Your VMware future. Your choice.
Keep what works. Change what doesn’t. Build what comes next on your terms.
Your VMware strategy should fit your business
VMware is evolving under Broadcom, creating new decisions for organisations around infrastructure, investment and future strategy.
But there’s no single route forward. What comes next should be shaped by what your business needs – whether that means protecting existing investments, adopting VCF, moving workloads into a managed VMware cloud or taking a hybrid approach.
We’ll help you understand your options and build a VMware strategy around where you are today, where you want to go and what makes sense for your business.
Your VMware future doesn’t need to be rushed. But it does need to be planned.
Making the right decision takes time – and for many organisations, the timeline is already taking shape.
Some are already working towards deadlines set by their existing VMware service provider. Others are planning around VMware lifecycle milestones and what they mean for their infrastructure, investment and future roadmap.
Whatever is driving your timeline, there’s more to plan for than the technology alone.
Infrastructure needs to be assessed. Applications and dependencies need to be understood. Hardware may need to be procured, budgets approved and teams equipped with new skills. And if your existing provider is changing how they deliver VMware services, that could influence your plans too.
Starting earlier doesn’t mean changing everything sooner. It gives you the time to understand what still works, what genuinely needs to change and where modernisation could deliver real value.
The earlier you build that picture, the more choice – and control – you have over what happens next.
Considering VCF as part of your future strategy? Download our Guide to Navigating the Move to VCF.
Is VCF the right next step for you?
Moving to VCF is about more than adopting a new platform. It means considering what the change could mean for your existing environment, operations and longer-term VMware strategy.
Our Guide to Navigating the Move to VCF helps you:
- Compare different routes forward
- Understand the trade-offs
- Explore the practical considerations behind moving to VCF
So you can decide what makes sense for your environment, your priorities and your VMware future.
Your provider's next move doesn't have to be yours
For some organisations, changes to the VMware partner landscape mean their existing service is changing too.
You may be being asked to migrate workloads, replace infrastructure or move to a different model. That may ultimately be the right direction for your business – but it’s not the only one.
Before committing to a new direction, understand what alternatives are available and which approach best meets your needs.
Your provider's strategy doesn't have to become your strategy.
VMware, built around your business
Our VMware Anywhere approach gives you different ways to consume VMware, built around where you are today and where you want to go next.
It’s not about prescribing a single destination. It’s about giving you the flexibility to decide where workloads run, what infrastructure stays and how quickly you modernise.
Run workloads in an Iomart data centre, your own environment or a combination of both. Retain infrastructure where it still makes technical and commercial sense. Move towards VCF at a pace that works for your organisation. Access the licensing, lifecycle management and VMware expertise you need along the way.
Your environment. Your priorities. Your VMware future.
"We can provide options, buy customers some time and give them clarity around what they want to do in the short, medium and long term."
Ed Essex, Head of Direct Sales, Iomart Group
Choice without compromise
The right VMware strategy starts with your business.
Protect what you've already built
Retain infrastructure, skills and VMware investments where they continue to deliver technical and commercial value.
Modernise on your terms
Move towards VCF when the timing and business case are right, without creating unnecessary disruption.
Put workloads in the right place
Choose where workloads run based on performance, cost, sovereignty and operational requirements.
Stay supported and compliant
Access VMware licensing, lifecycle management and specialist platform expertise through a Broadcom Pinnacle VCSP.
Reduce operational complexity
Use managed expertise and modern VCF capabilities to simplify operations, strengthen resilience and support future growth.
Need clarity on your VMware next steps?
Talk to a VMware specialist about your current environment, your options and the route forward that makes the most sense for your organisation.
If VCF is part of your future, get there on your terms
Moving towards VCF doesn't have to happen all at once. We can help you prepare your existing environment, manage the transition and introduce new capabilities as your needs evolve.
Prepare - Make the right decisions first
Assess your existing environment, dependencies and future requirements to understand what can stay and where change is needed.
Manage - Reduce the burden on your team
Access the licensing, lifecycle management and VMware expertise needed to simplify the transition and support your environment.
Unlock - Gain more value over time
Introduce VCF capabilities as your environment evolves, from greater automation and consistency to enhanced security, resilience and data services.
One partner. More ways forward.
With Iomart, you can access VMware across your own infrastructure and ours, backed by the expertise and long-term investment to support your environment as it evolves.
Deep VMware capability and direct alignment with Broadcom's VMware ecosystem.
Deep experience supporting complex VMware environments.
Wholly owned UK data centres and VMware Sovereign Cloud capability.
The ability to place workloads according to their individual requirements.
A five-year Broadcom agreement underpinning our long-term commitment to VMware.
Wherever your VMware strategy takes you, we have the capability to support your environment today and evolve it as your needs change.
Your future state starts with understanding your current one
Our VMware Future State Workshop is designed to help you understand your current environment, evaluate the different routes available and build a practical future-state plan around your business priorities.
We'll help you consider:
What should stay?
Where are your existing infrastructure investments still delivering value?
What should change?
Where could VCF, managed services or a different operating model improve performance or efficiency?
Where workloads live?
Which environments best meet your requirements for performance, sovereignty, resilience and cost?
What happens when?
What needs attention now, and what can be planned over the longer term?
The outcome isn’t a predetermined destination. It’s clarity on the VMware future that’s right for you.
New to the VMware changes?
Our overview breaks down what’s changed under Broadcom, what it could mean for your existing environment and the key considerations for your business.
Let's talk about your VMware future
Whether you're reviewing your VMware strategy, evaluating VCF or simply trying to understand your options, we're here to help.
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