Assessment and Planning
We review your existing VMware environment in full. Every VM, its dependencies, storage, networking, and backup workflows. From this we build a migration plan tailored to your target platform and your operational constraints.
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Leaving VMware? We Will Get You There.
Since Broadcom acquired VMware, many organisations across Dubai and the UAE have seen virtualisation licensing costs rise. Perpetual licences were retired and product bundles restructured. If your renewal quote has prompted a rethink, there are two strong destinations, and we deploy both. Which one fits depends on what your business already runs.
Two Paths.
We Help You Pick the Right One.
The best target platform depends on your existing environment, your team’s skills, and your budget. We assess your setup and recommend the path that fits.
VMware to Proxmox: For Open-Platform Organisations
If your infrastructure is built on Linux, open-source databases, and mixed workloads, Proxmox VE is a natural destination. It is a mature, KVM-based platform with no per-socket or per-core licensing, integrated high availability, ZFS and Ceph storage, and built-in backup. Proxmox provides an official import wizard for ESXi migrations, and organisations typically reduce virtualisation licensing costs significantly when moving across.
Proxmox suits organisations that value control and flexibility, run Linux-heavy environments, want to avoid vendor lock-in entirely, or simply need to bring virtualisation costs back under control. It scales from a single node to large clusters, and there are no artificial limits gating features behind higher licence tiers.
VMware to Hyper-V: For Microsoft Organisations
If your business already runs on Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft 365, Hyper-V is the path of least resistance. It is included with Windows Server licensing you likely already own, integrates tightly with the Microsoft tools your team uses daily, and extends to Azure for hybrid scenarios. For a Microsoft-centric organisation, it often reduces both cost and complexity.
Hyper-V suits organisations standardised on Windows Server, teams already familiar with Microsoft administration tools, and businesses planning hybrid cloud strategies with Azure. The familiarity alone reduces training overhead and shortens the transition.
Our Migration Process
Compatibility Validation
Not every guest OS, application, or backup workflow behaves identically on the new platform. We test in a staging environment and resolve compatibility issues before any production workload moves.
VM conversion, network reconfiguration, and storage migration handled with proven tools. We sequence the work to keep downtime minimal, migrating critical systems during overnight or weekend windows where needed.
Testing and Cutover
Both environments run in parallel during transition. We validate functionality and performance before the final cutover, with documented rollback procedures at every stage.
Post-Migration Support:
We tune performance, set up monitoring and backup on the new platform, and train your team. Our Dubai-based support team stays available after the migration is complete.
Why Migrate With Us
We run both Proxmox and Hyper-V in production for clients across Dubai and the UAE, and we know VMware well as the source environment. That experience across all three platforms means our recommendation is based on what works for your business. Every migration includes full backups, parallel testing, and rollback safety nets. If your VMware renewal is approaching, we can map out your options and the likely costs. No obligation.
VMware, Proxmox, and Hyper-V at a Glance
We will walk you through a full side-by-side comparison for your specific workloads during the assessment.
Licensing
VMware uses per-core subscription licensing. Proxmox is open-source with no licensing fees and optional paid support. Hyper-V is included with Windows Server licensing you may already hold.
Best fit
VMware for organisations staying on vSphere. Proxmox for Linux-heavy and open-platform environments. Hyper-V for Microsoft-centric organisations on Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft 365.
High availability
Available on all three. License-gated on VMware (vSphere HA), built in at no extra cost on Proxmox, and included with Windows Server Datacenter on Hyper-V.
Containers
Proxmox natively supports LXC containers alongside VMs. VMware needs Tanzu (additional licensing). Hyper-V integrates with Windows and Azure container services.
Hybrid cloud
Hyper-V extends naturally to Azure. Proxmox pairs well with bare-metal European hosting. VMware integrates with VMware Cloud offerings.
Download: VMware Migration Planning Guide
A practical, vendor-neutral guide covering how to evaluate Proxmox versus Hyper-V for your environment, what a low-risk migration looks like, the licensing maths, and the questions to ask before you commit. Written for decision makers, not just engineers.
