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Understanding Your True VMware Exposure
A structured approach to auditing your licensing position — before your next renewal conversation catches you unprepared.
STRATEGIC BRIEFING - ENTERPRISE IT LEADERS
VMware's Price Hike
Just Became Your
Problem.
Broadcom's acquisition changed everything. If you're still running VMware and haven't reviewed your licensing exposure, you may be sitting on a cost bomb that could detonate your infrastructure budget — and your credibility — before year-end.
⚠ WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CFO FINDS OUT FIRST
Picture this: your finance team flags a six-figure VMware renewal increase you didn't anticipate. Before you can respond, it's already in a board conversation. That moment — the one where you didn't have the answers — doesn't have to happen. This webinar gives you the clarity to get ahead of it.
Seats limited - 134 IT leaders already registered
THE PRESSURE IS REAL
"We didn't see the VMware cost increase coming at the scale it did. By the time we had numbers, we were already in budget freeze. We had to make decisions we weren't prepared to make."
Across enterprise IT, the same story is repeating. Organisations that were content with their virtualisation stack are now facing renewal conversations they haven't had the time — or the frameworks — to navigate. The leaders who survive this moment are the ones who started mapping their options before the invoice landed.
WHAT WE'LL COVER
The Webinar Agenda
02
Migration vs. Optimisation: What's Right for You
Not every organisation should migrate. We'll help you identify which path — extend, optimise, or replace — fits your risk profile and timeline.
03
Reducing Risk Before the Next Renewal
Practical steps you can take now — regardless of your long-term strategy — to limit financial exposure and operational disruption.
04
Live Scenario Workshop with Experts
Bring your situation. Our panellists will walk through cost models, risk matrices, and decision trees in real time.
RIGHT FOR YOU IF...
Who Should Attend
CIOs & CTOs
Accountable for infrastructure decisions that now carry significant — and unexpected — cost implications.
IT Infrastructure Leads
Managing VMware environments where licensing changes are forcing unplanned architectural decisions.
IT Finance & Procurement
Trying to model and contain the financial impact of enterprise software cost increases mid-budget cycle.
Risk & Compliance Officers
Assessing the operational continuity risk of delayed infrastructure decisions in a volatile licensing environment.
YOUR TAKEAWAYS
What You'll Walk Away With
A VMware cost exposure audit framework you can use immediately
Understand your actual financial risk before your next renewal — not after the invoice arrives.
A decision matrix for migration vs. optimisation vs. staying put
Move beyond analysis paralysis with a clear framework for choosing the right path for your organisation's specific situation.
Risk reduction tactics that work inside your current environment
Actions you can take now — before any migration decision — to limit exposure and buy yourself strategic breathing room.
Executive-ready reporting on your infrastructure risk position
Walk out with the framing and data to brief your CFO or board on the situation — before they ask the questions you're not yet ready to answer.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON YOUR NEXT RENEWALEvery Week Without a Plan
Is a Week of Compounding Risk.
The organisations navigating this well didn't get lucky — they got informed early. One hour with the right experts could reframe how you approach your most pressing infrastructure decision of the year.
134
Already Registered
60
Minute Session
0
Cost to Attend
FINAL CALL
The VMware Conversation
Is Happening. Be Ready for
It.
Whether your renewal is in 3 months or 12, the time to build your response is now — not when finance is already in the room. Come prepared. Leave with a plan.
Live webinar·
Recording available·
Vendor-neutral expert panel