How Much Is VMware Really Costing You Now? 

You’re trying to make sense of your VMware renewal—and it’s not pretty. What used to be a straightforward licensing model is now bloated, bundled, and up to 40% more expensive. Your options? Pay more, get less, or start looking for a better path.  If you’ve explored public cloud, you’ve likely run into a different kind […]

Behind the Clouds: Unveiling Hidden Risks in Cloud Security

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, hitting the Midwest region at approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT. As we have done in the past, Zimcom will be celebrating this awe-inspiring celestial event.  Just as the moon eclipses the sun, private cloud and public cloud security can be obscured by blind spots, […]

Cloud Migration: Zimcom’s Solutions for VMware Customers

Amongst all the perpetual moving and shaking in the tech industry, one recent acquisition has been particularly notable, especially for those involved with cloud migration: Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware. This move has sparked concerns among VMware users – including direct VMware clients and managed service provider (MSP) resellers – regarding potential changes in service offerings, […]

Dial-Up Modems to Secured Cloud Hosting: 25 Years of Tech Evolution 

Zimcom turns 25 this year. Which means we have been providing secure cloud hosting, backup as a service, disaster recovery, and cloud migration support for a quarter of a century. To put this in context from a technology perspective, when we started in 1999:  Floppy disks were the premier storage unit of the day.  Remote […]