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When VMware <\/strong>licensing changes put HorizonIQ under pressure, the company had to rethink its infrastructure strategy. The result? A decisive commitment to #Proxmox VE<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

In a single migration, HorizonIQ achieved:<\/p>\n\n

\u2714 Reduce annual licensing and support costs by 94%<\/strong>\u2714 Migrate over 300 virtual machines<\/strong> (760 vCPUs and 9.7 TB of RAM) non-disruptively\u2714 Build a resilient 19-node HA cluster<\/strong> with Ceph <\/strong>storage\u2714 Free up resources for innovation <\/strong>instead of being trapped in vendor lock-in<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cOur migration to Proxmox demonstrates what is possible for businesses facing the uncertainty of VMware. We have shown that you can move to an open source platform, dramatically reduce costs, and still maintain the enterprise-grade resiliency that customers expect.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

\u2013 Sameer Aghera<\/strong>, Head of Product, Marketing and New Sales<\/p>\n\n

Llegeix la hist\u00f2ria completa aqu\u00ed https:\/\/lnkd.in\/d8c6TWmk<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Curious to know if your company could achieve similar results?<\/strong>Discover how open source<\/strong> infrastructure can reduce costs, increase resilience, and open the door to innovation.<\/p>\n\n

What is the biggest challenge you are facing right now? <\/strong>Rising costs, vendor lock-in, or scalability for new workloads? Tell us in the comments. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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