Virtualization & Private Cloud
One of our seven practice areas — every brief we’ve published in this coverage area, newest first.
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Nutanix External Storage: AHV Without the HCI Rip-and-Replace
Nutanix external storage support — Pure Storage over NVMe/TCP, Dell PowerFlex, NetApp ONTAP in early access, and the FlashStack with Nutanix launch — removes the forced array write-off from every VMware-exit business case. Here is what changed and who should still buy integrated HCI nodes.
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Is Proxmox Enterprise-Ready? A 2026 Assessment
Veeam support killed the biggest objection to Proxmox VE. An honest 2026 scorecard: where it holds up against vSphere, where it still trails, and what to pilot first.
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Negotiating Your Broadcom VMware Renewal: A 12-Month Playbook
Broadcom’s opening VCF renewal quote is a starting bid, not a price. A month-by-month playbook — core inventory, the 16-core minimum, audit defense, and the costed Nutanix landing zone that moves the number.
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VMware Alternatives in 2026: The Realistic Shortlist
86% of organizations are shrinking their VMware footprint but only 4% have fully replaced it. The realistic 2026 shortlist — Nutanix AHV, Hyper-V, Proxmox VE, VergeIO, and OpenShift Virtualization — matched to estate size and risk.
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vSphere 8 Support Ends October 2027: Your Decision Timeline
vSphere 8 hits End of General Support on October 11, 2027 — and with migrations running 18 to 48 months, the pay-or-leave decision is due in 2026. The three options, with a quarter-by-quarter timeline.
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Nutanix vs VMware: The Real 3-Year TCO Math in 2026
Published 2026 models put VCF 30–60% above a comparable Nutanix stack on 3-year TCO — but migration eats 12–30% of that saving. Here is the honest break-even.
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VMware Licensing 2026: What Broadcom Changed, What It Costs
Broadcom’s per-core subscriptions, 16 and 72-core minimums, and the end of standalone vSphere decoded — plus what renewal quotes really look like in 2026 and how to respond.