• Rimini Street published a global survey of 269 VMware-user organizations, highlighting broad reassessment of VMware strategies under higher costs.
• Licensing costs drove 90% to consider alternatives; 54% also cited the end of perpetual license support.
• Cost savings ranked a top priority for 73%, pointing to near-term pressure on virtualization budgets.
• Strategy shifts accelerated: 60% weighed multi-hypervisor models; 47% favored hybrid environments mixing hypervisors with containers.
• Third-party support gained traction, with 66% using or considering it; 48% reported no current plan to move assets to VCF.

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