A convenience chain is replacing VMware in every store, remotely, on the servers already there.
The situation
Sheetz ran VMware with StorMagic SvSAN on two Dell servers in each of its 830+ stores, and faced a VMware renewal it no longer wanted.
What they did
It is moving every store to StorMagic SvHCI on the existing hardware, remotely, with no visit to the store.
The result
More than 600 stores had moved by mid-2026, at about 200 a month.
Why it matters
Leaving VMware does not have to mean new hardware or a truck roll to every site.
Source: StorMagic. This organization is a StorMagic customer, not a Connex client.