White Paper
VMware Cost Escalation Under Broadcom: Technical Alternatives and Migration Strategies for Public Sector IT Leadership
VMware Cost Escalation Under Broadcom: Technical Alternatives and Migration Strategies for Public Sector IT Leadership
This white paper examines VMware licensing changes after Broadcom’s acquisition and practical migration options for government organizations. It covers the end of perpetual licensing, mandatory bundles, core minimums, pricing volatility, and renewal penalties; surveys cited show 73% expected costs to more than double and 85% are planning around future increases. Four migration paths are compared: KubeVirt/VMO, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox, and public cloud. KubeVirt maps VMware functions to open Kubernetes components for compute, networking, storage, HA, live migration, and DR without requiring application rewrites. A representative assessment found 92% of VMs had a tooling-supported migration path. The recommended approach uses assessment, pilot, validation, and phased production waves while main
