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The VMware bill landed. Your client needs a plan that holds up.
Stay, right-size, consolidate or exit: each path has a real number behind it. We run the analysis, model the TCO, and deliver whichever route the client chooses, from a VCF private cloud to a Nutanix AHV exit, under your brand.
Request a Migration AdvisoryFor the first time in twenty years, the core platform has no predictable price.
Since Broadcom acquired VMware, organisations have seen renewal quotes ranging from two to twelve times their previous annual spend. Broadcom eliminated perpetual licensing, cut more than seven thousand reseller partners, and collapsed the portfolio into two subscription bundles: VCF and VVF. Channel partners are caught in the middle, with clients asking whether to stay and absorb it, right-size to VVF, upgrade to VCF, or exit to Nutanix AHV. Most do not have certified VMware engineers to run the analysis, model the TCO, or execute the move. We close that gap with a certified practice that can advise objectively and deliver any of the four paths.
What we deliver.
Migration Advisory
A structured stay-vs-go evaluation: license inventory audit, Broadcom renewal modelling, VCF and VVF right-sizing, Nutanix AHV sizing and cloud-exit feasibility. Output is a Partner Assessment Report with a recommended path, billable, not a free pre-sales chat.
VMware Cloud Foundation
Full private cloud on vSphere, vSAN ESA, NSX and Aria Suite in one platform. The right call for clients who need micro-segmentation and a unified, multi-site stack rather than a trimmed mid-market build.
vSphere Foundation
VVF sized for mid-market estates of fifty to five hundred VMs: vSphere, vSAN and Aria Suite Lite without NSX or multi-site vSAN. The cost-fit path when full VCF is more platform than the workload needs.
NSX Network Virtualisation
East-west micro-segmentation and a distributed firewall for zero-trust and NIS2 compliance. Where full VCF is too heavy for the requirement, we weigh NSX against Nutanix Flow or Cisco ACI on cost.
Aria Suite Operations
Day 2 monitoring, automation and lifecycle management across the estate, so the platform is governed and observable after go-live rather than left to drift.
Tanzu Kubernetes
Tanzu Kubernetes Grid to extend VM-based infrastructure toward container orchestration, recommended only when the client has applications and teams genuinely ready to adopt it.
The numbers behind the disruption.
How the options compare.
What your client gets from a Nutanix-aligned reseller, a major integrator, or our team under your brand.
VMware and Broadcom, answered straight.
01 Should our client stay on VMware after Broadcom?
It depends on workload profile, licensing position and operational maturity. Our Migration Advisory runs the math on all four options: stay on VCF, right-size to VVF, exit to Nutanix, or move to Azure VMware Solution. The output is a five-year TCO model that either validates staying or pins the break-even point for moving. The decision stays with you and the client; we produce the numbers.
02 What is the difference between VMware VCF and VVF?
VCF is the full-stack private cloud: vSphere, vSAN, NSX and Aria Suite. VVF is the mid-market option: vSphere, vSAN and Aria Suite Lite, without NSX network virtualisation or multi-site vSAN. VVF is the usual fit for clients with fifty to five hundred VMs who do not need micro-segmentation or a distributed firewall.
03 How does VMware Cloud Foundation cost compare to Nutanix?
Broadcom's VCF pricing varies by core count and term, and renewals have run two to twelve times the prior cost for many customers. Nutanix licensing is per-node with predictable annual renewals. Our TCO model compares both across hardware, licensing, migration labour, retraining and five-year operational cost, producing a specific break-even point rather than a generic side-by-side.
04 Can NSX run without VMware Cloud Foundation?
Historically NSX-T could be licensed on its own. Under Broadcom's model it is bundled into VCF, so clients who only need micro-segmentation may find full VCF cost-prohibitive. We evaluate whether VCF with NSX included, or an alternative like Nutanix Flow or Cisco ACI, is the cheaper route for the specific requirement.
05 Is Tanzu worth it for a 200-VM environment?
Tanzu earns its place when the client is actively moving application workloads to containers and wants Kubernetes on existing VMware infrastructure. For a 200-VM estate running mostly traditional workloads it is often premature. Our advisory assesses container readiness as part of the evaluation and recommends Tanzu only when the applications and teams are ready.
06 How long does a VMware to Nutanix migration take?
A typical migration runs 8 to 16 weeks, set by VM count, workload complexity and compliance scope. The advisory engagement (four to six weeks) runs first to map dependencies and build the plan. The migration itself is phased by criticality: non-critical workloads first with Nutanix Move, production last once the process is validated.
Tell us what your clients need.
A tri-cloud migration. A 200-site SD-WAN rollout. A security architecture before NIS2 hits. An AI system your client is asking about next quarter. We scope it, staff it, and deliver it under your brand. One conversation tells us if we are the right team.