Strategies to Mitigate VMware Licensing Costs

This guide outlines strategies to reduce the impact of VMware’s new licensing model following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware. It addresses customer concerns regarding increased licensing costs and provides actionable steps to optimize environments before renewal dates. Key recommendations include switching from vRAM to cores, assessing server configurations to ensure a minimum of 16 cores, and redesigning disaster recovery plans to minimize costs by utilizing maintenance modes. The guide emphasizes the importance of improving vCPU to core allocation ratios and consolidating spare capacity to avoid unnecessary expenses. Additionally, it suggests leveraging vSAN for storage cost reductions and evaluating software-defined networking usage to align with the new licensing model. The document also highlights the challenges organizations may face in adapting to these changes and encourages engagement with Ensono representatives for VMware assessments to facilitate optimization efforts.