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Organizations are under pressure to modernize without overhauling their entire IT infrastructure. This customer story highlights how Manchester Metropolitan University uses Azure VMware Solution to simplify hybrid operations and achieve a 50% reduction in network footprint. It shows how Azure VMware Solution helps customers modernize applications faster, reduce operational complexity, and achieve greater agility \u2014 all while maintaining control and compliance. Read the story and contact Abrahams Consulting LLC to discuss how Azure VMware Solution can support your modernization goals.<\/p>\n

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When digital modernization meets smart efficiency, results follow. \ud83d\udcc8<\/p>\n

Take it from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) – a customer that transformed IT operations with Azure VMware Solution, reducing its network footprint by 50% while maintaining the flexibility to support research and innovation.<\/p>\n

Get the story on how Azure VMware Solution helps MMU optimize infrastructure and scale for the future \ud83d\udc49 @Microsoft Azure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1139,1136],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft","category-technology"],"yoast_head":"\nManchester Met reduces up to 50% of its network footprint with Azure VMware Solution | Microsoft Customer Stories - TechTonic Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abrahamsconsulting.com\/blog\/manchester-met-reduces-up-to-50-of-its-network-footprint-with-azure-vmware-solution-microsoft-customer-stories\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Manchester Met reduces up to 50% of its network footprint with Azure VMware Solution | Microsoft Customer Stories - TechTonic Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When digital modernization meets smart efficiency, results follow. \ud83d\udcc8 Take it from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) - a customer that transformed IT operations with Azure VMware Solution, reducing its network footprint by 50% while maintaining the flexibility to support research and innovation. 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