A clear, managed path from ESXi to AWS EC2.
How to migrate VMware ESXi to AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)? Replatform directly: convert on-prem VMs into native EC2 instances, stripping away the hypervisor.
The lowest-cost way off VMware ESXi: our migration tooling automates the repetitive work —you pay senior engineers for judgment, not keystrokes.
How we support VMware ESXi → AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) after migration
- ✓Fixed scope, fixed price – no surprises.
- ✓Senior engineers lead each migration phase.
- ✓Replatform directly onto native AWS EC2.
- ✓Eliminate on-prem VMware ESXi costs.
- ✓Vendor support stays active during your move.
- ✓Post-migration AWS FinOps operations available.
Impending lease or hardware refresh
Data center lease expiring or hardware end-of-life? You need a fast, reliable exit from on-prem VMware ESXi without rushing into a half-baked lift-and-shift that locks you into a Cloud-VMware stack.
Non-compliant licenses & legacy OS
Cloud-first mandates pressure teams to move, but your software licenses or legacy OS may block a clean native AWS landing. Without expert guidance, you risk compliance violations or latency issues.
Fear of the Cloud-VMware trap
You've seen peers get stuck in the "Cloud-VMware trap"—running VMware on AWS, paying double, losing native agility. You need a direct, native path to AWS EC2, not another virtualization layer.
VMware ESXi → AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) migration — your questions answered
Is migrating VMware ESXi to AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) a lift-and-shift or a replatform?+
We replatform your VMware ESXi VMs into native AWS EC2 instances, removing the hypervisor layer. This gives you full access to AWS-native services and eliminates on-prem hardware costs. The legacy platform stays under vendor support as long as your contract is active.
What if I have software licenses that prohibit running in AWS?+
Strict non-Cloud-compliant licenses can block the move. Our assessment identifies these early. We can often renegotiate or restructure licensing to avoid lock-in. Your vendor support remains in place during migration.
Can we keep low-latency interconnects during the migration?+
High-throughput, low-latency interconnects are not a blocker. We plan for hybrid networking during the transition and can maintain latency-sensitive workloads on-prem until the Cloud-native replacement is ready. Your timeline stays under your control.
Our legacy OS doesn't support AWS Systems Manager. Can we still migrate?+
Legacy OS types that lack AWS Systems Manager drivers are common. Our senior engineers use equivalent native tools (e.g., user data scripts, CloudWatch agents) to manage them. We handle conversion as part of the fixed-scope project.
Direct, native, predictable – ESXi to AWS EC2 migration.
Your on-prem VMware ESXi workloads have a clean path to native AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). With senior engineers and a fixed-scope project, you avoid the Cloud-VMware trap and eliminate hardware overhead. If your vendor renewal lapses during the transition, our third-party support covers most operational issues on the legacy platform while you complete the migration.