Hudson provides flexible, enterprise grade guidance and implementation of solutions for SMBs transitioning from VMware
We’ll review your current VMware environment, discuss your priorities and identify the most viable next steps
New pricing and packaging can materially change the economics of your VMware environment. Renewal should trigger a full cost review—not an automatic signature.
Moving too quickly can create downtime, performance issues and security gaps. Staying without a plan can leave you exposed to future cost and vendor changes.
This is a chance to simplify infrastructure, improve resilience and align each workload with the platform that delivers the best business value.
From managed IT to cybersecurity, our clients trust Hudson to keep their businesses running securely.
"Hudson’s partnership has been instrumental in supporting our mission, giving us confidence that our technology infrastructure and data are secure, reliable, and positioned for the future. Their expertise, responsiveness, and enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions ensure we can remain focused on advancing Terry’s vision of a world without cancer."
“Hudson Technology has been handling our IT and Cybersecurity for the last 2 years. They are trusted partners helping us plan for the future while handling our day-to-day needs. We recommend their services to many other manufacturing and corporate services companies.”
"Creating memorable experiences through strategy, content, innovation, and technology is at the forefront of our business. Selecting the right Canadian technology partner to support us was of the utmost importance. We’re very happy with Hudson Technology"
A cost-effective Microsoft virtualization platform for organizations that want to maintain on-premises infrastructure while reducing their dependence on VMware.
A natural VMware alternative for Microsoft-centric organizations seeking scalable cloud infrastructure, integrated security and flexible consumption-based pricing.
An open-source virtualization platform that can lower licensing costs while providing flexible management of virtual machines, containers, storage and clustered environments.
A cloud-based alternative suited to organizations looking for scalable infrastructure, advanced data capabilities and access to Google’s AI and cloud-native services.
A highly scalable VMware alternative offering broad infrastructure capabilities, global reach and extensive options for application modernization.
A balanced approach that keeps selected workloads on-premises while moving others to the cloud based on cost, performance, security and compliance requirements.
We’ll review your current VMware environment, discuss your priorities and identify the most viable next steps.
We start with cost, risk, performance and business priorities, not a predetermined platform.
Deep experience across Hyper‑V, Azure, Microsoft 365 and hybrid environments.
Identity, access, backup, recovery and threat protection are designed into the solution.
Local expertise and Canadian-based support for organizations with data residency and compliance needs.
One team to assess, design, migrate, secure and manage your environment.
Proactive monitoring and support help keep critical systems secure, available and performing.
Inventory workloads, dependencies, licensing, performance and risk.
Build the business case and target architecture for each workload.
Prepare the destination environment, security controls and recovery plan.
Test performance, integrations, backup and rollback before cutover.
Move workloads in controlled waves with minimal business disruption.
Monitor, optimize and secure the new environment around the clock.
We’ll review your current VMware environment, discuss your priorities and identify the most viable next steps.
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Prepare for Your VMware Transition
Not ready to request an assessment? Download Hudson’s fillable VMware Transition Readiness Checklist to document your current environment, identify critical dependencies and organize the information you’ll need to evaluate your options. Use it to prepare internally or complete it before speaking with Hudson about your VMware transition.
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Hudson Technology
Moving away from VMware, or deciding whether to move at all, is not simply a licensing decision. It requires a clear understanding of your applications, infrastructure, security requirements, business dependencies and tolerance for disruption.
Shawn Mears brings more than 15 years of experience designing, delivering and managing systems and infrastructure across diverse industries and complex technology environments. He leads Hudson’s data-centre architecture and maintenance, supporting the delivery of our cloud hosting and disaster recovery services.
Shawn is currently helping several Hudson clients evaluate their VMware environments, compare viable alternatives and develop practical transition plans. His broad infrastructure experience allows him to look beyond any single platform and recommend the approach that best balances cost, performance, security, resilience and business continuity.
With Shawn and Hudson, you get experienced guidance from someone who understands both the technical complexity of the transition and what is required to keep your business operating throughout it.
For two decades, Hudson has supported mission critical IT where trust, uptime, and security are non-negotiable
At Hudson Technology, we keep your IT and cybersecurity running smoothly so you can focus on what really matters, running your business or organization. Based in Toronto and serving clients across North America, we’re a full-service Managed IT Services Provider (MSP) and Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) with two decades of experience.
That means we take care of everything from day-to-day help desk support and cloud management to data backup, compliance, and protection against cyber threats. Our team works behind the scenes to keep your systems secure, stable, and efficient, whether you’re operating in the cloud, on premises, or in a hybrid environment.
With Hudson, you get a proactive technology partner that prevents problems before they happen, saves you time and money, and gives you peace of mind knowing your business is protected.
