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 ...

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’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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Upgrade described as an attempt to move private cloud platform up the stack and become a ‘governed control surface for ...

Broadcom’s $69 billion acquisition of VMware has led to major licensing changes, replacing perpetual licenses with subscriptions, consolidating products into costly bundles, and introducing per-core ...

Broadcom's price increases and policy changes have led many VMware customers to look for other options. Nodeweaver is positioning itself as an alternative for customers running computing workloads 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 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 ...

"I suspect we will se more of that ("cloud exit projects") going forwards." I wonder how much 'de-virtualization' will happen. For small environments it may be such that the question gets asked, cost ...