Why Time-to-Value Matters in Enterprise Migrations
Enterprises migrating from VMware to Nutanix are being managed under pressure, driven by multiple factors, including changes to licensing, support, the platform, and rising costs. Alternative platforms like Nutanix closely resemble VMware in user experience and are proving a viable alternative for many. However, migration benefits are often delayed due to fragmented planning, manual processes, and reactive execution. Nutanix Move is there to assist the process, but complex enterprise migrations may need more.
Many organizations invest heavily in a move designed to streamline operations and reduce costs, but those with complex app dependencies, multi- or hybrid-cloud environments, shared storage requirements, legacy systems, or in highly regulated industries may find those outcomes postponed by inconsistent data, unexpected issues, and unpredictable schedules. Whether you’re an enterprise managing your migration or a service provider guiding customers through the process, accelerating time-to-value is critical to quickly realizing ROI.
ReadyWorks is designed to help you do exactly that. Using Ascend, powered by ReadyWorks, with Nutanix Move, you can streamline every phase of a complex VMware-to-Nutanix migration, from planning to post-migration success.
What Delays Time-to-Value in a Typical VMware Migration?
Many enterprise migrations become slow, costly, and chaotic due to avoidable challenges such as:
- Incomplete or scattered system data: requiring hours of manual effort to combine it in static spreadsheets.
- Poor stakeholder coordination and unclear ownership, because of manual input and outdated information caused by unchecked organic growth.
- Timeline delays caused by dependency issues or readiness confusion – without a clear view of all asset dependencies, it’s hard to map a risk-free migration path.
- Manual planning using spreadsheets and disconnected tools, using static spreadsheets, creating errors that add risk to the migration.
- Late-stage blockers due to unvalidated cutover plans.
These issues don’t just increase migration costs and extend project timelines but also disrupt the business, frustrating users and project stakeholders.
The Business Impact of Delayed Migration Timelines
Extended migrations delay the move to the Nutanix environment. If heavily reliant on manual processes, there is a high potential for human error, creating risks of system outages, downtime, security issues, and more, resulting in:
- Higher operational costs as enterprises continue to pay for support on both platforms.
- Delayed realization of the benefits from the Nutanix platform, such as simplified management, cost efficiency, and scalability.
- Stalled innovation as teams remain focused on legacy infrastructure.
- Resource drain and missed strategic opportunities.
In short, the longer it takes to migrate, the longer business value remains locked away.
How ReadyWorks Accelerates Every Phase of Migration
Using Ascend, powered by ReadyWorks, with Nutanix Move, the VMware-to-Nutanix transition is simplified and accelerated through:
- Rapid connectivity to all relevant tools, including Nutanix Prism, Nutanix Move, and VMware vCenter, getting them to share real-time data.
- Data quality scoring to identify and resolve conflicts and missing data automatically and provide a real-time, accurate picture of the existing VMware environment.
- Automatically mapped system and application dependencies, allowing teams to identify program risks early that could delay the migration.
- Automatic stakeholder polling to confirm ownership, readiness, and change approvals and accelerate decision-making.
- Orchestrated migration waves that are triggered automatically based on real-time readiness, not static schedules.
- Live progress tracking over a centralized dashboard, to give project teams and executives full visibility into what's been completed and what will happen next.
By automating the steps that typically slow down migrations – including planning, scheduling, and communication – and triggering them using real-time intelligence, ReadyWorks eliminates guesswork and reduces manual overhead and risks to accelerate time to value.
The Advantage for Enterprises and Service Providers Alike
Enterprises can speed up internal transformation timelines, free up resources, and unlock Nutanix benefits faster, with fewer risks and lower costs.
Service providers supporting VMware-to-Nutanix migrations can differentiate their offerings with a platform that automates workflows, enabling faster delivery and increased customer satisfaction. ReadyWorks reduces manual oversight, scales across multiple clients, and ensures a repeatable, high-quality migration framework. The result: more efficient delivery models, improved margins, and greater trust.
Conclusion: From Decision to Value—Faster, Smarter, Safer
Time-to-value is more than a project KPI, it’s a necessity to help organizations or customers start reaping the benefits of a major IT investment. ReadyWorks accelerates VMware-to-Nutanix migrations with intelligence, automation, and visibility at every step. Whether you're managing your enterprise transformation or delivering it for your clients, ReadyWorks turns complexity into momentum and accelerates your VMware migration.
Find out how ReadyWorks can help you rapidly realize the value of your new Nutanix environment!
