Why Are Enterprises Moving Away from VMware?
The enterprise IT landscape has been significantly shaken by Broadcom’s $60+ billion acquisition of VMware. Since the acquisition, many businesses have seen steep licensing fee increases, reduced customer support, and the end of VMware’s resale partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
As a result, organizations are rapidly rethinking their virtualization and infrastructure strategies, many choosing to transition to Cloud-native alternatives like:
- AWS EC2
- IBM Cloud
- Google Cloud Compute Engine
- Microsoft Azure
In fact, Forrester estimates that 1 in 5 VMware enterprise customers plan to migrate away from the VMware virtualization stack within the year.
What's Driving VMware Customers to the Cloud?
1. Rising Costs
Post-acquisition, VMware customers are facing licensing quotes up to 3x higher than the previous year, leading many to explore cost-efficient options.
2. Vendor Lock-in Concerns
Broadcom’s strategy shifts have caused unease, making enterprises wary of being locked into a vendor with unpredictable pricing and support policies.
3. Opportunity to Modernize
Cloud-native platforms provide an opening to modernize infrastructure, enhance performance, and optimize disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
Benefits of Migrating to Cloud-Native Solutions
Agility & Scalability
Cloud-native platforms offer dynamic scalability. You can scale resources up or down on demand — ideal for adapting to shifting business needs.
Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Although on-prem infrastructure might seem cheaper upfront, cloud-native environments eliminate ongoing hardware maintenance, licensing, and staffing costs, offering long-term savings.
Enhanced Security & Compliance
Leading cloud providers are heavily invested in enterprise-grade security and hold a wide array of compliance certifications, ensuring regulatory readiness across industries.
VMware Migration Isn't All-or-Nothing
Going all-in on the public cloud may not be feasible for every business. Many organizations are opting for a Multi-Cloud or hybrid Cloud strategy, combining On-Premise infrastructure with public Cloud services.
How to Migrate from VMware: Wanclouds' MaaS Solution
Wanclouds offers a Migration-as-a-Service (MaaS) solution that simplifies and automates VMware migration to public or cloud-native environments — saving time, reducing risk, and minimizing downtime.
How Wanclouds Makes Migration Easy with VPC+:
- Single-pane-of-glass migration management
- Automated backup, discovery, and replication
- Support for Linux/Windows VMs, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift
- Compatibility with on-prem or cloud-hosted VMware environments
You can migrate VMware workloads to:
- IBM Cloud (including VCF – VMware Cloud Foundation)
- AWS
- Other major public clouds
Wanclouds enables rapid, reliable migrations in hours, not months.
Disaster Recovery: Cloud as a DR Site for VMware
Don’t want to exit VMware yet fully? No problem. Wanclouds helps enterprises use the public cloud as a Disaster Recovery (DR) site for VMware environments.
Key Features:
- Warm DR support (cost-effective and fast)
- Incremental and full-image VM backups
- On-demand restoration to cloud-native environments
- DR-as-a-Service (DRaaS) subscription for managed support
Try Before You Commit: Dip Your Toe in the Cloud
Not ready for full migration? You can start with Cloud-based Backups of your VMware environment.
How it Works:
- Discover and assess your VMware environment
- Configure public cloud as a landing zone (VPC)
- Set up secure policies
- Backup your VMs and workloads to the cloud
- Test DR setups (Warm, Hot, Cold)
- Access DR support through Wanclouds' DRaaS
Pay-as-You-Migrate: Simple, Cost-Effective Pricing
Wanclouds offers a transparent per-unit pricing model:
- Pay per server, storage volume, database, or network function.
- There are no hidden fees.
- Save over 50% compared to traditional migration tools.
Ready to Migrate from VMware?
Whether you're ready to fully migrate or just want to test the waters with Cloud Backups, Wanclouds makes your VMware migration journey seamless, from planning to post-migration support.
Contact Wanclouds today to build your custom VMware exit or hybrid Cloud strategy.
