- Sheetz, a US convenience store chain, is migrating 838 stores from VMware to StorMagic's SvHCI, affecting about 11,000 VMs.
- The move was driven by Broadcom's changes, including eliminating perpetual licenses, mandatory subscriptions, and projected price hikes, which increased uncertainty and vendor dependence.
- Sheetz has completed over 600 store migrations, averaging 200 per month, and expects to finish in four months, using existing Dell hardware without on-site technicians.
- StorMagic was chosen after successful use of SvSAN since 2019, offering resilience and centralized management for a distributed retail environment.
- Challenges remain in the migration process, though remote deployment without hardware upgrades is saving significant money.