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title: How businesses can protect and migrate workloads across and between physical servers, hypervisors and cloud platforms
description: Learn how Acronis can help your business move workloads freely between environments, including VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Nutanix and cloud platforms.
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February 06, 2026

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# How businesses can protect and migrate workloads across and between physical servers, hypervisors and cloud platforms

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### Migrate workloads without lock-in or downtime

VMware pricing changes and support shifts have pushed many businesses to rethink their virtualization strategy. The challenge is not choosing a new platform. It is getting there safely.

This solution brief explains how to protect and migrate workloads across physical servers, hypervisors and cloud platforms without risking downtime, data loss or compliance gaps. It outlines common migration pitfalls, from compatibility issues to rollback failures, and shows why platform-agnostic backup and recovery is critical before, during and after migration.

With Acronis Cyber Protect, businesses can move workloads freely between environments, including VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Nutanix and cloud platforms. Migration remains reversible, security posture stays intact and data integrity is continuously validated.

Read the solution brief to learn how to reduce migration risk, avoid vendor lock-in and protect your environment as it evolves — without disrupting operations.

[Backup and Recovery](https://www.acronis.com/en/resource-center/tag/backup-and-recovery/)