If you’re a small or mid-sized business (SMB) running VMware, you’ve likely felt the impact of Broadcom’s acquisition. What was once a flexible, SMB-friendly platform has become a high-cost, high-complexity solution that’s increasingly geared toward large enterprises.
At CKT, we’ve been fielding calls from concerned clients asking:
“What does this mean for us?”
“Do we have to stay on VMware?”
“Is there a better option?”
The short answers:
It means change.
No, you don’t.
Yes, there is.
What’s Changed with VMware?
Broadcom’s new licensing model has introduced several major shifts:
- Subscription-only licensing: No more perpetual licenses.
- 72-core minimums: Even if you only use 16 cores, you’re paying for 72.
- Bundled features: You’re forced to pay for tools you may never use.
- Late renewal penalties: Up to 20% if you miss your window.
- Enterprise-first focus: Broadcom is prioritizing its top 600 customers.
These changes are not just inconvenient—they’re strategic. Broadcom is signaling that its future lies with large enterprises, not SMBs.
Why This Matters for SMBs
For SMBs, this shift creates several challenges:
- Budget strain: Higher licensing costs with less flexibility.
- Operational risk: Reduced support and slower response times.
- Strategic misalignment: A vendor roadmap that no longer reflects your needs.
In short, VMware is no longer the best fit for many SMBs. And that’s where Scale Computing comes in.
Scale Computing: Built for the Future of SMB IT
Scale Computing’s HC3 platform is a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution that combines compute, storage, and virtualization into a single, easy-to-manage system. It’s designed specifically for SMBs—and it shows.
Key Benefits:
- All-in-one simplicity: No SANs, no separate hypervisors, no vendor sprawl.
- Lower total cost of ownership: Up to 50% savings compared to VMware.
- Built-in high availability and disaster recovery: No extra licensing required.
- Easy to manage: No specialized IT staff needed.
- Scalable: Add nodes in minutes as your business grows.
Real-World Impact
One of our clients recently migrated from VMware to Scale Computing. The results?
- 42% reduction in infrastructure costs
- 90% reduction in downtime
- 100% increase in operational confidence
They’re not alone. Scale Computing has helped thousands of organizations simplify their IT and future-proof their infrastructure.
What You Can Do Right Now
The best way to evaluate alternatives to VMware is to see them in action.
Join us for a live demo webinar on Tuesday, August 26 from 11 AM .
We’ll walk through how Scale Computing works, how migration really looks, and how SMBs are achieving up to 50% cost savings.
- Real-world migration walkthrough
- See the HC3 platform in action
- Live Q&A with CKT and Scale experts
Register here to secure your seat.
Register now for our August 26 Scale Hyperconvergence Demo Webinar and discover a better path forward.
