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One of my key takeaways from VMware Explore 2024 was that customers are paying more and aren’t happy about it. At the event last September, I talked to customer after customer who told me pricing had gone up since Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, sometimes two orders of magnitude. While some customers said they were opting to stay with VMware due to tight integration with their processes, many were looking for vendor alternatives.
Nutanix has been one such alternative, according to many customers I’ve talked with. Even before VMware increased its prices, Nutanix was vocal about its ability to capitalize on the “VMware turmoil.” Its strategy seems to be working, as Nutanix’s stock has increased 12% in the past 12 months, despite an uncertain macroenvironment.
Customers have shifted from VMware for a variety of reasons, with Nutanix citing many migration case studies. Below are two migrations, highlighted on Nutanix’s website.
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