Whether you’re actually leaving VMware or building leverage for a better deal, the preparation is identical. This framework provides the 12-month exit plan — workload assessment, platform evaluation, migration sequencing, and cost modelling — that creates the credible competitive pressure unlocking Broadcom’s best pricing.
Workload assessment methodology, 5-platform evaluation matrix, 4-wave migration sequencing, 3-scenario cost model, 12-month timeline, and 7 priority actions.
Not a generic migration guide. A VMware exit planning framework built from 80+ post-Broadcom engagements — with workload categorisation, platform evaluation, migration sequencing, cost modelling, and the credibility markers that change Broadcom’s churn risk assessment from “low risk” to “high risk.”
4-category migration classification: Lift & Shift (40–50%), Moderate Complexity (25–35%), High Complexity (10–20%), and Cloud Candidates (10–20%). The categorisation that tells you — and Broadcom — exactly what can move and when.
Nutanix AHV, Hyper-V / Azure Stack HCI, Proxmox VE, KVM / oVirt, and cloud-native analysed. Cost vs. Broadcom, migration tooling, and the recommended primary + secondary selection.
Wave 1: non-production (Months 1–3). Wave 2: standard production (3–6). Wave 3: moderate complexity + cloud (6–9). Wave 4: high complexity or retain (9–12). Each wave builds leverage.
Stay on VMware, full migration, and hybrid. 5-year TCO comparison including migration costs, retraining, and ongoing licensing. The CFO-ready business case.
Plan without pilot, too many alternatives, no cost model, no executive sponsorship, Category 3 paralysis, and presenting after signing. The mistakes that destroy credibility.
100% independent. Zero Broadcom or alternative vendor affiliation. We don’t resell VMware, Nutanix, or any platform. Based on 80+ engagements. Every recommendation in your interest.
Broadcom discounts most aggressively when they believe the customer will leave. A documented workload assessment, a running pilot, and CIO sponsorship changes their churn score from ‘low risk’ to ‘high risk’ — which changes the pricing by 25–40%. The preparation is the leverage.
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