Independent Infrastructure Advisory

Complex decisions deserve
independent advice.

Nettelix helps leaders evaluate, design, source, and modernize critical infrastructure—without being tied to a single manufacturer.

Decision-grade infrastructure strategyIndependent analysisLifecycle economicsExecutive clarity
Three focused practices

Infrastructure, considered as a whole.

We connect architecture, economics, lifecycle, and execution across the technologies your organization depends on.

NX

Network Strategy & Architecture

LAN, WAN, wireless, security, and network transformation aligned to business requirements.

VX

Compute, Storage & Virtualization

Platform strategy, VMware alternatives, data-center modernization, resilience, and lifecycle economics.

CX

Communications & Collaboration

Voice, UCaaS, contact center, and collaboration architecture designed for how people work.

Architecture First. OEM Second.

Advice before acquisition.

We evaluate options by workload, economics, lifecycle, supportability, and business fit—not manufacturer quotas.

01

Advise

02

Design

03

Source

04

Execute

Defined advisory engagements

Specific work. Decision-ready outcomes.

Each engagement turns a complicated infrastructure question into a defensible recommendation and an executable roadmap.

01

VX Infrastructure Assessment

Current state, risk, three future architectures, economics, and migration roadmap.

02

VMware Exit Strategy

Stay-versus-migrate analysis, platform alternatives, cost modeling, and transition plan.

03

Data Center Architecture Review

HCI versus three-tier, compute, storage, networking, backup, and disaster recovery.

04

NX Network Assessment

LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, security architecture, lifecycle, and modernization priorities.

05

Technology Lifecycle Assessment

New, remanufactured, and lifecycle-extension options measured against risk and value.

06

EaaS Strategy & Financial Model

CAPEX versus OPEX, financing, refresh cycles, support, and five-year economics.

Flagship engagement

Nettelix VX Infrastructure Assessment

A decision-ready current-state review, modernization strategy, and economic model for leaders facing platform, renewal, or refresh decisions.

Discuss an assessment
  • Current-state and lifecycle assessment
  • Three viable future architectures
  • CAPEX and three/five-year TCO comparison
  • Platform and OEM evaluation
  • New, remanufactured, and EaaS alternatives
  • Recommended migration roadmap
Nettelix VX insights

Clarity for the decisions ahead.

Executive-ready analysis for infrastructure leaders navigating licensing disruption, platform transitions, and major refresh decisions.

Platform strategy

VMware Renewal Coming Up? Your Five Real Options

A practical framework for deciding whether to renew, renegotiate, replatform, or redesign.

Architecture

HCI vs. Three-Tier: Why the Question Is Back

How workload, scale, operations, and economics should shape the architecture.

Lifecycle

Do You Actually Need New Servers?

When reuse, lifecycle extension, or remanufactured infrastructure creates more value.

About Nettelix

Judgment without quotas.

Nettelix is a boutique infrastructure advisory firm for organizations making consequential technology decisions.

Independent by designRecommendations begin with the client requirement, not a manufacturer target.
Commercially practicalArchitecture is evaluated alongside procurement, lifecycle, financing, and execution.
Senior-level attentionEngagements are built around experienced judgment and clear executive communication.
Engage Nettelix

Start with the decision in front of you.

Tell us what is changing: a renewal, refresh, acquisition, architecture question, or vendor decision. We will respond with the clearest next step.

Typical starting points
VMware renewal · data-center refresh · network modernization · platform evaluation · lifecycle strategy

St. Louis office
2 Cityplace Dr, Suite 200 · St. Louis, MO 63141
888-912-5555

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