Blog written by George Crump, CMO, VergeIO published Jan. 7, 2026
Organizations looking for VxRail alternatives and VMware Exits face a forced reset after Dell announced that VxRail customers should transition toward Dell Private Cloud.What Dell once positioned as a stable, long-term private cloud foundation, they now position as a transitional platform with a stated end of life. VxRail customers now face two gaps simultaneously. The first is finding an alternative to VMware. The second is finding an alternative to vSAN.
The question most teams now face is whether Dell Private Cloud is the right landing zone, or whether a less disruptive path exists that avoids turning a software decision into a full infrastructure rebuild.
The original VxRail promise
VMware vSAN promised simplicity, but many DIY deployments struggled with performance consistency, lifecycle coordination, and accountability for support. VxRail addressed those gaps by delivering a…
