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VMware License Management & Cost Reduction

With our help, you can navigate VMware license changes while minimizing TCO.

Take Control of Your VMware Licensing Costs

With our expertise, you can manage and optimize VMware license changes to minimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Contact us today for a consultation to discuss how we can help you stay ahead.

With our experience and expertise, we can reduce resolution costs at any stage of the audit.

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Understanding the Broadcom Acquisition of VMware

The acquisition of VMware by Broadcom in 2024 has introduced major changes to VMware’s licensing model, which can significantly impact both new and existing customers. Here’s what you need to know:

Substantial Price Increases

The new subscription-only model has replaced VMware’s perpetual licenses, with some customers experiencing price increases up to 1,000%.

Lasting Effects

VMware’s licensing changes have substantial, long-term implications for enterprises.

Review Your Strategy

Many organizations are now re-evaluating their on-premise infrastructure to mitigate increasing VMware costs.

How we do it

Optimize Your VMware Spend Post-Acquisition

Our VMware license management strategy is specifically designed to help clients reduce costs and maximize the value of their VMware investments amidst these changes. Here’s how our approach works:

Contract Review: Ensuring Full Visibility of Your Rights

We begin with a comprehensive review of your VMware contracts and documentation, helping you understand your contractual rights and obligations so you can leverage them effectively.

Technical Measurement & Utilization Assessment

Our technical team performs a detailed assessment of your VMware usage, focusing on:

  • Resource Allocation

    Understanding how resources are allocated across VMware products.

  • Usage Quantification

    Quantifying actual usage to help inform strategic decisions about potential reductions.

Reduce & Optimize VMware Footprint

We help identify opportunities for workload reduction, consolidation, or migration to alternative technologies. This includes:

  • Workload Analysis

    Identifying underused VMware resources and evaluating non-VMware options.

  • Cost-Effective Alternatives

    Advising on cost-effective replacements where possible.

Go-Forward TCO Assessment

Our team conducts a comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis for continued VMware licensing, as well as for any alternative technology options. This ensures:

  • Accurate Forecasting

    Providing a clear picture of future costs under each option.

  • Informed Decisions

    Allowing you to make informed decisions regarding your VMware usage.

Procurement Advisory: Smart Acquisition and Timing

Our advisory services help you strategize VMware and non-VMware technology procurement, including:

  • License Timing and Quantity

    Helping you buy the right quantity of licenses or subscriptions at the right time.

  • Long-Term Strategy

    Establishing a long-term strategy for VMware, including an “off-ramp” plan if transitioning away from VMware.

Broadcom Acquisition.

Broadcom’s 2024 acquisition of VMware brings significant licensing changes to support aggressive revenue targets.

Significant Price Hikes.

The end of perpetual license and the introduction of subscription means customers are seeing up to 1,000% VMware price increases.

Long Term Impact.

VMware licensing changes are here to stay with significant long-term implications.

Re-assess Virtualization Strategy.

Many of our clients are now re-assessing their on-premise infrastructure options to reduce VMware costs.

Optimize Your VMware Spend After Broadcom's Acquisition

Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware in late 2023 has resulted in significant VMware license changes. The perpetual license model has been replaced by subscription options only. The product portfolio has been significantly reduced to just a few bundles. Existing customers with expiring support agreements are now finding a forced move to the expensive subscription option.
Many VMware customers are finding this to be a compelling opportunity to review their long-term VMware strategy. Redwood Compliance has developed a methodical VMware license management strategy designed to reduce and optimize our clients’ VMware spend. Our approach is as follows:
Our methodical approach is designed to accomplish the following:

Contract Review.

  • Review your VMware contracts and documents to establish your contractual rights and obligations, and how best to leverage them.

Technical Measurement & Utilization Assessment.

  • Perform a detailed technical analysis of VMware usage, resource allocation and utilization, to quantify usage of VMware products. This information feeds into the following step.

Reduce & Optimize Footprint.

  • Analyze VMware workloads for reduction, consolidation, and/or migration to non-VMware technologies and options.

Go-forward TCO Assessment.

  • Perform comprehensive TCO calculations for go-forward licensing and support for reduced VMware footprint and/or technologies selected to replace VMware.

Procurement Advisory.

  • Advise on the following: VMware license/subscription procurement quantity, timing and pricing. Pricing, product and quantity selection of non-VMware technologies selected to replace VMware. Establish long-term strategy and/or off-ramp for VMware.

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