- Gartner Study Says Leaving VMware Could Take 18-48 Months
- 7-10 employees might have to research solutions for an entire month
- If you want to migrate, consider doing so now
Experts have revealed the costly and risky journey involved in migrating away from VMware, as disgruntled customers continue to look for alternative solutions.
Changes Broadcom has made since its acquisition of the virtualization company just over a year ago have left many customers with higher bills following the consolidation of some products and discontinuation of others.
However, moving away from the enterprise comes with its own risks, and it may not be cheaper than VMware after all.
Moving away from VMware won’t solve your problems
A new report titled “Estimating a Large-Scale VMware Migration” published by Gartner reveals that migration projects could take 18 to 48 months for large organizations (2,000+ employees) with more than 100 servers. He also found that changing each virtual machine could cost between $300 and $3,000.
Additionally, just the initial scoping process could cost companies around seven to ten workers for up to a month.
The problem comes from the need to decouple VMware services: they offer networking, storage and management tools as well as security and disaster recovery solutions that are not always offered as complete ecosystems by other suppliers.
Given the amount of work involved, many VMware users have not started planning their migrations despite their intentions to do so. In September, we reported that more than half (52%) of VMware customers were looking to switch providers, but apprehensions about security and support were already noted at that time.
Earlier this year, VMware was called a solution “for those who can afford it.” Seven out of ten customers looking to exit the market were looking for hypervisor alternatives based on KVM and Xen.
Despite the challenges, Gartner advises those interested to start planning migrations as early as possible to avoid further price increases.
Via The register
