Introducing the Expedient Bridge Program
Key Takeaways
- Broadcom’s evolution of VMware licensing and the VCSP program has reshaped how VMware Cloud Foundation is delivered.
- The Expedient Bridge Program provides partners, end customers, and infrastructure teams a clear operating model for VMware continuity and transition planning.
- The bridge term is a strategic planning window during which workloads are right-sized and placed before the transition executes with no single-cloud mandate and no forced timeline.
- Expedient is a Broadcom VCSP Pinnacle partner and 2024 Americas VMware Cloud Foundation Partner of the Year.
VMware Evolved. Now Your Approach Must Too.
Changes in VMware licensing and cloud services has reshaped how VMware Cloud Foundation is delivered, and that’s making many teams evaluate where they stand and what steps they must take next.
The Expedient Bridge Program, available to VMware end customers, existing partners, and organizations running on-premises VMware infrastructure, offers a clear, structured path through the changes. Workloads stay in place. Expedient handles licensing. Every engagement includes an aligned destination.
Broadcom requires legal control over VMware licensing through ownership or a documented lease. Organizations operating through non-retained providers need a new structural arrangement, one with defined roles, documented licensing, and a path to VCF. The right time to put that structure in place is now.
Five Reasons the Bridge Program Delivers Where Others Fall Short
1. Continuity Without Disruption
Workloads remain in place, without a forced immediate migration. The Bridge Program aligns with your timeline, providing a window to plan the transition.
2. Authorization Managed by a Proven Operator
Broadcom requires legal control through ownership or a documented lease structure. As a Broadcom Pinnacle VCSP, Expedient serves as the single point of contact and assumes this responsibility directly, removing licensing complexity from partners and customers.
3. You Keep Control
Expedient manages vendor obligations while you retain operational control of the environment. Expedient manages Broadcom authorization and vendor complexity. What’s more, the program is based on a transparent partnership model that preserves partner economics through defined revenue-sharing and resale-margin structures.
4. Predictable Commercial Outcomes and High-Touch Execution
Pricing frameworks align with Broadcom’s billing requirements and provide economic predictability across the bridge term. Expedient provides detailed cost comparisons during the assessment to help IT teams understand impacts and justify their decision to stakeholders. Expedient’s 100% SLA is backed by 24/7/365 US-based in-house engineering support. There are no surprise fees, no ambiguous renewal terms, and no professional services charges for discovery or migration planning.
5. All-Inclusive White-Glove Service
Engineering-led assessments, workload migrations, and onboarding are included in the managed service. The Bridge Fit Check, cloud assessment, and migration execution are included from the start.
The Bridge Program Is a Strategic Planning Window
The Bridge Program delivers immediate continuity and defines the path forward. Organizations that use the bridge term effectively gain both strategic and operational advantages. This approach distinguishes the Bridge Program from temporary solutions by stabilizing the environment while developing a migration plan.
It’s a structured window of time that organizations should actively use to figure out where their workloads should live long-term. Expedient uses the bridge period to conduct Cloud Rebalancing: a data-driven process for placing each workload in its best-fit environment based on cost, performance, security, regulatory requirements, and business value. Workload placement follows the requirements of each workload, and sensitive data protection and regulatory requirements are maintained throughout. There are no single-cloud mandates and no forced timeline.
Start with a Bridge Fit Check
The Bridge Fit Check is a quick intake process that confirms program eligibility, identifies your current environment, and outlines the initial steps for migration assessment. There is no obligation and no lengthy discovery process required.
Following the Fit Check, Expedient provides workload discovery, right-sizing, and cost comparisons across cloud options. Recommendations are aligned with business outcomes, and execution is engineering-led and included.
Expedient is a Broadcom VMware Cloud Service Provider Pinnacle partner and the 2024 VMware Cloud Foundation as a Service Partner of the Year, Americas, operating data centers in 10 US markets with 24/7/365 US-based engineering support across all programs.
