The Era of “Business as Usual” Virtualization is Over

Why paying a “Hypervisor Tax” is draining your IT budget—and how to reclaim it

The virtualization market has shifted. With rising licensing costs and enforced subscription models, the cost of “staying put” has skyrocketed. For SAP landscapes, where performance is non-negotiable, the financial inefficiency of legacy hypervisors is now a board-level risk. This guide provides a side-by-side financial analysis of uncoupling from proprietary hypervisors and leveraging the open-source power already built into your SAP-certified operating system: SUSE KVM.