De-Risk Your VMware Exit
VMware migrations are no longer a theoretical exercise. In recent client conversations, I see infrastructure and operations leaders actively reassessing their VMware environments, driven by cost pressure, licensing uncertainty, and broader platform modernization goals. But most fall into the trap of having no thorough plan.
That’s exactly why I published Forrester’s VMware Migration Checklist. This report provides self-service guidance in the form of a practical checklist that helps teams plan their VMware migrations, track progress, and reduce risk across the journey.
Why A Checklist Matters More Than A Platform Decision
A pattern I see repeatedly is teams jumping straight to selecting a target platform — another hypervisor, public cloud, or managed service — without first understanding the dependencies and not enough clarity on what actually needs to move. In one example, a client had already initiated proofs of concept with…
