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Shadow-Soft Offers VMware Exit Path for Mid-Market Enterprises Facing Broadcom Licensing Upheaval

  Shadow-Soft Team  ·  1 minute read

Shadow-Soft to showcase proven migration strategies at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Booth #1250

ATLANTA, GA - Nov 3, 2025 – As mid-market enterprises face disproportionate impact from VMware licensing changes under Broadcom ownership, Shadow-Soft is positioning itself as a critical partner for organizations caught between escalating costs and limited negotiating power. The company will demonstrate its VMware migration expertise and escape strategies specifically designed for mid-market needs at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, Booth #1250.

Shadow-Soft has developed a VMware exit framework that addresses the diverse needs of organizations looking to transition away from legacy virtualization platforms. With multiple successful VMware migrations already completed, the company offers three distinct migration paths:

  • VMware Migration Assessment – Comprehensive evaluation of current VMware environments with detailed migration planning and TCO analysis to help organizations make informed decisions about their virtualization future.
  • VMware to KubeVirt/OpenShift Virtualization Migration – Accelerated migration path for organizations maintaining virtual machine workloads while transitioning to modern, open-source platforms including KubeVirt and OpenShift Virtualization.
  • VMware to Container Migration – Full application modernization approach that transforms traditional VM-based workloads into cloud-native containerized architectures.

Shadow-Soft's approach is specifically tailored for mid-market enterprises—typically organizations with 500-5,000 employees.

"The Broadcom acquisition has created urgent pressure for mid-market organizations that lack the negotiating leverage of Fortune 500 companies but face the same dramatic price increases," said James Chinn, CEO at Shadow-Soft. "We're seeing significant demand from IT leaders at mid-market companies who need a migration partner that understands timeline pressures while delivering enterprise-grade solutions."

In addition to VMware exit strategies, Shadow-Soft provides container platform deployment, observability solutions, and its newly launched AI Infrastructure Readiness Assessment to help organizations modernize their complete infrastructure stack.

Conference attendees from mid-market enterprises facing VMware challenges are invited to visit Booth #1250 to discuss migration strategies and explore cost-effective alternatives.

About Shadow-Soft

Shadow-Soft is a boutique IT consulting and systems integrator with 100+ successful implementations across mid-market and large enterprises. We deliver deep technical expertise and agile execution across VMware migrations, Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift deployments, AI infrastructure, automation, and observability solutions, consistently achieving accelerated deployment timelines and significant operational savings. Shadow-Soft makes IT work where others fail.

For more information, visit shadow-soft.com or connect with Shadow-Soft at KubeCon Booth #1250.

Media Contact:

Ross Beard
VP of Marketing, Shadow-Soft
ross@shadow-soft.com