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Six virtualization platforms against one requirement, side by side. We supply and integrate what passed.
Site recovery, 15 min / 2 h
Licensed for five years
400 VMs, no new license
≤ 2 h downtime per VM
Windows guest supported
24×7 support; backup
1 · Answers the need¹
2 · Meets every line
License model
3 · Price
Recommendation
VMware
Pass, with Advanced Cyber Compliance on the quote
Nutanix
Pass, with Ultimate or Advanced Replication
OpenShift
Pass, ACM + ODF Advanced
Azure Local
Open
Hyper-V
Open
HPE VM Essentials
Not established
VMware
Pass if quoted as VMware Cloud Foundation with Advanced Cyber Compliance
Nutanix
Pass if quoted as Ultimate (or Pro + Adv. Replication) + NCM
OpenShift
Pass if quoted with ACM + ODF Advanced
Azure Local
Open on site recovery orchestration
Hyper-V
Open
HPE VM Essentials
Not established
VMware
Open: license unit disputed
Nutanix
Pass
OpenShift
Pass
Azure Local
Pass
Hyper-V
Pass
HPE VM Essentials
Pass on the model
VMware
Decided at the pilot
Nutanix
Decided at the pilot
OpenShift
Decided at the pilot
Azure Local
Decided at the pilot
Hyper-V
Decided at the pilot; tool in Preview, at risk
HPE VM Essentials
Decided at the pilot
VMware
Pass
Nutanix
Pass
OpenShift
Pass, pending engineer check
Azure Local
Pass [A]
Hyper-V
Pass
HPE VM Essentials
Fails as read
VMware
Pass
Nutanix
Pass
OpenShift
Pass with Veeam Kasten
Azure Local
Open
Hyper-V
Pass [A]
HPE VM Essentials
Open
VMware
Carried and assessed
Nutanix
Carried and assessed
OpenShift
Carried and assessed
Azure Local
Carried and assessed
Hyper-V
Carried and assessed
HPE VM Essentials
Carried and assessed
VMware
Meets it, conditional
Nutanix
Meets it, conditional
OpenShift
Meets it, conditional
Azure Local
Not passed: site recovery not established
Hyper-V
Not passed: site recovery not established
HPE VM Essentials
Set aside on Windows guest support
VMware
Per core, 16-core minimum per CPU
Nutanix
Per physical core, 1–5-year terms
OpenShift
Per bare-metal node
Azure Local
Host fee per physical core
Hyper-V
Per 16-core license, unlimited VMs
HPE VM Essentials
Per CPU socket per year
VMware
Not ranked: no published price for Advanced Cyber Compliance
Nutanix
Not ranked: no published price for NCI Ultimate term, Advanced Replication, NCM
OpenShift
Not ranked: no published price for ODF Advanced, Veeam Kasten
Azure Local
Not evaluated: not passed to price
Hyper-V
Not evaluated: not passed to price
HPE VM Essentials
Not evaluated: gated
VMware
Recommended; your quote for the named parts decides
Nutanix
Recommended; your quote for the named parts decides
OpenShift
Recommended; your quote for the named parts decides
Azure Local
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Hyper-V
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HPE VM Essentials
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