep them cool. You also save on "colo" (data center rental) fees.
No more "ghost" capacity: Most on-premise setups are way too big for what they actually do, with half the power sitting idle. AWS lets you "rightsize"—only paying for what you’re actually using—and scales up or down automatically.
Lighter workload: Your team spends less time patching hardware or fixing broken cables and more time on stuff that actually grows the business.
Things to look out for
You don’t save money just by “moving to AWS”, you save money by changing how workloads run. Here's some common mistakes to avoid:
The "lazy" move: If you just copy and paste your clunky, oversized VMs directly into the cloud without resising them, your AWS bill will be eye-watering.
Paying full price: If you don't use "Savings Plans" or "Reserved Instances" (basically committing to a set amount of usage for a discount), you're leaving a 60% saving on the table.
The worst of both worlds: Some people move to "VMware Cloud on AWS." You end up paying for the AWS infrastructure plus the VMware software premium. It’s the most expensive way to do it.
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The quick rule of thumb:
If you lift and shift: expect ~20% savings
If you optimise: expect ~30–40%
If you modernise: expect ~50%+
We can give you a precise estimate with a tailored savings model for you if you share number of VMs, average CPU / RAM, storage size, approximate VMware licensing, and current annual infra cost.
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Workloads (including on-premises and cloud environments) that you want to assess for cost reduction and optimisation
20+ VM’s and 1TB storage
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One of our accredited AWS partners will be on hand to produce your numbers-first assessment to help you make confident, board-ready decisions. With this, you'll get fast insights into pressure-testing your VMware transition decisions.
Note: This is a no-obligation assessment call, not a sales call; we are here to help you figure out your options.
