What happens if costs keep changing? Many virtualization models tie licensing costs directly to CPU core counts. As infrastructure evolves toward higher core density, costs can increase even when workload requirements stay the same. HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, delivered by Connection, provides a more flexible approach to virtualization management and modernization — without tying costs directly to hardware scaling.
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VMware changes are turning up the pressure. 99% of current VMware customers are concerned about the impact of VMware changes, and nearly one third are considering leaving.1 Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Connection can help you reduce cost uncertainty, protect existing workloads, and plan a more flexible path forward without creating new operational risk.
BUILD YOUR MODERNIZATION PLAYBOOK
Virtualization used to feel predictable. Today, cost changes, licensing shifts, and platform uncertainty are changing the game, but important questions still need answers.
What risks could come with making a move? The fear of disruption often prevents organizations from taking the next step. But modernization does not need to start with a forced migration or all-at-once replacement. Connection helps you evaluate options, preserve operational continuity, and move forward with a strategy designed to reduce uncertainty and risk.
How do we avoid trading one lock-in problem for another? The right path starts with understanding your environment, comparing your options, and building a phased strategy based on your workloads, priorities, and business goals. That gives you the flexibility to modernize at your own pace while maintaining control over future decisions.
See how organizations are reducing cost exposure, preserving flexibility, and creating a lower-risk path forward:
Discover a lower-risk path beyond VMware. See how organizations are approaching the VM reset with a phased strategy that reduces risk, preserves optionality, and avoids another lock-in cycle.
Gain cost stability without sacrificing flexibility. See how you can create a more predictable cost structure while maintaining the flexibility to modernize on your own terms.
PLAY TO WIN THE VIRTUALIZATION GAME
Organizations evaluating alternatives to VMware are looking for more than lower licensing costs. They need a strategy that helps create cost stability, support operational continuity, and maintain flexibility as business needs evolve.
Build Your Defense Understand your current virtualization costs, compare alternative approaches, and evaluate where you can reduce long-term cost exposure before making your next major infrastructure decision.
Peak Performance Keep critical workloads running while you modernize. A phased approach helps reduce migration risk, preserve existing investments, and avoid forcing every workload into the same timeline.
Run the Play Modernize on your terms, not your vendor's. HPE enables you to support existing environments, adopt new platforms gradually, and build toward broader private cloud goals when you're ready.
YOUR STARTING LINEUP
Every environment is different. HPE solutions work together to help you build the right mix of virtualization, infrastructure, and cloud capabilities, so you can modernize on your terms.
HPE Morpheus VM Essentials
Provides a practical path beyond traditional VMware environments while supporting phased workload movement, multi-hypervisor management, and simplified VM operations from a single interface.
HPE Private Cloud Business Edition
Extends virtualization into a private cloud operating model with automation, governance, lifecycle management, and self-service capabilities that help simplify day-to-day operations.
HPE Alletra Storage
Provides the infrastructure foundation for virtual machines, applications, and data services while supporting future modernization and private cloud initiatives.
HPE CloudPhysics
Helps organizations assess their current environment, understand cost drivers, identify optimization opportunities, and evaluate potential paths forward before making major infrastructure decisions.
PLAN YOUR NEXT MOVE
Once you understand how the solution comes together, the next step is building a plan that aligns to your environment, priorities, and business goals. Every organization's path will look different. Use the resources below to evaluate your options, compare approaches, and identify the next steps that fit your environment.
STAY ON COURSE WITH THE RIGHT PARTNER
Virtualization decisions come with a lot to consider: costs, workloads, timelines, and long-term goals. Without the right plan, it’s easy for uncertainty to add pressure. HPE and Connection help you call the right play with a guided approach to modernization. Together, we’ll help you evaluate your options, navigate trade-offs, and create a strategy designed around your environment and priorities. Working with Connection, you can:
Understand your true cost exposure before making a change
Identify which workloads can move — and which should remain in place
Evaluate your environment without disrupting current operations
Build a phased plan that reduces risk and preserves continuity
BUILD YOUR VIRTUALIZATION GAME PLAN
You don't have to make a virtualization decision based on renewal pressure or assumptions. Start with a partner-led conversation to compare costs, understand risks, and identify the right next step.
Modernize With Confidence
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1 “High Levels of Customer Unease Around VMware-Broadcom Deal: Report,” Redmond Channel Partner, June 2024.
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