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CapEx vs Subscription: TCO Modeling for Hyper-V & Azure Local & AVS

CapEx vs Subscription: TCO Modeling for Hyper-V & Azure Local & AVS

Which stack is cheapest over five years for a 100 VM footprint? A detailed TCO analysis of Hyper-V, Azure VMware Solution, and Azure Local.

Cloud Computing, Infrastructure, Cost Analysis
Introduction In our previous blog post, we explored why organizations are reconsidering their virtualization strategy post-VMware and highlighted the often-overlooked value of Windows Server Failover Clustering with Hyper-V. Now, in this first follow-up post of the "Beyond the Cloud: The Case for On-Premises Virtualization" series, we dive into the financial side of that decision. Specifically, we will compare the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for three possible platforms to run a 100-Virtual Machine (VM) workload:
The 12 Days of Azure ArcMas - A Console In A Cloud Tree

The 12 Days of Azure ArcMas - A Console In A Cloud Tree

On the first day of Arc-mas, Azure granted me: A Console in a Cloud Tree. Where management's centralized for all to see

Azure Arc
The 12 Days of Azure Arc-Mas: Day 1 - Centralized Management On the first day of Azure Arc-Mas, Azure granted me: A Console in a Cloud Tree. Single Control Plane Across Environments Azure Arc is like the partridge in a pear tree at the heart of your environment’s management, extending the familiar Azure services to wherever your resources reside. It simplifies the complex, multi-faceted nature of modern IT landscapes by offering a unified management experience, enabling you to view and manage your resources irrespective of their physical or cloud location.