The VMware wake-up call: Time for healthcare to rethink its cloud strategy

For years, you were a visionary. You saw how VMware’s virtualization solutions could transform healthcare IT, allowing your organization to consolidate sprawling servers, optimize precious compute resources, and deliver critical applications to clinicians with unprecedented efficiency. It was a strategic move that reduced costs, enhanced agility, and laid the foundation for modern care delivery.

But today, those same foundational decisions are at a critical crossroads. The landscape has shifted dramatically. Under Broadcom’s ownership, VMware has implemented sweeping pricing and contractual changes, making already costly on-premises infrastructure even more unsustainable. Reported cost increases between 150% and 1000% are forcing healthcare CIOs and IT leaders nationwide to confront an unsustainable future. VMware’s licensing model has also shifted, offering less flexibility and requiring longer-term commitments.

This isn’t just a financial headache; it’s about seizing the opportunity for true digital transformation.

This whitepaper reveals how the rising tide of VMware expenses is accelerating an inevitable shift: cloud migration.

Inside this executive brief, sponsored by Sublimation Health, you’ll discover:

• The unvarnished truth about new VMware costs: Understand the specific pricing and licensing model changes and their projected impact on your budget, from server sprawl to support.
• Beyond cost savings: The modernization imperative: Explore how cloud migration helps eliminate capital expenditures tied to hardware, maintenance, and software licensing. It unlocks unprecedented agility, scalability (pay-as-you-go, especially during peak demand like flu season), and access to cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and big data analytics for improved diagnosis, patient outcomes, and optimized resource allocation.
• Strategic alternatives & pathways: Learn how leading healthcare organizations are evaluating alternatives and crafting migration strategies to ensure business continuity and future-proof their IT infrastructure.
• Achieving true operational efficiency: See how transitioning from VMware to cloud-based services can enhance operational efficiency, reducing the burden of infrastructure management and freeing your IT teams to focus on innovation that directly impacts patient care.
• Strengthening your security posture: Debunk common myths and understand how leading cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) invest heavily in security and compliance, offering advanced encryption, granular access controls, continuous monitoring, and HIPAA-compliant offerings often superior to on-premises environments.

Don’t let rising costs define your future. Download this essential executive brief today to gain the insights you need to make informed decisions about your healthcare organization’s next strategic move.