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130
Assessment Questions
11
Platforms Evaluated
~88%
Cost Reduction vs. Manual
42,636 dependency paths mapped
T-8 Assessment Framework · 5 Phases
01 AI-Infused Discovery Wks 1–2
02 VMware Platform Scoring Wks 1–3
03 App Bundling Engine Wks 2–4
04 Owner Validation Wks 3–4
05 HBH Execution Plan Event
Typical Engagement
4–8 Wks
$0 additional M365 tooling cost
✦Nutanix HCI ✦Azure Local ✦Red Hat OpenShift ✦Proxmox ✦Canonical OpenStack ✦OVM / KVM ✦Dell NativeEdge ✦AI-Enriched Discovery ✦Living Scorecard ✦Dependency Bundling ✦Power Automate ✦M365 Native ✦Nutanix HCI ✦Azure Local ✦Red Hat OpenShift ✦Proxmox ✦Canonical OpenStack ✦OVM / KVM ✦Dell NativeEdge ✦AI-Enriched Discovery ✦Living Scorecard ✦Dependency Bundling ✦Power Automate ✦M365 Native
The Broadcom Challenge

The Disruption
is Real

Why VMware renewals now cost 6x–12x more and legacy assessments can't keep up

Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has forced enterprises to evaluate alternatives — but traditional assessment approaches are too slow, too expensive, and go stale before ink is dry.

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CMDB Accuracy
40–70%
Most enterprise CMDBs — the data migration decisions are based on
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Traditional Assessment Cost
$16K–$100K+
Manual platform scoring, vendor research, and stale scorecards
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Time to Go Stale
Day 1
Static PDFs are outdated the moment a platform ships a new release
Discovery Gap
CMDB Enrichment
AI cross-references ServiceNow + Device42 + RVTools exports. Every dependency confidence-scored. Documents and runbooks mined via NLP. No new platforms required.
Assessment Gap
Living Scorecard
130 questions across 19 categories. 11 platforms. AI updates scores when Nutanix 7.5 ships NVMe/TCP support. Scores never go stale. Always current in your Excel workbook.
Bundling Gap
Dependency Intelligence
Graph-based engine maps 42,636 transitive dependency paths. What-if simulator: remove 20 hub apps and reduce migration waves by 38.5%. Migration waves become feasible.
Execution Gap
Auto-Timestamped HBH
Power Automate writes start/finish timestamps on status change. RAG auto-flags Green/Amber/Red. Teams notifications. No more 3 AM manual tracking during migration night.
The T-8 Methodology

Five Phases,
Zero Guesswork

AI-infused discovery through execution — on your existing M365 stack, no new platforms required

Every phase is AI-infused and runs on M365 tools your client already owns. No proprietary platforms. No data leaving your tenant.

Phase 01
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AI-Infused
Discovery
Cross-reference SNOW + Device42 + RVTools in Excel. AI reads your HLDs and runbooks. Every data point confidence-scored.
  • CMDB enrichment
  • Confidence scoring
  • Document mining
Phase 02
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VMware
Platform Scoring
130 questions, 19 categories, 11 platforms. AI Living Scorecard updates as releases ship. Always migration-grade.
  • 130-question framework
  • AI-refreshed scores
  • Platform rankings
Phase 03
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App
Bundling Engine
Graph-based dependency bundling. 42,636 transitive paths. What-if simulator proves wave impact before you commit.
  • 2-hop analysis
  • What-if simulator
  • Wave design
Phase 04
✅
Owner
Validation
Power Automate splits inventory by owner. Adaptive Cards for sign-off. Timestamped audit trail. No more email chains.
  • Auto-split by owner
  • Adaptive Card sign-off
  • Full audit trail
Phase 05
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HBH
Execution
85 tasks, 6 stages. Power Automate auto-writes timestamps. RAG dashboard. Teams webhooks. Migration night under control.
  • Auto-timestamps
  • Real-time RAG
  • Teams integration
Featured Service

VMware Alternative
Platform Assessment

132 weighted questions, 5 platforms scored, vendor-neutral recommendation in 4 weeks

A structured 5-workshop, 130-question discovery framework for assessing your VMware estate and scoring alternative platforms — completed in as little as 4 weeks.

  • 5 modular workshops covering SDDC, storage, NSX, observability, operating model, and project portfolio
  • 130 weighted questions across 19 assessment categories
  • AI Living Scorecard — scores update as vendors ship new releases, not just at point-in-time
  • Vendor-neutral: Nutanix, Azure Local, Red Hat OCP, Proxmox, Canonical OpenStack, and more
  • All outputs delivered in Excel/M365 — no proprietary tooling, client retains full IP
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Assessment Questions
130
19 categories · 11 platforms
Engagement Duration
4–8 Wks
Compressed or standard
Client Stakeholder Time
~10 hrs
Facilitated workshops
ROI vs. Traditional Assessment
Small · <500 VMs
$6K–$9K saved
~75% cost reduction
Medium · 500–2K VMs
$13K–$19K saved
~80% cost reduction
Large · 2K–8K VMs
$27K–$40K saved
~85% cost reduction
X-Large · 8K+ VMs
$52K–$85K+ saved
~88% cost reduction
Why T-8

Built Different.
Delivered Different.

Vendor-neutral, client-owned IP, living scorecards that never go stale

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AI on Your Existing Stack
No new platforms. No agents on your infrastructure. Claude in Excel cross-references all your exports in-session. Data never leaves your M365 tenant. SOC 2 Type II certified.
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Scores That Stay Current
When Nutanix NCI 7.5 ships NVMe/TCP, your scorecard updates. When Azure Local v2512 fixes a dealbreaker, the -1000 disqualifier resolves. Living scores, not point-in-time PDFs.
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Graph-Level Intelligence
42,636 transitive dependency paths. Not just a VM list — a dependency graph. The what-if simulator shows you that removing 20 hub apps reduces your mega-bundle by 38.5% before you commit.
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Owner Accountability Built In
Power Automate splits inventory by app owner. Adaptive Cards collect timestamped sign-off. Every owner on record before migration night. Full audit trail, no email chains.
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Migration Night: Automated
85 tasks, 6 execution stages. Power Automate writes timestamps on status change. RAG dashboard updates in real-time. Webhook from Datadog/Azure Monitor auto-closes tasks. No 3 AM manual updates.
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Vendor-Neutral. Client Owns the IP.
We don't resell platforms. We find the right fit for your environment. All tools, scorecards, bundling workbooks, and execution plans stay with you after we leave. $0 proprietary licensing.
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