Video: Why Les Olson Company Switched from VMware to Scale Computing for Better Performance

Les Olson Company shares why the MSP switched from VMware to Scale Computing and how it improved IT performance, resiliency, and customer value.

Written By: Katie Bavoso
Jun 26, 2025
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At Scale Computing Platform 2025 in Las Vegas, Partner POV ON-SITE host Katie Bavoso interviews Keith Adams, Vice President of IT at Les Olson Company, a trusted MSP that’s been family owned and independently operated for six decades. In this candid conversation, Keith shares why Les Olson Company made the bold decision to leave VMware and become a Scale Computing partner one year ago—and the real-world impact it’s had on operations, productivity, and customer value.

Keith offers practical insights into why Scale Computing stood out in a competitive virtualization market and how its comprehensive platform helped solve business challenges—without sacrificing performance or requiring new hardware.

💡 Topics Covered & Time Codes:

00:00 – Meet Keith Adams from Les Olson Company

00:35 – A legacy MSP’s transition from VMware to Scale Computing

01:09 – What made the transition to Scale Computing seamless

01:41 – Why Les Olson chose Scale Computing: support, simplicity & value

02:50 – The appeal of Scale Computing’s software-only approach & hardware flexibility

03:45 – How that flexibility benefits cost-conscious customers

04:10 – Internal use case: Migrating Les Olson’s own infrastructure from VMware

04:55 – The performance boost noticed by end users

05:24 – Disaster recovery, system resiliency, and user productivity gains

thumbnail Katie Bavoso

Katie Bavoso is a 2017 Regional New England Emmy-nominated broadcaster with over a decade of professional content creation, production, hosting, and interviewing experience. Starting her career off in TV news, she pivoted to the IT channel to help connect vendors, solutions and services providers, and IT buyers through exciting video content and storytelling. Katie is now the host of Channel Insider: Partner POV, a video and podcast series shining a light on the most innovative solution providers of the IT channel.

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