Optimizing a VMware environment by migrating existing VMs from older processors to newer, more efficient ones can significantly enhance performance while reducing the number of cores required. This strategy allows organizations to maintain the same performance levels with fewer cores, thereby reducing the overall core count. Consequently, this reduction positions companies favorably in negotiations with VMware by Broadcom, especially under the new core-based licensing model. To ensure complete optimization, we employ our Composite Performance Metric (CPM), which measures and verifies the relative performance of each core and processor. The CPM guarantees that every migration step maximizes performance efficiency. For example, such an optimization could lead to substantial cost savings, as demonstrated in the potential savings below.