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Strategic Choices and Pathways on AWS for Enterprises Navigating VMware by Broadcom’s New Era

Publisher IDC
Published Sep 10, 2025
Length 8 Pages
SKU # IDC20398262

Description

This IDC Perspective assesses the impact of the licensing model changes and product portfolio simplification at VMware by Broadcom and explores various technology options available to customers. The document further explores the multiple choices available to customers to migrate and modernize their VMware workloads on AWS, including the two newest offerings — Amazon Elastic VMware Service and AWS Transform for VMware.The VMware offerings landscape has undergone significant transformation since its acquisition by Broadcom, with product offerings consolidated into integrated subscription-based bundles; and standalone options and perpetual licenses retired. Although the changes simplify procurement and pricing, they also have a material impact on customers’ infrastructure strategy and financial commitments. Enterprises now face critical decisions: continue with VMware’s bundled road map, explore migration to public cloud/alternative platforms, or employ fit-for-purpose workload-specific options. Solutions such as Amazon EVS and AWS Transform for VMware offer enterprises useful cloud migration options for their VMware estate, depending on where they are in their infrastructure journey and whether they want to take a graduated approach moving their VMware workloads to cloud as-is, or are keen to embark on a radical, cloud-native transformation journey.

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8 Pages

Executive Snapshot

Situation Overview

Changing Times

The Road Ahead: Strategic Pathways

AWS’ Offerings for VMware Customers

Case Study: Loyalty New Zealand’s VMware Modernization to AWS

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Solution

Outcomes

Advice for the Technology Buyer

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