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The five most worrisome issues for IT directors regarding VMware in 2024:
- 1. Licensing Changes: IT leaders are concerned about the licensing models and potential price hikes, which could impact operational budgets. Many are finding the shift in licensing terms challenging, especially for existing infrastructure reliant on VMware.
- 2. Cloud Strategy Complexity: VMware's push towards a hybrid and multi-cloud approach, while beneficial, creates complexity for enterprises in managing workloads across on-premises environments and multiple public clouds. Directors worry about the ability to effectively integrate these environments while maintaining security and performance.
- 3. Security Concerns in Hybrid Environments: As more enterprises adopt VMware's hybrid cloud model, ensuring consistent security policies across on-premises and cloud-based workloads is becoming increasingly difficult. NSX-T and other VMware tools provide solutions, but many directors are concerned about their ability to manage growing attack surfaces effectively.
- 4. Cost Management and ROI Concerns: VMware's full-stack solutions like VCF require significant investments in software, hardware, and expertise. IT leaders are concerned about justifying the cost of VMware solutions in the face of rising competition from open-source and alternative cloud-native platforms, while ensuring sufficient ROI.
- 5. Complexity of Managing Day-2 Operations: Once VMware environments are deployed, the ongoing management of infrastructure—such as patching, updates, and scaling—requires significant effort and expertise. Automating and simplifying these operations remains a key concern for IT directors, especially in light of increasing operational costs and the demand for agility.
These issues reflect the ongoing challenges directors of information technology face as they navigate VMware's evolving landscape.