Sheetz's Big Switch: A Wake Up Call for Enterprise IT The news that Sheetz, a leading American convenience store chain, has quit VMware and migrated 11,000 virtual machines to StorMagic's SvHCI solution has sent shockwaves through the tech industry.
On its surface, this seems like a routine vendor switch, but it reveals a complex tale of cost, complexity, and changing enterprise IT dynamics.
Sheetz's decision is particularly noteworthy because it shows even large enterprises with significant resources are not immune to rising VMware costs.