VMware to Azure: an illustrative scenario
Illustrative scenario. The company, people and figures here are fictional and were invented to show what an assessment produces. They are not a real client and are not a promise of results.
- Renew as is£410,000
- Move to Azure VMware Solution£365,000
includes £45,000 one-off move
- Right-size, then renew£330,000
lowest three-year cost in this example
What this shows: an assessment does not assume the answer is to move. In this example, removing unused capacity before renewing beat both alternatives.
The situation
A fictional firm runs its main systems on VMware. The renewal quote is much higher than last time and the renewal date is close. The board asks whether moving to Azure VMware Solution would be cheaper, or whether it should simply pay.
What the assessment looks at
Your VMware estate, sized properly. It builds a total cost of ownership for each realistic option over three years and includes the licence position, so the comparison is fair.
What it might find
In this scenario, three options are compared. Renewing as is costs the most. Moving to Azure VMware Solution is cheaper over three years, even after the one-off cost of the move. But the cheapest option turns out to be neither: the estate has unused capacity, and removing it before renewing beats both alternatives.
The decision it enables
The firm renews a smaller estate rather than making an expensive move it did not need. It also knows what moving would cost if its position changes, so it can revisit the decision with numbers already in hand.
Why this matters
An assessment is not a sales route to a migration. Its value is an honest comparison, and sometimes the honest answer is to stay.