Choose the right platform for every workload
When it’s time to renew or refresh, how do you decide what should stay and what should change?
Ageing infrastructure, changing support arrangements and rising platform costs can trigger a review of where workloads run and how they are managed. VMware renewal pressure may be one starting point, but the wider decision is how to balance cost, performance, resilience, security and control across your estate.
Before renewing or committing to change, understand your workloads in terms of their business value, performance, dependencies, costs and risks. Use that evidence to compare realistic options against the outcomes your business needs, not an assumed destination.
Platform Freedom is our infrastructure assessment and advisory approach, delivered in partnership with HPE. It helps you decide what to retain, optimise, retire, re-platform, modernise or move, then shape a phased roadmap around business value, budget and operational readiness. We advocate a cloud-right, not cloud-first approach, which means keeping what works and making changes where the evidence supports a better outcome.
Explore the visual summary below to see how Platform Freedom connects estate insight, workload decisions and a phased roadmap without forcing every workload onto the same platform.
Make your next renewal decision with confidence
Start with a Platform Freedom discovery conversation. We’ll discuss your renewal, refresh or modernisation priorities, identify gaps in your estate evidence and agree the appropriate next step. Where suitable, an HPE CloudPhysics assessment can provide deeper analysis and help you evaluate whether to retain, optimise or change your current environment.
Frequently asked questions
What is Platform Freedom?
Platform Freedom is our infrastructure assessment and advisory approach, delivered with HPE. It helps you decide which workloads to retain, optimise, retire, re-platform, modernise or move.
Does Platform Freedom mean moving everything to the cloud?
No. We take a cloud-right approach, assessing each workload against its business value, performance, dependencies, costs and risks before recommending where it should run.
Is Platform Freedom only for VMware environments?
VMware renewal pressure can prompt a review, but Platform Freedom looks at your wider infrastructure estate and helps you compare realistic options across different platforms.
What happens after the assessment?
You’ll receive practical recommendations and a phased roadmap shaped around your priorities, budget and operational readiness. Where appropriate, an HPE CloudPhysics assessment can provide deeper insight into your current environment.
