HPE VM Essentials

16th April, 2025
   
   Alex Danobrega
   
   Business Insights, Cloud Computing & Infrastructure, Innovation & Trends, Productivity & Efficiency, Tech for Good (Sustainability & Social Impact), Technology Insights, Voices of Champions: Thought Leadership & Opinions


Hewlett Packard Enterprise VM Essentials (Morpheus Data | Hybrid-Cloud Management Platform) is a new virtualisation offering designed as a cost-effective alternative to traditional VMware solutions, addressing the rising concerns over VMware’s recent price increases under Broadcom. Targeting mid-market and enterprise businesses, this solution is built on an open-source KVM hypervisor and integrates seamlessly with HPE GreenLake, HPE’s hybrid cloud platform.

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HPE VM Essentials Software
  1. Cost Savings: HPE VM Essentials offers per-socket pricing, providing significant cost advantages compared to VMware’s per-core model. It promises up to five times lower total cost of ownership (TCO)for customers modernising their infrastructure.
  2. Flexibility: Compatible with both HPE and third-party hardware, making it versatile for businesses with diverse IT setups.
  3. Hybrid Cloud Capabilities: Through HPE GreenLake integration, it provides a unified platform for managing on-premise and cloud workloads, simplifying hybrid cloud operations.
  4. Efficiency Tools: Tools like CloudPhysics offer recommendations to optimise hardware utilisation and storage, reducing overhead costs.

How It Works

HPE VM Essentials focuses on delivering the essential features of virtualisation, such as:

  • Virtual Machine (VM) creation
  • Live migration
  • Snapshots and imaging
  • Load balancing for workloads

Unlike full-stack solutions, it caters to businesses looking for efficient and straightforward virtualisation without the complexities of advanced features they might not use.

Use Cases

  1. Cost-Effective VMware Alternative: Ideal for businesses facing steep VMware price hikes, especially small to medium enterprises.
  2. Workload Expansion: Supports organisations needing new virtualisation environments without additional licensing burdens.
  3. Hybrid Cloud Modernisation: Works with GreenLake to streamline multi-cloud operations, ensuring seamless scalability.
  4. Sustainability and Security: Facilitates the upgrade from aging infrastructure to modern, secure systems.
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Why It Matters

With VMware price increases of up to 300% reported in some cases, HPE VM Essentials provides a much-needed option for businesses rethinking their virtualisation strategies.

– Written by Alex Danobrega