VMware Administration & Infrastructure Design

You already have VMware. We know how to get the most out of it.

If your organization runs VMware, you already know it’s one of the most powerful tools in enterprise IT — and one of the most complex. Whether you inherited an environment that needs attention, you’re trying to wring more performance out of existing hardware, or you’re navigating the significant changes following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, Macktez has the hands-on expertise to help.

What VMware does (and why it matters)

At its core, VMware is virtualization software. Instead of running a single operating system on a single physical server, VMware lets a single high-powered machine run dozens of virtual machines simultaneously, each with its own allocated memory, processing power, and storage. For organizations with significant computing needs, this translates to dramatic hardware efficiency, simplified management, and the ability to keep critical systems running even during maintenance or unexpected failures.

Think of it like this: rather than buying ten separate computers for ten different functions, VMware lets you buy two or three powerful servers and run all ten workloads on them intelligently, efficiently, and with built-in redundancy. When it’s set up well, it’s the backbone of a private data center that rivals the flexibility of public cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, often at a fraction of the ongoing cost.

The landscape has changed

Since Broadcom acquired VMware in late 2023, the pricing and licensing model have changed dramatically. Many organizations that had been operating on perpetual licenses, sometimes for over a decade,  are now facing mandatory subscription renewals at significantly higher costs. In some cases, annual fees have increased by ten times or even more.

The result is a complicated landscape: some companies are evaluating whether to migrate off VMware entirely, others are staying put because the alternatives still don’t match VMware’s performance, and many are simply trying to figure out what their options actually are. Wherever you fall on that spectrum, having a trusted technical partner who truly understands this environment can make a significant difference.

Where Macktez comes in

Over the years, Macktez has designed and administered VMware environments across a range of industries; from architecture and creative production to media and professional services. We’ve worked with small three-server clusters and larger multi-host environments with shared high-performance storage, complex networking, and disaster-recovery integration via Azure Site Recovery.

Our experience goes deep. We’re not just configuring virtual machines; we’re thinking through the full chain: how storage is tiered and accessed, how network traffic flows between hosts, how to perform updates without taking systems offline, and how to design for performance from the ground up. We work primarily with Dell PowerEdge hardware and have built environments using enterprise-grade Synology storage appliances and Cisco networking infrastructure.

We also run VMware internally, which means we’re not just advising clients on theory.  We’re actively managing and improving our own environment, testing new approaches, and staying current with how the platform behaves in the real world.

How we can help

Our VMware services include ongoing administration and monitoring of existing environments; performance tuning and infrastructure design; hardware procurement and server build-outs; licensing guidance in the post-Broadcom landscape; disaster recovery planning and Azure Site Recovery integration; and migration assessments for organizations evaluating alternatives.

If you have a VMware environment and aren’t sure you’re getting the most out of it — or if you’re trying to figure out your next steps — we’d love to talk.