Broadcom's 2023 acquisition of VMware for $69 billion initiated significant changes, notably shifting from perpetual licenses to a subscription model. Many enterprises are concerned about rising costs, prompting some to consider migrating to alternative virtualization solutions. Key competitors include Nutanix, Microsoft Hyper-V, and open-source options like Proxmox and KVM. Despite these choices, a mass migration is not yet occurring, with some businesses opting to maintain their VMware systems due to certain favorable licensing terms.
For those considering that, the challenge is to ensure any migration provides adequate backup and recovery measures for new hypervisors. This is as well as protecting remaining VMware workloads.
Naturally, the first reaction is to say, 'Right, I'm going to go somewhere else, I'm going to use somebody else's technology',” says Patrick Smith, field chief technology officer for EMEA at Pure Storage.
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