The VMware Transition

Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has created one of the most significant shifts in enterprise IT strategy in recent years.

Licensing, pricing, and partner realignment have changed how organisations plan, budget, and execute their virtualisation and cloud strategies.

For many, renewal is no longer routine, it’s strategic. The decisions made now will shape cost, compliance, and capability for years to come.

Our community puts into the spotlight a series of blogs designed to help IT leaders cut through the noise and act with confidence. Each article explores a critical aspect of the VMware transition through three clear pillars of focus:

1. Issue: Understanding what changed

Perpetual licences have ended. Partner ecosystems have shifted. Pricing has increased. Together, these changes have introduced new complexity into an already crowded technology landscape.

Our first set of articles breaks down what’s happened and why it matters, providing impartial intel on how Broadcom’s overhaul affects budgets, renewals, and long-term planning.

2. Impact: Assessing strategic consequences

VMware decisions now reach the boardroom. They touch architecture, cost models, and business continuity.

These blogs explore how the new partner landscape and support deadlines elevate VMware strategy from a technical choice to a leadership priority. They outline how to align IT, finance, and compliance teams around clear, evidence-based options.

3. Cost: Building a defensible business case

Cost is often the trigger, but clarity is the outcome.

Our final pillar focuses on practical steps: understanding the total cost of ownership, uncovering funding opportunities, and preparing a board-ready assessment that transforms uncertainty into action.

A clearer path forward

Together, these insights form your Assessment Case - a structured, data-led approach to understanding your VMware future. Whether your path leads to VMware Cloud, a hybrid model, or full cloud migration, this series helps you decide with evidence, not assumptions.

Explore the series below and start building a defensible strategy for your next move.