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Sussex County authorizes three-year VMware licensing after vendor pricing change; IT warns of imminent service cutoff
Summary
County IT requested authorization to prepay a three-year VMware license after vendor pricing and licensing-model changes made a one-year renewal much more expensive. Commissioners approved the purchase to avoid losing infrastructure visibility when a 90-day evaluation license expires April 2.
Sussex County commissioners on March 26 approved an emergency purchase to renew VMware licensing after vendor changes and a licensing-model shift created a short window to act.
Jeff (county IT staff) told the board the county’s existing evaluation license expires April 2 and that licensing and vendor transitions created delays in proposal turnaround. He said a one-year renewal option arrived at about $70,400 while a three-year vendor proposal was $178,000; a later vendor response listed a three-year total of $211,000. County staff said choosing a prepaid three-year commitment produced the most cost-effective…
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