HPE VM Essentials
Affordable VMware Alternative
HPE VM Essentials (VME) is the easy, affordable alternative to VMware, designed to help you take back control of your virtual environments. With full support for your existing VMware licences, VME enables seamless migration and management of workloads to a hardened KVM-based hypervisor, reducing cost, complexity, and vendor lock-in.
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Effortless Migration
Move and manage existing workloads with ease, minimising disruption and risk.
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Operational Simplicity
Streamline your virtualisation operations and lower total cost of ownership by up to 5x.
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Optimised Investments
Deploy the right-fit technology to maximise ROI and future-proof your infrastructure.
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Full VMware Compatibility
Continue using your current VMware licences while transitioning at your own pace.
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Hardened Security
Benefit from a robust, enterprise-grade KVM-based hypervisor.

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VMware Migration & Management
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Multi-Hypervisor Control
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Cost Optimisation
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Simplified Operations
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Lower licensing and operational costs
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Reduced complexity and vendor lock-in
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Enhanced flexibility and scalability
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Fast, expert-led migration and support
As HPE data centre specialists, Simoda delivers tailored solutions to help you navigate the evolving virtualisation landscape. Our technology-first approach and close partnership with HPE ensure you get the right workload in the right place, without compromise. Let us help you free up resources, save costs, and strengthen your IT strategy with HPE VM Essentials.