Why Migrate Now?

VMware Licensing Has Changed

Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has led to significant licensing model changes affecting organizations worldwide.

Many organizations face 2-5x cost increases with the shift to subscription bundles. Perpetual licenses are being phased out, and standalone products are bundled into expensive suites.

Nutanix AHV is a free, enterprise-grade hypervisor included with every Nutanix deployment — eliminating hypervisor licensing costs entirely.

Benefits of Migrating to Nutanix

No Hypervisor Cost

AHV is included — eliminate VMware vSphere licensing entirely

Simpler Operations

One platform, one console — no vCenter, no separate management layers

Built-in Security

Flow microsegmentation included — no NSX license required

Scale Simply

Add nodes in minutes, no complex vSAN or licensing recalculation

Process

Our Migration Methodology

1. Assessment

Inventory your VMware environment. Analyze workloads, dependencies, storage, networking. Identify migration priorities and risks.

2. Design

Architecture the target Nutanix environment. Size the cluster, plan networking, define storage policies, design for high availability.

3. Migration

Execute workload migration using Nutanix Move. Automated VM conversion from ESXi to AHV with minimal downtime and rollback capability.

4. Validation

Verify all workloads, test applications, validate performance, configure monitoring, and hand over with full documentation and training.

Scope

What We Migrate

Virtual Machines

Automated migration of VMs from ESXi to AHV using Nutanix Move. Windows, Linux, and application servers with near-zero downtime.

Networking

Recreate VLANs, port groups, and network policies. Migrate from VMware NSX to Nutanix Flow for microsegmentation.

Storage

Migrate from VMFS/vSAN to Nutanix distributed storage. File shares, block storage, and object storage on a unified platform.

Security Policies

Translate VMware NSX firewall rules and microsegmentation policies to Nutanix Flow. Maintain your security posture throughout migration.

DR & Backup

Migrate disaster recovery and backup configurations. Set up Nutanix native DR, protection domains, and snapshot policies.

Kubernetes Workloads

Running Tanzu? Migrate container workloads to Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) for a fully integrated container experience.

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