Audit & Strategy
vSpherevCenterNSX
Complete mapping of your VMware environment: VM inventory, dependency analysis, Broadcom license cost and migration plan structured by priority.
Frame the VMware audit →VMware Exit, under control.
Audit, POC, HA/DRP architecture and phased migration to Proxmox VE — with workload-specific continuity and documented rollback.
Proxmox Authorized Reseller
VMware Exit path
Decide. Validate. Migrate. Then hand over operations.
One continuous framework, from the VMware inventory to documented target operations.
Proxmox POC
ArchitectureDRP TestsHA
Operational validation on your infrastructure or VSHIFT Cloud: network, storage, HA, DRP tests and measured GO/NO-GO criteria before any production commitment.
Define the POC criteria →VMware → Proxmox Migration
Proxmox VEV2VWaves
P2V, V2V and prioritized migration waves. Each batch has validation criteria, a change window and a documented rollback path.
Review the wave migration method →Operations & automation
PrometheusTerraformAnsible
Monitoring, backup, automation and runbooks to hand over an operable platform and limit dependency on the integrator.
Prepare the operations handover →Cross-cutting requirements
Availability, recovery, sovereignty and compliance are framed at every decision point — not added at the end.
High Availability & DRP
Multi-node Proxmox clustering, Proxmox Backup Server, cross-site replication and recovery scenarios with defined and tested RPO/RTO objectives.
Frame HA and DRP →Sovereign Infrastructure
On-premise architecture and auditable open-source components, with dependencies, data location and GDPR requirements documented.
Assess sovereign architecture →Audit
VMware infrastructure audit and Broadcom exit strategy
Industrial group facing a Broadcom renewal in 8 months. The audit objectively quantified real exposure and delivered an actionable wave-based migration plan.
180+ VMs
Audited scope
Quantified
Broadcom exposure
Objectified
IT decision
AuditVMwareBroadcomStrategy
Result — Audit report delivered to the Executive Committee. Migration plan prioritised by business criticality. Strategic decision made on objective technical and financial grounds, independent of vendor sales arguments.
Read details →POC
Structured POC before migrating a public sector datacenter
Public organisation seeking to migrate from VMware, blocked for lack of formal technical validation. 7 POC phases, per-phase report, documented and actionable go decision.
7 / 7
Phases validated
< 7 min
RTO measured
Validated
Continuity
POCProxmox VEPublic sectorDRP
Result — Full validation report delivered to IT management. Target architecture defined, residual constraints documented. The organisation was able to commit to migration with a validated, auditable technical framework.
Read details →Migration
Multi-site VMware migration to Proxmox VE
Broadcom renewal ×5 across 3 production sites. Progressive migration of ~250 VMs with rollback available at each wave and DRP validated at project completion.
−70 %
Cost reduction
~250
VMs migrated
Maintained
Production
MigrationMulti-sitesHADRP
Result — Proxmox VE infrastructure operational across 3 sites, active replication, DRP documented and tested. 70% reduction in licensing costs. Operations team self-sufficient.
Read details →Field feedback
Feedback from infrastructure teams
Roles, sectors and orders of magnitude retained; identities withheld.
“The migration of 180 VMs was completed without an unplanned outage. The preliminary audit uncovered dependencies our teams had not identified and allowed us to adjust the wave order before production.”
Head of Infrastructure
Industry · 800 employees
Anonymised
“We needed an integrator who understood VMware before recommending Proxmox. The POC helped us test the architecture, document gaps and make a decision with concrete evidence.”
CIO
Distribution · French mid-market
Anonymised
Methodology
A process based on evidence
STEP 01
Audit
Full VMware inventory, dependency analysis, Broadcom license cost, identified risks.
Audit report + go/no-go
STEP 02
Target architecture
Proxmox cluster design, network plan (SDN, VLAN), storage strategy, server sizing.
Architecture document
STEP 03
POC
Test environment setup, network/storage/HA validation, DRP tests on real workloads.
Validated POC report
STEP 04
Migration
Prioritized wave migration, parallel run, application tests, controlled switchover.
Migrated VMs + rollback ready
STEP 05
Production
Final switchover, VMware decommissioning, SLA validation, final documentation.
Validated production infra
STEP 06
Operations
Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, alerting, runbooks, on-call and team upskilling.
Runbooks and team handover
The migration pace is defined by business constraints — not by a generic schedule.
POC Support
A structured Proxmox POC, with clear decision gates
A POC without methodology is just a lab — it validates nothing credible. Our approach structures each step to give you a solid technical decision before any major investment.
Documented results at each phase
Architecture validated on real workloads
Objectively defined Go/No-Go
Operational runbook delivery
Team training included
01
Analysis & inventory
VM mapping, network analysis, storage and application dependencies.
02
Target architecture
Proxmox cluster definition, network strategy (VLAN, SDN), storage plan (Ceph/ZFS).
03
Network & storage
Proxmox SDN configuration, bonding, VLAN, IOPS and latency validation on target storage.
04
High availability
HA cluster configuration, migration policies, fencing and automatic failover tests.
05
DRP tests
Simulated failure scenarios: node failure, storage failure, split-brain. RPO/RTO target validation.
06
Production rollout
Wave migration, parallel run, application tests, controlled switchover and VMware decommissioning.
07
Operations & monitoring
Prometheus/Grafana setup, alerting, operational runbooks and team training.
Contact
Let's talk about your infrastructure
Frame your VMware Exit scenario with a senior infrastructure architect: scope, dependencies and the next useful decision.
Request reviewed before a next step is proposed
Scoping led by an architect
Confidentiality requirements defined during scoping
VMware Exit scoping on request