Topgolf saved over $11.3 million after leaving VMware
Summary
To avoid a massive price surge following Broadcom's acquisition, Topgolf migrated thousands of virtual machines away from VMware. The sports entertainment company transitioned its infrastructure to VergeIO's operating system, successfully cutting operational expenses by more than eleven million dollars.
Topgolf’s VMware costs were going to increase by 400 percent under Broadcom. To avoid that cost, the sports entertainment company moved 12,000 virtual machines (VMs) to VergeIO’s VergeOS and has saved over $11 million so far. Before migrating, Topgolf’s VMware connection “ran very deep,” Scott Forehand, Topgolf’s global infrastructure manager, told Ars Technica. Topgolf has over 100 locations worldwide featuring…
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