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The VMware Freedom Initiative

Bridge Support

Keep your VMware environment running without Broadcom's inflated pricing. Nova provides 24x7x365 bridge support at or below your current costs while you plan your migration to AWS.

Asset Relief

Convert your VMware hardware investment into migration capital. Our buy/lease-back program transforms CapEx into OpEx, funding your AWS migration while maintaining operational use of existing infrastructure.

Migration Expertise

As an AWS Advanced Partner with MAP specialization, we execute VMware-to-AWS migrations using strategic funding that can make your transition budget-neutral or budget-positiv

Our Clients

Why VMware Freedom Matters Now

Broadcom's acquisition triggered VMware price increases of 300% to 1,500%. The October 2025 partner program changes reduced authorized providers from over 4,500 to roughly 100 worldwide. Organizations need a structured exit strategy that maintains operations while executing migration. Nova's VMware Freedom Initiative provides that path: bridge support for stability, asset relief for funding, and AWS expertise for execution.

VMware License and Asset Review

We assess your VMware environment, licensing situation, and hardware assets to identify bridge support requirements, asset recovery value, and migration scope. You get a clear picture of your options and potential savings.

AWS Migration Roadmap

We build a phased migration roadmap based on workload priorities, application dependencies, and your organization's capacity. Migration happens at your pace with clear milestones and success criteria.

AWS MAP Program

AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) provides strategic funding for assessments, infrastructure, and migration execution. Nova handles your MAP application. Combined with asset relief, many customers achieve budget-neutral or budget-positive migration outcomes.

How VMware Freedom Works

Step 1: Assessment

We review your VMware licensing, hardware assets, and application landscape. You receive bridge support options, asset relief estimates, and a preliminary migration scope within two weeks.

Step 2: Planning & Funding

We build your AWS migration roadmap and handle your MAP funding application. You get a phased plan with clear milestones and approved AWS funding to offset migration costs.

Step 3: Migration

We execute your VMware-to-AWS migration wave by wave while bridge support keeps your environment stable. You migrate at your pace with minimal business disruption.

Frequently Asked Questions

Get quick answers to common questions about our cloud, AI, and DevOps services. Whether you're exploring a partnership or planning your next migration, we’re here to help.

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Can Nova help me avoid VMware renewal license costs?

Yes. Our bridge support program provides VMware environment support at or below your current costs, allowing you to avoid Broadcom's inflated renewal pricing while you plan and execute your AWS migration.

24x7x365 support coverage
Delivered in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
No multi-year contract lock-in
Designed as a transition tool, not long-term dependency

What does the VMware Freedom Initiative include?

The VMware Freedom Initiative has three pillars:

Bridge Support: Operational support for your VMware environment at or below current costs while you migrate
Asset Relief: Hardware buy/lease-back program that converts your infrastructure investment into migration capital
Migration Expertise: AWS MAP-funded migration services from an AWS Advanced Partner
Together, these create a complete VMware exit strategy with funding built in.

How does Nova help optimize VMware costs recovery / avoidance?

We help you avoid and recover VMware costs through three mechanisms:

Bridge Support: Maintain VMware operations at 40-60% less than Broadcom renewals
Asset Relief: Convert existing hardware into capital through buy/lease-back arrangements
AWS MAP Funding: Access strategic AWS funding that offsets migration and infrastructure costs

When combined, many organizations achieve budget-neutral or budget-positive migrations.

Can Nova help migrate VMware workloads to AWS or other clouds?

Yes. As an AWS Advanced Partner with MAP specialization, we migrate VMware workloads to AWS using proven methodologies:

Assessment: Environment analysis, dependency mapping, and roadmap development
Planning: Wave planning, AWS architecture design, and MAP funding application
Execution: Managed migration using AWS Application Migration Service with minimal disruption
Optimization: Post-migration tuning and optional modernization to cloud-native services

Migration timelines range from 1-3 months for small environments to 9-18 months for large enterprises.

Nova is Your North Star for Cloud Innovation

Broadcom's VMware pricing is not going down. Your renewal deadline is not going away. But you do not have to accept those terms. Nova's VMware Freedom Initiative gives you bridge support to stay operational, asset relief to fund your transition, and AWS expertise to execute your migration. Ready to break free?

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Broadcom's acquisition changed everything. Escape escalating VMware costs with bridge support to keep you running, asset relief to free up capital, and AWS migration expertise to modernize at your pace.