People are moving to Microsoft Azure VMware primarily due to reducing on-premises hardware dependencies. One key factor is VMware licensing, and another is hardware costs. Hardware prices are increasing, particularly for memory and chips, with predictions for continued increases through the end of 2027. The cost of replacing on-premises hardware is rising, which is a key reason to move to cloud in an as-is manner. Since organizations are already on VMware, they can lift and shift everything to Microsoft Azure VMware, allowing the data center to be moved as a whole rather than as separate servers.
Pre-sales consultant at a engineering company with 10,001+ employees
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Dec 9, 2024
For Azure VMware services, most of our customers come from a public sector background. These customers are transitioning due to the Broadcom acquisition of VMware. They are moving from their on-premises setups and are evaluating the cloud as an option to shift the workload of their existing VMware to the cloud.
My company provided the tool to a public healthcare client for whom we did the assessment and recommended which migration would be good. I cannot tell you about the customer because it is something that is confidential. I cannot give details regarding the customer.
We mostly use them for data engineering for, like, the whole ETL process. We use data break splits. We use Azure Life. It's Azure Data Factory, Azure. We use only everything of Microsoft.
Microsoft Azure VMware provides a seamless integration of VMware environments into Azure, offering enterprises an efficient way to extend workloads and optimize their IT infrastructure. This facilitates a native VMware experience within Azure, ideal for scaling and modernizing services.Azure VMware enables businesses to leverage existing investments in VMware tools and skills while taking advantage of Azure's scalability and global reach. Users find it valuable for disaster recovery,...
People are moving to Microsoft Azure VMware primarily due to reducing on-premises hardware dependencies. One key factor is VMware licensing, and another is hardware costs. Hardware prices are increasing, particularly for memory and chips, with predictions for continued increases through the end of 2027. The cost of replacing on-premises hardware is rising, which is a key reason to move to cloud in an as-is manner. Since organizations are already on VMware, they can lift and shift everything to Microsoft Azure VMware, allowing the data center to be moved as a whole rather than as separate servers.
For Azure VMware services, most of our customers come from a public sector background. These customers are transitioning due to the Broadcom acquisition of VMware. They are moving from their on-premises setups and are evaluating the cloud as an option to shift the workload of their existing VMware to the cloud.
My company provided the tool to a public healthcare client for whom we did the assessment and recommended which migration would be good. I cannot tell you about the customer because it is something that is confidential. I cannot give details regarding the customer.
We mostly use them for data engineering for, like, the whole ETL process. We use data break splits. We use Azure Life. It's Azure Data Factory, Azure. We use only everything of Microsoft.