Aligning IT to business strategy
Many organisations today have a sizeable VMware footprint which has traditionally grown over time, product by product, SKU by SKU. This approach created licensing and operational challenges, and earlier this year VMware by
Broadcom streamlined its portfolio with the goal to drive simplicity and make it easier to do business with going forwards.
However, in the short-term, customers need to act to understand the implications of these changes, including the opportunities, costs and risks they present, and put a clear strategy in place to ensure the best outcomes for their business. All this requires ‘new world’ expertise and time to focus…and this is where Xtravirt can help!
Xtravirt’s advisory team has developed a VMware Strategy Assessment – a work package that involves taking a comprehensive snapshot of your organisation’s current environment and translating it to the new VMware by Broadcom portfolio. This offer provides you with a clear and actionable roadmap aligned to business goals, along with guidance on the commercial and operational factors required to support it.
What is the VMware Strategy Assessment?
Xtravirt’s VMware Strategy Assessment is a best practice and structured examination of the current and future VMware by Broadcom landscape within your organisation, and provides the following:
- Clear articulation of the new VMware by Broadcom technology portfolio, licensing and support programs
- Insight and playback of existing installed VMware products, architecture and supporting infrastructure (such as storage)
- Consolidated view of current VMware licensing and support subscriptions whether currently in use or not
- Assessment of hardware compatibility, software configuration, interoperability and support, as well as new product use cases and technology transitions enabled by the new products
- Efficient mapping of current and future licensing to new models and bundles in line with IT and company strategy
- Sizing and pricing of required future solutions – both private and public cloud based – including VCF on hyperscaler solutions
- Key milestones, recommendations and next steps to inform and support your short, mid and long-term strategy (1-3-5 years)
Activities & outcomes
Xtravirt’s service covers the following:
- Meetings and workshops with key technical and business stakeholders regarding the current landscape and future strategy
- Toolset outputs from VMware platforms including technical configuration and licensing
- Analysis of data, definition of future scenarios, impacts and implications
- Development and presentation of a consolidated VMware Strategy Assessment report, providing you with an actionable roadmap
Timeline
This service is delivered over a 1-2 week period, however, complex environments or use cases may require further analysis.
Day 1
- Kick off
- Stakeholder sessions
- Toolset & portal exports
Day 2-4
- Data analysis
- Scenario building, continued engagement
- Sizing & pricing structure
Day 5-10
- Report development
- Playbacks & presentation
- Next steps discussion
