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Your VMware
to Nutanix Migration
,
Expertly Delivered

 ReadyWorks, through its VM Accelerator and VirtualReady solutions, partners with Cognizant to assess, plan, and execute your VMware exit with precision. From strategy to orchestration, a unified team and platform with zero gaps.

PROVEN RESULTS THAT ACCELERATE YOUR VMWARE EXIT

 Enterprise VM Migrations using the ReadyWorks VirtualReady platform and Cognizant Skygrade consistently deliver faster timelines, lower costs, and dramatically reduced risk compared to manual, spreadsheet-driven approaches.

38%

Average timeline compression vs. traditional migration methods

40%

Reduction in project management and coordination effort

45%

Lower total migration costs through intelligent rightsizing and automation

70%

Fewer migration-related downtime events, near-zero unplanned outages

40%

Faster time-to-value through integrated planning and orchestration

75%

Faster post-migration onboarding with VirtualReady's automated wave planning and workload validation

PROVEN RESULTS THAT ACCELERATE YOUR VMWARE EXIT

Enterprise migrations using VirtualReady consistently deliver faster timelines, lower costs, and dramatically reduced risk compared to manual, spreadsheet-driven approaches.

38%

Average timeline compression vs. traditional migration methods

40%

Reduction in project management and coordination effort

45%

Lower total migration costs through intelligent rightsizing and automation

70%

Fewer migration-related downtime events, near-zero unplanned outages

40%

Faster time-to-value through integrated planning and orchestration

75%

Faster post-migration onboarding with VirtualReady's automated wave planning and workload validation

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Intelligent Platform. Expert Services.
 Migration, Mastered.

ReadyWorks, with Cognizant as a strategic partner, is aligned to help your organization migrate to the Nutanix platform. ReadyWorks delivers the technology specialization, VM Accelerator for rapid assessment, and VirtualReady for end-to-end orchestration. Cognizant brings decades of infrastructure transformation experience, enterprise-grade program delivery, and their industry leading Skygrade migration platform. Together they form the most comprehensive VMware-to-Nutanix migration solution available, integrating directly with Nutanix Move for seamless VM transfers and Nutanix Prism for post-migration visibility.

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Discovers and normalizes your complete VMWare inventory, surfaces migration risks, and helps you determine readiness

VM Inventory Dashboard
VM Inventory Dashboard
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Automates migration logistics including scheduling, communications, and wave planning;

Virtual Estate Overview
Virtual Estate Overview
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Automates Nutanix Move appliance selection, configuration, and VM transfer execution 

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Pre-Migration Analytics
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Centralizes management of your hybrid virtualization environment including both VMware and Nutanix 

VM Classifications
Virtualization Management

The Cognizant Migration Approach

A proven, phased methodology that takes you from strategy through modernization. Cognizant Skygrade and amplified by ReadyWorks automation at every stage.

 

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STRATEGY

Strategy & Assessment Advisory
  • Application dependency mapping

  • Application & infra right-sizing

  • Traffic flows analysis

  • Hardware information capture

  • VM grouping / migration waves

RW Tool: VM Accelerator

Rapid VMware inventory normalization, VM classification, and bundle planning via free trial.

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FOUNDATION

Build Foundation, Proof of Value
  • Deploy first landing zone

  • Automated PoCs with IaC validation

  • Test Dev/Ops pipelines

  • Test dependencies & iterate

  • Migrate first workloads, finetune strategy

RW Tool: VirtualReady

Dependency mapping, stakeholder enrichment, readiness analytics, and wave planning.

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EXPAND

Automated & Agentic AI-Led Migration
  • Automated production builds at scale

  • VM grouping for migration waves

  • Accelerated migration & validation

  • Migration dashboards with business insights

RW Tool: VirtualReady

Wave orchestration, automated Nutanix Move execution, comms, and change management. 

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EXCEL

Application Modernization & Automation
  • Containerize applications

  • Infra and app CI/CD pipelines

  • Accelerate innovation on Nutanix Kubernetes Platform

RW Tool: VirtualReady

Hybrid monitoring, predictive alerts, optimization, and compliance across Nutanix and VMware.

Cognizant® Skygrade™

Cognizant Skygrade, an Agentic AI Toolkit for enterprise migration, combines decades of infrastructure transformation expertise with automated, intelligent delivery across every phase of your VMware-to-Nutanix journey. By leveraging the ReadyWorks VirtualReady platform, it drives the full migration lifecycle, from rapid assessment and orchestration to post-migration visibility, with native integrations into Nutanix Move and Nutanix Prism. The result: the most comprehensive, AI-led migration solution available.

WHAT YOU GET AT EACH STAGE

VM Accelerator | FREE TRIAL
VIRTUALREADY | FULL PLATFORM
Rapid Setup

Connect to vCenter or upload RVTools/Nutanix Collector. Structured insight in minutes.

Dependency Mapping

Automated relationship discovery across VMs, apps, storage, and business services.

VM Classification

Separate VDI from corporate workloads so planning reflects real risk profiles.

Wave Orchestration

Automate scheduling, comms, change tickets, and Nutanix Move execution with audit trails

Bundle Planning + Readiness

Group VMs into bundles with readiness scores that update as issues resolve.

Post-Migration Operations

Hybrid monitoring, predictive alerting, optimization, and compliance across Nutanix and VMware.

Consistent value across the platform, at every stage

VENDOR-AGNOSTIC
40+ connectors

DATA CONTINUITY
End-to-end thread

ENTERPRISE SECURITY
ISO27001

NO-CODE SETUP
Built for ops teams

READY TO SEE WHAT YOUR VMWARE ESTATE REALLY LOOKS LIKE?

Start with the VM Accelerator. Build your migration baseline for free.  Then scale to VirtualReady through ReadyWorks and Cognizant when you are ready to move.

EXPLORE THE DETAILS

VM Accelerator Value Prop

Capabilities overview, business value, and ROI drivers for the free assessment tool.

VirtualReady eBook

Deep dive into the full migration lifecycle from assessment to post-migration operations.

VirtualReady Value Prop

Key benefits, platform differentiators, and enterprise capabilities at a glance.

FAQs

VM ACCELERATOR

What is the ReadyWorks VM Accelerator?

A lightweight assessment tool that turns raw VMware and Nutanix inventory into clear migration insight. It normalizes your estate view, classifies VMs, flags compatibility risks, and groups workloads into migration bundles.

How does the 45-day free trial work?

Sign up with your work email and connect to vCenter or upload RVTools/Nutanix Collector files. Full access for 45 days, no credit card, no commitment. Your data stays private and secure.

What data sources does it support?

Direct vCenter connections (one or many), RVTools exports, and Nutanix Collector files for environments where direct connectivity is not available.

What happens after the trial ends?

Your assessment data and bundles carry directly into VirtualReady. No rework, no data loss when you scale to the full platform.

Can it handle multiple vCenters and large estates?

 Yes. VM Accelerator supports connections to multiple vCenters simultaneously and is designed to handle enterprise-scale environments with thousands of VMs. You can connect using multiple sources—including direct vCenter connections, RVTools exports, and the Nutanix Collector. Regardless of the number or type of sources connected, all assessment results are consolidated into a single unified view for easy analysis. 

VIRTUALREADY

What does VirtualReady add beyond the VM Accelerator?

Deep enrichment with application context, stakeholder outreach, dependency mapping, automated wave orchestration (scheduling, change management, Nutanix Move), and post-migration monitoring across your hybrid environment.

How does VirtualReady integrate with Nutanix?

Direct integration with Nutanix Move for automated VM transfer and Nutanix Prism for post-migration monitoring, capacity management, and health visibility.

Do we still need monitoring after migration?

Yes. VirtualReady provides hybrid visibility across VMware remnants and Nutanix during the transition period when most organizations run both platforms simultaneously.

What systems does VirtualReady connect to?

VMware, Nutanix, ServiceNow, major cloud platforms, and 40+ enterprise systems through low-code connectors and APIs.

Is VirtualReady secure enough for regulated industries?

Yes. VirtualReady is ISO27001 certified with encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access controls, and automatic audit trails. Compliance documentation generates automatically.