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Moving on from VMware licensing

VMware licensing just got a lot more expensive — but your options haven’t disappeared. Here’s how we can help with our VMware alternative.

VMWare Alternatives
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At Arc, we’re seeing many SMEs suddenly facing steep cost increases after Broadcom’s recent changes to VMware licensing terms. If you’re one of them, this could be the perfect time to reassess your businesses hosting and cloud requirements — reducing short term costs, and ensuring alignment with your longer term business goals.

The good news? You’ve got options.

Whether you’re looking to reduce spend, modernise infrastructure or avoid vendor lock-in, we can help you explore:

  • Alternative virtualisation platforms
  • Microsoft Azure Stack HCI – hybrid by design, cloud-managed, and ideal for many SMBs
  • Fully managed public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid architectures
  • Commercial models that flex with your growth – CapEx, OpEx, or as-a-service

We’re not tied to any one technology — we’re here to understand your business, your applications, and your operational needs, then help you find the right platform with the right commercial approach. Whether it’s on-prem, in the cloud, or somewhere in between, we bring deep expertise across public and private environments to deliver the most effective, scalable, and cost-efficient solution for your business.

“Arc’s support throughout this migration has been invaluable”

Tom Hawes, IT Manager at PIP Electrics and Building Services

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