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Looking for a new VMware Alternative? Switch Seamlessly to Scale Computing

With the recent Broadcom acquisition of VMware, many current customers are concerned about the future of their virtualization due to the recent price increases and license changes. As a result, companies are looking and needing an alternative for the IT Infrastructure needs.

Together, Scale Computing and Birchwood Park based Avoira, are ensuring that our customers have the opportunity to explore an industry-leading virtualization alternative.

The virtualisation platform from Scale Computing brings simplicity, high availability, and scalability together, replacing the existing infrastructure for running VMs in a single, easy-to-manage platform. Regardless of hardware requirements, users can run applications on a fully integrated platform.

As a platinum partner for Scale Computing, Avoira has certified engineers who can work with end customers to understand how they can deploy their applications with ease onto a Scale virtualized platform. Our engineers are experienced in migrating virtualized environments from VMware to Scale Computing, and in addition we offer a full assessment services of VMware solution and advise on the migration process.

With many customers looking to migrate away from VMware, there are a common set of questions we hear on their journey to Scale Computing Platform and Avoira are here to answer them.

  1. Migration – How hard will it be to migrate my workloads from VMware onto SC//Platform?
  2. Fear of the Unknown – Do I need training on KVM to run SC//Platform?
  3. Workload Support – Will my apps be supported when running on something other than VMware?
  4. Backup – Can I still use my favourite backup product of choice with SC//Platform?
  5. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – Will I have to pay more?
  6. Services and Support – Will support be better?

Head over to our website to find the answers to all your questions.

If your interested in discussing more options regarding Virtualisation and how we can help you then please contact us 0333 001 5151 or visit our website for more information.

And don’t worry, if your contract isn’t due for renewal just yet, we’ll cover your remaining VMware term at no additional cost!