VMware Cloud Foundation – Cloud [is not] on Your Terms
In yet another blow for customer choice, Broadcom discontinues the ability for (remaining) VMware hosters to rent VMware licenses.
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Broadcom
Oct 151 min read
Tesco sues Broadcom
According to The Register, UK supermarket giant Tesco has sued Broadcom for breach of contracts pertaining to its VMware licenses, naming Computacenter as a co-defendant.
The Register
Sep 51 min read
VMware finally porting Cloud Foundation to Arm – in baby steps
By Simon Sharwood VMware will port elements of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) to Nvidia's power-guzzling servers. Plans call for phased development to bring all VCF features to Arm over a series of releases. See the full article here .
The Register
Aug 281 min read
Search for VMware Alternatives That Meet Existing and Future Needs
Nutanix explores the impact of Broadcom's acquisition of VMware.
Nutanix
Aug 51 min read
VMware reboots its partner program again – and it looks like smaller players are out
By Simon Sharwood Second major change in 18 months will be most unwelcome for many - as will critical flaws announced today VMware has...
The Register
Jul 161 min read
VCF go-to-market strategy: your top questions addressed
Wherein Broadcom states "The transition to the subscription model does not impact customers’ perpetual license rights. In addition, Broadcom announced that access to all patches for Critical Severity Security Alerts, as defined by VMware Security Response Center (see website here for details), will be available to all customers including those that no longer have active maintenance and support contracts. Supported versions of VMware vSphere are versions 7.x and 8.x."
Broadcom
Apr 18, 20247 min read