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DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise VMware vSphere Alternatives
Free Report for IT Decision Makers on theOMAHA, Neb., (August 1st, 2024) – DCIG is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 2024-25 DCIG TOP Enterprise VMware vSphere Alternatives – Global Edition report. This report provides guidance on the DCIG TOP 5 VMware vSphere alternative solutions that enterprises should consider as they address Broadcom’s recent changes to VMware’s software licensing. The report is available for free download.
Broadcom formal announcement of the scope of the changes to VMware’s software licensing in December 2023 sent shockwaves through many enterprises. Many enterprises expected Broadcom to fully adopt subscription-based software licensing once it completed its acquisition of VMware. However, few enterprises, if any, had insight into the breadth of these changes or how they might impact them.
What caught many enterprises off guard was Broadcom’s decision to reduce the number of VMware software licensing options. Many software features that enterprises could once license individually could now only obtain as part of a software bundle. This announcement coupled with follow-on announcements about Broadcom’s updated pricing prompted all size enterprises to reevaluate their virtualization platform.
Globally, DCIG identified 24 different VMware vSphere Standard alternative solutions available in different configurations. Deployment options may include software for use on-premises, in the cloud, a preconfigured hardware appliance, or a combination of these.
Some providers also partner with hardware OEMs so that enterprises may order appliances from their preferred OEM. A few providers even make infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) available as an option. If electing to use IaaS, the provider manages its software after it an enterprise deploys it.
In preparing this report, DCIG formally evaluated over 24 different VMware vSphere alternative solutions based on multiple different features and capabilities. The general categories under which the features of these VMware vSphere alternative solutions fell included:
- Data protection and security.
- Deployments options.
- Licensing and pricing.
- Management.
- Software options.
- Technical support.
Based on these criteria, DCIG awarded the following VMware vSphere alternative solutions a TOP 5 ranking:
- Huawei Datacenter Virtualization Solution (DCS)
- Microsoft Azure Stack HCI
- Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure
- Scale Computing Platform (SC//Platform)
- VergeIO VergeOS
The full DCIG TOP 5 report is available for download immediately at the link below. The full report contains additional details such as:
- A list of all 24 VMware vSphere alternatives evaluated.
- A list of all features available with the VMware vSphere Standard software license.
- Similarities and differences between the DCIG TOP 5 VMware vSphere alternatives.
- A profile of each DCIG TOP 5 VMware vSphere alternatives that lists at least three (3) ways each one distinguishes itself from the other solutions.
Individuals may access the full report at no cost by following the link below.
2024-25 DCIG TOP 5 Enterprise VMware vSphere Alternatives – Global Edition Report
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About DCIG: The Data Center Intelligence Group (DCIG) empowers the IT industry with actionable analysis. DCIG analysts provide informed third-party analysis of various cloud, data protection, and data storage technologies. DCIG’s audiences include C-level executives, IT managers, IT professionals, magazine editors, bloggers, analysts, and providers within the IT and cloud service industry.