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VMware Exit & Modernization for Hotels and Retail

Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes have turned virtualization into a budget risk, especially for hospitality and retail teams supporting multiple sites.

RutterNet helps hotels and retailers migrate from VMware to Microsoft Hyper-V, reduce licensing exposure, and improve security, without disrupting guests, customers, or operations. 

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Why Hotels and Retailers Are Reassessing VMware Now

  • Higher subscription and per-core costs
  • Bundled licensing that doesn’t match real needs
  • Renewals becoming board-level friction
  • Pressure into expensive alternatives or hardware refreshes
  • Increased ransomware and identity-based attack risk

Rutter’s Approach: Hyper-V First, Azure-Ready Later

Hyper-V on Windows Server 2025

A practical foundation for many multi-location environments:
  • Reduce VMware licensing exposure
  • Reuse existing hardware where appropriate
  • Maintain reliable virtualization for POS, PMS, inventory, finance
  • Lower total cost of ownership quickly

Azure Arc for Hybrid Management

Unify visibility and governance across locations without forcing a full cloud rebuild. 

Right-Fit Guidance on Azure Local

Where Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI) makes sense, we’ll tell you. Where it doesn’t, we’ll tell you that too, especially when validated hardware and subscriptions don’t fit mid-market constraints.

Built for Multi-Location Uptime

Parallel build and validation before cutover

Cutovers planned around occupancy and peak hours

Testing for POS, PMS, payment, inventory, corporate apps

Rollback plans + documented runbooks

Security-First: Identity Is the New Perimeter

Entra identity hardening

Conditional Access + Zero Trust policies

Identity Governance + MFA hardening

MDR focused on account takeover prevention

Results You Should Expect

  • Reduced virtualization licensing costs
  • Avoided forced hardware refresh
  • No unplanned outages during migration
  • Improved security posture
  • Clear roadmap for future Azure modernization
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