Summit Helps Romanoff Renovations Reduce Infrastructure Costs by 30% Through VMware-to-Hyper-V Migration

Summit supported Romanoff Renovations in a VMware-to-Hyper-V migration that Romanoff said reduced its infrastructure costs by 30% while shifting to more flexible monthly billing. The companies described the effort as a step toward continuous data protection and scalable infrastructure for future growth.

Romanoff Renovations, which handles flooring installations for Home Depot across 13 states, sought a more responsive partner to manage its hybrid cloud infrastructure. The company said it had originally partnered with VMware and later pursued alternatives as baseline costs rose, mandatory bundling took effect, and minimum purchase requirements changed.

Summit worked with Romanoff to assess the existing environment and execute a phased migration from VMware to a managed Hyper-V infrastructure. The project used Veeam-powered continuous data protection and application-aware backup capabilities, and it included infrastructure assessment, backup validation, application testing, and carefully managed workload cutover to minimize disruption.

“Since VMware is a dominant, established player, many companies still assume it's their best or only option,” said Byron Dill, Director of Solutions Engineering at Summit. “In reality, there are viable alternatives that can reduce costs without compromising performance or scalability. For Romanoff, moving to Hyper-V created a more predictable, flexible infrastructure foundation designed to support long-term growth.”

“Summit’s managed Hyper-V environment lowered our infrastructure costs while giving us far greater billing predictability,” said Curtis Hanible, Sr. Manager Information Technology at Romanoff Renovations. “The migration reduced our annual infrastructure spend by 30% and allowed us to move from VMware’s pre-paid annual billing structure to a more flexible monthly approach.” “Together, Veeam and Summit helped Romanoff validate backups, reduce risk during cutover, and maintain operational continuity – building a stronger foundation for data resilience and future AI-ready initiatives.” said Shiva Pillay, GM and SVP, Americas at Veeam.

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