Leave Broadcom behind. Migrate VMware workloads to AWS.

Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has brought major changes -not all of them welcome.

If your organisation relies on perpetual licences, you’ll be forced to switch to a subscription model you didn’t choose. Popular VMware products have been retired, minimum thresholds introduced, and the flexibility many businesses counted on is no longer an option.

For IT leaders, the decision is clear: stay locked into Broadcom’s new world, or move forward — by migrating your VMware workloads to native AWS cloud with The Server Labs.

Why Now?

A recent Gartner survey found that 74% of VMware customers are already using, planning to use, or actively exploring alternatives. With 95% of all new digital workloads projected to run on cloud-native platforms by 2025, the shift is already underway.

Your options:

• Stay with Broadcom and face higher costs, complexity, and constrained options
• Or embrace AWS and unlock scalability, cost-efficiency, and innovation

Why Move to AWS?

✅ Migrate and modernise

Leverage complimentary assessments, purpose-built tooling, professional services, and certified partners to streamline your migration journey — and set the stage for modernisation.

✅ Unlock scalability, security, and performance

Get access to AWS’s global infrastructure, built for resilience, security, and high performance.

✅ Kickstart innovation and increase agility

Use over 200 AWS services to modernise how you develop, operate, and scale — from containers to AI.

✅ Optimise costs and ensure flexibility

Break free from fixed contracts. Right-size your infrastructure, eliminate overprovisioning, and only pay for what you use.

How it works: 5-Step Migration Methodology

A structured, low-risk migration pathway - backed by AWS expertise, architectural rigour, and a focus on business outcomes.

Step 1: Comprehensive Assessment

Evaluation of your VMware environment, mapping dependencies and aligning with your business goals.

Feasibility report - current infrastructure, apps, and workloads

Strategic migration recommendation - timelines and indicative costs

Benefits, risks, and cloud migration options

Step 2: Evaluation of Cloud Options

Intelligent Workload Placement review:

Migration pathways for containers, serverless, EC2, and more

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and ROI estimates

Architecture recommendations and risk mitigation strategies

Identification of services that won’t transition - with alternatives

Step 3: Migration Plan

A detailed, step-by-step plan aligned to your risk profile and business case.

Milestones and dependencies

Resourcing plan

Post-migration support strategy

Step 4: Migration Execution

Secure, efficient migration with AWS-backed tooling.

Automated tooling and rollback strategies

Compliance and performance validation

Retirement of legacy services and optimisation of migrated ones

Funding application support through AWS programs

Step 5: Managed Service

Post-migration management of your new environment:

24/7 monitoring and incident response

Backup, disaster recovery, and security

Optional premium services: performance optimisation, automation, and team enablement

Real world success

“The Server Labs provided invaluable support to define and execute a smooth transition to AWS. They take genuine responsibility for successful delivery and are a pleasure to work with.”

Pete Sinden

Chief Information Officer at Genomics England Limited

TSL worked with Genomics England Limited, a world leading research organisation, to migrate their workloads to AWS native cloud.

✅ > 250 virtual machines

✅ 95 applications

✅ 200TB of application data

✅ Annual cloud cost savings of £1 million

Is TSL the right partner for your migration journey?

The answer is YES if you’re:

• A mid-size to global enterprise
• Running VMware on AWS under 1- or 3-year contracts
• Looking for secure, cost-effective infrastructure transitions
• Without the in-house capacity for complex cloud migration

“TSL take genuine responsibility for successful delivery and are a pleasure to work with.”

Pete Sinden, GEL

Let’s Start the Conversation

Whether you’re exploring your options or ready to move, The Server Labs can help you navigate change with confidence. Book a free consultation to assess your VMware estate and explore your best next step.