Broadcom’s post-acquisition licensing changes for VMware have triggered steep cost hikes, partner cuts, and limited support options, prompting many IT teams to reconsider their virtualization ...

Broadcom Inc.’s acquisition of VMware Inc. is proceeding almost exactly as we expected when the deal was announced in May 2022. Much of the media and competitor narrative is focused on the increased ...

Broadcom’s post-acquisition overhaul of VMware licensing has triggered steep price hikes, product bundling, and a shrinking partner network, forcing many IT departments to reconsider their ...

SUSE and Cloudbase promise zero-downtime migrations off VMware, but whether enterprises are ready to move is another question ...

Customers and partners are pivoting to address Broadcom Inc.’s swift changes to its VMware packaging, pricing and partnership programs. Our data suggests customers and managed service providers have ...

The European cloud service providers’ association also warned all is not well in its drive to get Microsoft to level the software licensing playing field. The European Cloud Competition Observatory ...

Google Cloud late last week released a VMware “reminder” tied to Broadcom’s impending license portability changes that are set to impact the use of VMware’s Cloud Foundation (VCF) platform running in ...

Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed. Some customers have opted to continue using VMware ...

Broadcom's price increases and policy changes have led many VMware customers to look for other options. Nodeweaver is ...

Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has created a greater need for network observability solutions among VMware customers looking to migrate away from that platform. Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware in ...

Broadcom bolstered its VMware vSphere hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform with more storage and brought back an old name for a new option that could help bridge the gap for users stung by ...