HPE offers free VM Essentials for a year to VMware customers

3 hours ago

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise is providing a free one-year license of VM Essentials, along with a $1 migration add-on, to attract customers away from VMware. One partner described the offer as a step in the correct direction but suggested that HPE should offer more free VM Essentials licenses.

Key facts

HPE is offering a free one-year license of Morpheus VM Essentials to VMware users.Confirmed by multiple sources · Ars Technica, TechRadar, The Register
The offer includes a $1 migration add-on to help customers move away from VMware.Reported by a single source · TechRadar
HPE is also offering a cut-price version of Zerto as part of the deal.Reported by a single source · The Register
The initiative is seen as a step in the right direction in HPE's rivalry with VMware.Reported by a single source · Ars Technica
A partner told Ars Technica that HPE should be giving out more free VM Essentials licenses.Reported by a single source · Ars Technica