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In late 2023, a previously reliable virtualization mainstay emerged as the most significant unresolved issue on the enterprise IT agenda.
With worries surrounding VMware licensing modifications and increased support fees, analysts observed a growing exodus mentality. Forrester anticipated that 20% of substantial VMware clients would start shifting away from the platform in 2024. A follow-up Gartner community survey indicated that 74% of those surveyed were reconsidering their connection with VMware amid the recent changes. CIOs facing price increases and unclear product roadmaps confront a challenging decision: reinforce their investment in a familiar yet pricier stack, or leverage the upheaval to reassess how—and where—essential workloads ought to be executed.
“There’s still considerable uncertainty in the market regarding VMware,” asserts Matt Crognale, senior director, migrations and modernization at the cloud modernization company Effectual, noting that the VMware portfolio has been condensed and refocused in recent years. “The portfolio has been reduced to a core offering that emphasizes the technology over various disjointed systems.”
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