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Why CIOs must act now to navigate disruption and build future-ready application infrastructure

CIOs are facing a crossroads. After decades of VMware dominance, the virtualization market is shifting rapidly. With sweeping changes to pricing models, platform strategies, and partner ecosystems, organizations are being forced to make difficult decisions about their future.

“ By 2028, cost concerns will drive 70 % of enterprise-scale VMware customers to migrate 50 % of their virtual workloads.” From Gartner.

What’ s unfolding isn’ t a short-term disruption – it’ s the breakdown of a 20 + year ecosystem of trust, support, and collaboration. Longtime customers and partners alike are grappling with growing uncertainty, as Broadcom’ s changes show no signs of slowing.

82 % of IT Executives are planning to eliminate or reduce use of VMware

Many CIOs are now actively exploring alternative virtualization platforms that offer greater flexibility, more costeffective models, and better alignment with modern application strategies.

At first, it seemed many organizations might simply adapt to VMware’ s changes to avoid the risk and hassle of migration. But the ongoing uncertainty may be too much. What once seemed unthinkable – breaking from VMware – may now be a strategic necessity.

Today, the question isn’ t whether to modernize or when – it’ s how.

The Contenders – Who’ s Rising and Why

The disruption of the virtualization landscape isn’ t just reshaping IT infrastructure – it’ s opening the door to smarter, more flexible ways to build for the future. Amid the noise, a few standout platforms are redefining what’ s possible beyond VMware. While VMware is not going away, customers now have leading enterprise-scale choices that they are actively investing in. �

CIOs under Pressure

Nutanix, KubeVirt, and the New Virtualization Playbook Why CIOs must act now to navigate disruption and build future-ready application infrastructure.

Introduction CIOs are facing a crossroads. After decades of VMware dominance, the virtualization market is shifting rapidly. With sweeping changes to pricing models, platform strategies, and partner ecosystems, organizations are being forced to make difficult decisions about their future.

ą By 2028, cost concerns will drive 70 % of enterprise-scale VMware customers to migrate 50 % of their virtual workloads.”

GARTNER, INC, MARKET GUIDE FOR SERVER VIRTUALIZATION, 28 AUGUST 2024 1

What’ s unfolding isn’ t a short-term disruption— it’ s the breakdown of a 20 + year ecosystem of trust, support, and collaboration. Longtime customers and partners alike are grappling with growing uncertainty, as Broadcom’ s changes show no signs of slowing.

82 % reduce use of VMware 2

Of IT Executives are planning to eliminate or

Many CIOs are now actively exploring alternative virtualization platforms that offer greater flexibility, more cost-effective models, and better alignment with modern application strategies.

At first, it seemed many organizations might simply adapt to VMware’ s changes to avoid the risk and hassle of migration. But the ongoing uncertainty may be too much. What once seemed unthinkable— breaking from VMware— may now be a strategic necessity.

Today, the question isn ' t whether to modernize or when— it’ s how.

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