Easi Infrastructure Efficiency Broadcom servers optimization

With Broadcom's transition of VMware software to a per-core subscription licensing model, the rules of IT infrastructure have fundamentally changed. Running underutilized hardware is no longer just an upfront CapEx issue… Every single CPU core in your racks now carries a direct, recurring software licensing cost.

As the leading Broadcom partner in Belux, Easi is uniquely positioned to help you navigate this transition. Before you commit to a budget-crushing hardware and license renewal, we are convinced of one thing: you must reclaim 100% of the value of your existing assets first.

The diagnosis: Wasted cores, ballooning license bills

In 80% of the infrastructures audited by our experts, we observe the exact same inefficiencies:

•           Over-provisioned virtual machines drawing unnecessary virtual cores.

•           Orphaned snapshots and unused allocated storage.

•           Dormant, non-production environments consuming production-grade hypervisor resources.

The hidden cost of idle servers: Major joint studies by Stanford University (Dr. Jonathan Koomey) and Anthesis Group reveal that 30% of physical servers globally are completely comatose. These machines are powered on and drawing electricity but have not delivered any useful application services or network traffic in over six months. They represent $30 billion in idle datacenter capital worldwide, and under the new licensing models, they represent millions in wasted core licenses.

Deep underutilization: Even among active servers, IBM and the NRDC report that the average server utilization rate in enterprise datacenters sits at a mere 12% to 18%. Analyses from McKinsey & Company suggest that active enterprise servers rarely exceed 6% average useful utilization. You are paying Broadcom core subscriptions to license empty, idle silicon.

To address this crisis, we have structured a dedicated field methodology: Easi Infrastructure Efficiency. Instead of pushing new hardware sales, our engineers audit, right-size, and consolidate your hypervisors to fit your workloads into the smallest, most efficient core footprint possible.

The green IT (RSE) imperative: Extending the lifecycle of your servers is also your strongest lever for sustainability. Research featured by Boavizta confirms that the manufacturing phase (Scope 3 carbon footprint) represents 70% to 80% of a server's total lifetime greenhouse gas emissions. By optimizing your current servers to delay renewals, you bypass this massive manufacturing carbon spike entirely.

• The challenge: Poor application performance, tight budget constraints, and a looming infrastructure refresh.

• Easi's intervention: Advanced capacity planning, hypervisor workload consolidation, and core right-sizing.

• The results:

  • 67% of host servers decommissioned: Successfully removed 16 physical servers (32 CPU sockets) from active service.

  • Massive Broadcom license savings: Eliminated the recurring hypervisor license overhead associated with those 16 hosts.

  • Thousands of € saved annually in direct energy and cooling costs.

  • Performance assured: Workloads consolidated seamlessly with enough reclaimed capacity to run an additional 412 virtual machines.

1. Efficiency scan & audit: We map your actual virtual-to-physical workload distribution to isolate and eliminate zombie VMs.

2. Re-tuning & consolidation: We clean, pack, and adjust rules to increase VM density per physical host.

3. Capacity planning: We project precise future core needs, allowing you to license only what is strictly necessary.

• Comprehensive audit: In-depth, partner-certified analysis of your complete infrastructure (servers, storage, network, and virtualization layers) to identify hidden performance and capacity bottlenecks.

• Resource optimization: Hands-on reconfiguration and system tuning to extract 100% value and processing power from your current assets.

• Virtualization consulting: High-density workload consolidation to minimize your physical server footprint and directly reduce Broadcom core-based licensing costs.

• Lifecycle management: Practical, strategic planning to safely extend the operational lifespan of your hardware, allowing you to delay expensive Capex cycles.

• Benchmarking: Detailed comparative analysis matching your current infrastructure utilization against global market best practices and partner-certified standards.

• Continuous support: Dedicated, ongoing proactive support and system guidance delivered by our highly certified engineering experts.

Are your Broadcom licensing and hardware renewal budgets under pressure? Let's review your core utilization and reveal the hidden optimization potential in your racks.