Source: https://expedient.com/tag/vmware/ # Archive of posts from ![How Do Natural Disasters Affect Your Disaster Recovery?](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP_Blog_DR_NaturalDisasters_1200x628_Feed.png) ## [How Do Natural Disasters Affect Your Disaster Recovery?](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-08-10-how-do-natural-disasters-affect-your-disaster-recovery/) ![Expedient](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/explogo.png) Author[Expedient](#) Read Time 6 min Read Key Takeaways Workload repatriation and other critical industry trends are creating new disaster recovery risks for organizations in nearly every industry. Expedient offers a DR footprint with facilities across the U.S., backed up by our authorized VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) status and 24x7x365 U.S.-based support You can schedule a quick, no-obligations meeting with... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-08-10-how-do-natural-disasters-affect-your-disaster-recovery/) ![The VMware Wait Tax: Why Every Quarter of Delay Has a Price Tag](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP_Blog_WaitTax_VMware_1200x628_Feed.png) ## [The VMware Wait Tax: Why Every Quarter of Delay Has a Price Tag](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-08-04-the-vmware-wait-tax-why-every-quarter-of-delay-has-a-price-tag/) ![Expedient](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/explogo.png) Author[Expedient](#) Read Time 11 min Read Inaction on a VMware migration is widely treated as a neutral position, a decision deferred rather than a decision made. The hardware market has made that framing expensive. The capital requirement to refresh a 20-host cluster for VCF 9 stood at $346,000 twelve months ago. Today it is... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-08-04-the-vmware-wait-tax-why-every-quarter-of-delay-has-a-price-tag/) ![Your New Cloud Strategy: Rebalancing for Cost and Performance](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/exp_Blog_CloudRebalancing_1200x628_Feed.png) ## [Your New Cloud Strategy: Rebalancing for Cost and Performance](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-07-15-your-new-cloud-strategy-rebalancing-for-cost-and-performance/) ![Expedient](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/explogo.png) Author[Expedient](#) Read Time 7 min Read Key Takeaways Workloads placed in hyperscale cloud five years ago made sense but now may be better suited to managed private cloud. Organizations are reevaluating infrastructure decisions based on cost, priority, performance, compliance, resilience, and long-term value. Expedient works with organizations to reduce complexity, optimize costs, and navigate triggers such as Broadcom's restructuring of... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-07-15-your-new-cloud-strategy-rebalancing-for-cost-and-performance/) ![Your VMware Environment on Your Terms](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP__Blog_BridgeProgram--1200x628_Feed_.png) ## [Your VMware Environment on Your Terms](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-04-10-your-vmware-environment-on-your-terms/) ![Expedient](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/explogo.png) Author[Expedient](#) Read Time 4 min Read 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... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2026-04-10-your-vmware-environment-on-your-terms/) ![The Great Rebalancing Begins: Why VMware Disruption Is Just the Start](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP__Blog_Rebalancing--1200x628_Feed_.png) ## [The Great Rebalancing Begins: Why VMware Disruption Is Just the Start](/knowledgebase/blog/2025-12-03-the-great-rebalancing-begins-why-vmware-disruption-is-just-the-start/) ![Tim Kounadis](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/timk.jpeg) Author[Tim Kounadis](#) Read Time 6 min Read The past year has significantly impacted the technology industry. Changes to VMware licensing and partner structures have disrupted pricing and challenged long-standing beliefs about what makes up a stable enterprise infrastructure. For most companies relying on VMware, once-predictable cloud strategies now... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2025-12-03-the-great-rebalancing-begins-why-vmware-disruption-is-just-the-start/) ![Turn Disruption into Opportunity with Expedient](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP__VMware_Blog-8-6-25--1200x628.png) ## [Turn Disruption into Opportunity with Expedient](/knowledgebase/blog/2025-08-05-turn-disruption-into-opportunity-with-expedient/) ![Jonathan Rosenson](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/jon-rosenson.jpg) Author[Jonathan Rosenson](#) Read Time 2 min Read In June 2025, Broadcom announced the elimination of its Registered Tier for VMware Resellers in the Americas, dramatically reducing the number of partners authorized to resell VMware solutions. Effective August 1, 2025, all Registered partners lose their resale rights. What This Means If you’re a former... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2025-08-05-turn-disruption-into-opportunity-with-expedient/) ![Broadcom’s VMware Partner Program Shift: Why Expedient Is Your Path Forward](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP__VMware_VCSP_FEED_--1200x628.png) ## [Broadcom’s VMware Partner Program Shift: Why Expedient Is Your Path Forward](/knowledgebase/blog/2025-07-21-broadcoms-vmware-partner-program-shift-why-expedient-is-your-path-forward/) ![Jonathan Rosenson](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/jon-rosenson.jpg) Author[Jonathan Rosenson](#) Read Time 3 min Read On July 15, 2025, Broadcom announced a major consolidation of the VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Program. This change has sent shockwaves across the IT ecosystem, impacting not just providers, but their end users as well. What’s Changing? Under this... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2025-07-21-broadcoms-vmware-partner-program-shift-why-expedient-is-your-path-forward/) ![VMware and Nutanix Choose Expedient for Top Honors](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/large-EXP__Both_PoY-Blog--1200x628.png) ## [VMware and Nutanix Choose Expedient for Top Honors](/knowledgebase/blog/2025-06-09-vmwares-and-nutanix-choose-expedient-for-top-honors/) ![Expedient](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/explogo.png) Author[Expedient](#) Read Time 3 min Read When industry leaders like VMware By Broadcom and Nutanix choose to recognize a service provider, it’s not a decision made lightly. They evaluate partners on several critical factors: proven expertise, consistent customer success, the ability to tackle complex... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2025-06-09-vmwares-and-nutanix-choose-expedient-for-top-honors/) ![Top Tier Partnerships with Top Tier Partners](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP __Top_Tier_Partner-01__ 1200x628.png) ## [Top Tier Partnerships with Top Tier Partners](/knowledgebase/blog/2024-07-03-top-tier-partnerships-with-top-tier-partners/) ![Expedient](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/explogo.png) Author[Expedient](#) Read Time 2 min Read Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware is just the latest example of the current IT landscape’s turbulence, often characterized by rapid technological advancements, frequent shifts in vendor offerings, and evolving cybersecurity threats. This dynamic environment makes it essential for IT leaders and decision-makers to maintain optionality, as it enables them to swiftly assess, recalibrate, and if needed pivot... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2024-07-03-top-tier-partnerships-with-top-tier-partners/) ![Broadcom Reshapes VMware Licensing](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/EXP__VMwareBroadcom_Blog_Preview_1200x628.png) ## [Broadcom Reshapes VMware Licensing](/knowledgebase/blog/2024-02-07-broadcom-reshapes-vmware-licensing/) ![Tim Kounadis](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/timk.jpeg) Author[Tim Kounadis](#) Read Time 7 min Read Your Guide to Adapting Effectively Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware comes at a staggering cost of $69 billion ($61B in cash and stock for VMware and $8B in debt). This transaction positions itself as the largest enterprise software acquisition ahead of Dell’s $67 billion purchase of EMC in 2015, followed by IBM’s $34 billion takeover of... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2024-02-07-broadcom-reshapes-vmware-licensing/) ![Hyperscale or Enterprise Cloud? Let Your Applications Decide – Part 2](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Hyperscale or Enterprise Cloud? Let Your Applications Decide – Part 2](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-06-18-hyperscale-or-enterprise-cloud-let-your-applications-decide-part-2/) ![Doug Theis](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/doug-theis.jpg) Author[Doug Theis](#) Read Time 4 min Read Hyperscale vs. Enterprise Cloud This is the second installment of a two-part blog post on the difference between “smart” and “dumb” applications. Part 2 covers the characteristics of “dumb applications” that are best suited to run on “smart hardware.” To learn more about “smart applications” (aka cloud native applications) running on “dumb hardware,” read Part 1. Dumb... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-06-18-hyperscale-or-enterprise-cloud-let-your-applications-decide-part-2/) ![Four Ways to Deploy Kubernetes on VMware](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Four Ways to Deploy Kubernetes on VMware](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-06-11-four-ways-to-deploy-kubernetes-on-vmware/) ![Mike Garuccio](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/mike-garuccio.jpg) Author[Mike Garuccio](#) Read Time 6 min Read Kubernetes (k8s) is quickly becoming the de facto standard for container orchestration because it provides an effective framework to operate applications built using microservices architecture. Also known as application “containerization,” this approach enables development teams to be more agile, employ continuous delivery practices, and ultimately bring new business applications to market faster. k8s streamlines the management of containerized applications at... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-06-11-four-ways-to-deploy-kubernetes-on-vmware/) ![Expedient Enterprise Cloud vs. On-Prem VMware](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Expedient Enterprise Cloud vs. On-Prem VMware](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-05-29-expedient-enterprise-cloud-vs-on-prem-vmware-the-business-case-for-turnkey-infrastructure-as-a-service/) ![Mike Garuccio](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/mike-garuccio.jpg) Author[Mike Garuccio](#) Read Time 9 min Read The Business Case for Turnkey Infrastructure as a Service Just about everyone in IT has used VMware’s vSphere to build and/or operate an on-premise or colocated cluster at some point or another. vSphere enables you to take a group of hosts, form them into a cluster, and run virtual machines on top. vCenter server provides some great features like... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-05-29-expedient-enterprise-cloud-vs-on-prem-vmware-the-business-case-for-turnkey-infrastructure-as-a-service/) ![Cloud Migration Strategies - How to Choose the Right One](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Cloud Migration Strategies - How to Choose the Right One](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-05-21-cloud-migration-strategies-how-to-choose-the-right-one/) ![Mike Garuccio](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/mike-garuccio.jpg) Author[Mike Garuccio](#) Read Time 6 min Read Choosing the Right Cloud Migration Strategy There are several different ways to migrate workloads to the cloud. As with everything in life, each approach has its own pros and cons, and works best in certain scenarios. The strategies described below are based on my experience in migrating client workloads to the Expedient Enterprise Cloud (EEC), which is a... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-05-21-cloud-migration-strategies-how-to-choose-the-right-one/) ![Collaboration Key to Dell Technologies' Cloud Future](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Collaboration Key to Dell Technologies' Cloud Future](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-05-02-collaboration-key-to-dell-technologies-cloud-future/) ![Jonathan Rosenson](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/jon-rosenson.jpg) Author[Jonathan Rosenson](#) Read Time 5 min Read I attended Dell Technologies / World 2019 this past week. Held in Las Vegas, the show hosted its largest list of attendees yet. I’m told that nearly 15,000 people attended the conference to learn about the combined innovations at the family of companies that includes DellEMC, VMware, RSA, Pivotal, Secureworks, Virtustream, and Boomi. Expedient is a DellEMC Platinum Partner... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-05-02-collaboration-key-to-dell-technologies-cloud-future/) ![Expedient Named VMware's Americas Cloud Partner of the Year](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Expedient Named VMware's Americas Cloud Partner of the Year](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-04-10-expedient-named-vmwares-americas-cloud-partner-of-the-year/) ![Jonathan Rosenson](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/jon-rosenson.jpg) Author[Jonathan Rosenson](#) Read Time 3 min Read Expedient is VMware’s Americas Cloud Partner of the Year! At VMware’s 2019 Partner Leadership Summit, Expedient was named VMware’s 2018 Americas Regional Cloud Partner of the Year. Expedient was honored alongside other VMware partners from around the world during the 2018 VMware Partner Innovation Award ceremony, which recognizes partner excellence in using VMware technology to drive digital transformation... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-04-10-expedient-named-vmwares-americas-cloud-partner-of-the-year/) ![Learning from our Partners - Select Technology Vendors Present at Expedient's End-of-Year Meeting](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Learning from our Partners - Select Technology Vendors Present at Expedient's End-of-Year Meeting](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-01-14-three-key-vendor-partners-present-at-expedients-end-of-year-company-meeting/) ![Jonathan Rosenson](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/jon-rosenson.jpg) Author[Jonathan Rosenson](#) Read Time 2 min Read Executives from three major vendor partner companies presented perspective on their organization’s relationship with Expedient at our 2018 end-of-year company meeting. Participants included: Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy for Dell Technologies Vice President of Product Management, Cloud Software Business Unit for VMware Senior Director, Specialist Systems Engineering for Juniper Networks Each presentation showcased the... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2019-01-14-three-key-vendor-partners-present-at-expedients-end-of-year-company-meeting/) ![Expedient Announces VMware Cloud Verified Designation](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Expedient Announces VMware Cloud Verified Designation](/knowledgebase/blog/2018-10-22-expedient-announces-vmware-cloud-verified-designation/) ![Jonathan Rosenson](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/jon-rosenson.jpg) Author[Jonathan Rosenson](#) Read Time 2 min Read Expedient Enterprise Cloud is VMware Cloud Verified! Expedient continues to be recognized as a leading provider of VMware-based cloud infrastructure. The company was recently named a VMware Cloud Verified partner, joining an exclusive group as one of just 8 infrastructure as a service (IaaS) providers in the U.S to achieve this status. The designation signifies that Expedient customers... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2018-10-22-expedient-announces-vmware-cloud-verified-designation/) ![Designing Expedient Enterprise Cloud](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Designing Expedient Enterprise Cloud](/knowledgebase/blog/2018-09-24-designing-expedient-enterprise-cloud/) ![AJ Kuftic](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/kuftic-aj.jpg) Author[AJ Kuftic](#) Read Time 7 min Read Designing Expedient Enterprise Cloud September 2018 marks a milestone for Expedient. The release of Expedient Enterprise Cloud is the culmination of thousands of hours in evaluations, education, training, beta testing, product roadmap shaping, advisory boards, design sessions, and acceptance testing from Expedient Support and Delivery engineers.  As I reflect on the past several years of work, I want... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2018-09-24-designing-expedient-enterprise-cloud/) ![Expedient's Cloud Evolution - A Vision 5 Years in the Making](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Expedient's Cloud Evolution - A Vision 5 Years in the Making](/knowledgebase/blog/2018-09-13-expedient-cloud-evolution-a-vision-5-years-in-the-making/) ![AJ Kuftic](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/kuftic-aj.jpg) Author[AJ Kuftic](#) Read Time 5 min Read In 2013, Pat Gelsinger walked on stage at a capacity VMworld general session and introduced a vision for the next evolution of virtualization: the Software-Defined Data Center. A model where infrastructure provisioning would be disaggregated from the underlying hardware and defined simply by code. At the time, most people in the packed Moscone Center had very little concept of... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2018-09-13-expedient-cloud-evolution-a-vision-5-years-in-the-making/) ![Expedient and VMware Help TIC Gums Modernize Their Infrastructure with Expedient's On-Site Private Cloud with DRaaS](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/ph_blogPost.png) ## [Expedient and VMware Help TIC Gums Modernize Their Infrastructure with Expedient's On-Site Private Cloud with DRaaS](/knowledgebase/blog/2018-01-08-expedient-and-vmware-help-tic-gums-modernize-their-infrastructure-with-expedients-on-site-private-cloud-with-draas/) ![Jonathan Rosenson](https://res.cloudinary.com/dvlpy3tua/image/upload/fl_sanitize/uploads/jon-rosenson.jpg) Author[Jonathan Rosenson](#) Read Time 1 min Read TIC Gums is using Expedient’s On-Site Private Cloud with Disaster Recovery as a Service to meet several business objectives, including the modernization and migration of its aging IT infrastructure and the creation and implementation of a disaster recovery plan and solution. By placing an Expedient private cloud point of delivery (POD) on-site at TIC Gums’ premises, TIC Gums is... [Read Article](/knowledgebase/blog/2018-01-08-expedient-and-vmware-help-tic-gums-modernize-their-infrastructure-with-expedients-on-site-private-cloud-with-draas/) VMware September 29th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET ## It’s Time to Decide Your VMware Path [Join us →](https://go.expedient.com/VMWarePath) ### VMware September 29th, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET ## It’s Time to Decide Your VMware Path [Join us →](https://go.expedient.com/VMWarePath)