VMware’s expanding stack—vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and others—has only added to that complexity. Estates have grown larger, renewal cycles longer, and dependencies deeper. Broadcom’s acquisition accelerated the shift: perpetual licenses replaced with subscription-based, per-core bundles that often don’t align with existing hardware. Suddenly, customers face overprovisioning, unplanned refreshes, and significant cost exposure simply to stay compliant.
In this shifting landscape, clarity is hard to come by. And without clear data, evaluating alternatives or building a modernization plan feels less like strategy and more like expensive guesswork.
Organizations need clarity with their VMware migration; a roadmap designed to clear the path of ambiguity and set the pace for modernization and AI in their estates.
Most providers sell “fast migration.” Leaders need something rarer: a defendable business case grounded in facts, ROI, and risk reduction. A meaningful strategy begins with understanding three pressures facing every VMware-heavy organization.
In this environment, migrating to AWS is no longer just a defensive move. It becomes a proactive strategy—one that allows you to:
NexusTek’s structured AWS alignment ensures every incentive and optimization opportunity is captured.
Funding + method, not just “credits”
MAP is a proven, three-phase framework (Assess → Mobilize → Migrate & Modernize) that provides AWS investment, tooling, training, and partner expertise to accelerate outcomes and offset early costs.
How NexusTek uses MAP
Co-funded readiness and execution
We use MAP to co-fund readiness and execution activities, shorten the decision window, and anchor modernization in a measurable plan.
Workload mapping and sequencing
Our assessment maps workloads to the right landing zones—EC2, containers, and others—and sequences them into MAP-eligible workstreams to unlock AWS investment sooner.
What changed in 2025
AWS enhanced MAP to accelerate modernization and AI adoption—ideal for organizations seeking an AI-ready architecture as part of their VMware exit.
Get the license math right up front
OLA is an AWS assessment that analyzes current environments, including VMware, to right-size compute, optimize third-party licensing, and expose overprovisioning before migration. Your business case becomes cost-optimized and data-driven, not assumption-driven.
How NexusTek uses OLA
License and resource optimization
We incorporate OLA outputs directly into your ROI/TCO model, ensuring every workload is right-sized and every license is fully optimized before migration.
Renewal risk and cost exposure analysis
OLA data helps us identify renewal risks, overprovisioned licenses, and savings opportunities—giving you a clear financial picture before any decisions are made.
Incentives to exit VMware Cloud on AWS
VMA is an AWS program that provides AWS credits when migrating VMware Cloud on AWS workloads to Amazon EC2, lowering transition costs and speeding execution.
How NexusTek uses VMA
Stacked savings for VMware Cloud on AWS exits
If you’re currently operating on VMware Cloud on AWS, we apply VMA credits as an additional savings lever—layered on top of MAP and OLA—to reduce cash outlay.
Accelerated transition to EC2
We sequence eligible workloads to take advantage of VMA incentives, speeding the move to Amazon EC2 while lowering financial and operational risk.
What you get in two–three weeks
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Workload and license mapping |
Pathway comparison |
ROI and TCO model |
Phased roadmap |
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Complete inventory with renewal exposure and cost drivers |
EC2 rehost, Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, and hybrid options—aligned to performance, cost, and modernization intent |
One-, three-, and five-year cash flow, cloud spend forecast, license optimization, and funding offsets (MAP, OLA, VMA) |
Migration waves, timelines, success criteria, and modernization hooks (containers, serverless, AI readiness) |
Why is the NexusTek approach different?
The impact becomes clear when you look at the business results this approach delivers:
Measured savings before you move – OLA-driven rightsizing and license optimization, modeled across multiple years.
Faster time-to-value – MAP funding and a proven cadence reduce analysis paralysis and shorten the runway to RO.
Incentive stacking – If you’re on VMware Cloud on AWS, VMA adds credits for migration to EC2 on top of MAP/OLA benefits.
Lower migration risk – AWS prescriptive guidance, training, and proven partner methods reduce unknowns and shorten migration timelines.
What Your Path Could Look Like (Sample)
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Assess (Week 0–1)
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Mobilize (Week 1–2)
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Migrate & Modernize (post-assessment) |
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Data collection, dependency mapping, legacy data analysis, target OLA modeling, and initial business case |
Architecture options (EC2, ROSA, containers, or SaaS/PaaS options), security and landing zone patterns, MAP plan of record, and funding alignment |
Wave plan execution with cost guardrails and modernization hooks; VMA applied if moving from VMware Cloud on AWS to EC2 |
NexusTek brings something most partners can’t—a fixed-fee engagement, rare in the industry, including an executive-ready cost model built on accountability. Businesses know their spend, timeline, and deliverables from day one. The result isn’t just a migration plan; it’s a flexible and adaptive, financially defensible modernization strategy that connects technical decisions to business outcomes. This is a foundational decision—one that will define the future of your IT architecture.
NexusTek integrates MAP, OLA, and VMA in a unified approach, ensuring every funding avenue and optimization opportunity is fully captured and every modern landing endpoint is decision-based on application requirements. This is migration AND modernization, not just rehosting.......
Modernization gets easier the moment the obstacles are visible. Once you cut through the licensing overgrowth—renewal pressure, hardware misalignment, and escalating costs—the route to a modern, flexible cloud foundation becomes far clearer.
NexusTek’s fixed-fee VMware Exit Strategy & AWS Migration Plan provides that clarity. In 2–3 weeks, you get the data, modeling, and roadmap needed to make a confident, defensible decision—before committing to a move.
Clear the blockers. Reduce the risk. Set a direction you control.
See your path clearly. Move with confidence.
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