Broadcom

Broadcom loses another big VMware customer: UK fintech cloud Beeks Group, and most of its 20,000 VMs

A massively increased bill was one motive, but customers went cold on Virtzilla, and OpenNebula proved more efficient

Virtualization02 Dec 2024 | 41

No, Broadcom did not just end VMware's flagship VCDX certification program

Sure, it sent an email and FAQ saying it had – but that was a mistake, you see

Virtualization28 Nov 2024 | 9

AWS bends to Broadcom's will with VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-service

Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM are all doing it. Andy Jassy's rent-a-server shop may have felt it was leaving money on the table

Virtualization26 Nov 2024 | 5

A year after Broadcom took control of VMware, it's in the box seat

Updated Customers are 'all miserable' but not yet deciding to bail - and AT&T appears to have settled its licensing dispute

Virtualization22 Nov 2024 | 45

Broadcom juices VeloCloud SD-WAN for AI networking

VMware Explore VeloRAIN architecture improves service for fat workloads on the edge

Networks05 Nov 2024 | 1

VMware by Broadcom finds friends to advance its private cloud and AI visions

VMware Explore User group members offered more generous discounts and licenses we're sure nobody would abuse

Off-Prem05 Nov 2024 | 2

VMware by Broadcom lifts storage allowances and prices for vSphere Foundation

This will both ease and exacerbate price concerns and competitive sniping

Virtualization31 Oct 2024 | 7

OpenAI reportedly asks Broadcom for help with custom inferencing silicon

Fabbed by TSMC, needed for … it's a secret

AI + ML30 Oct 2024 | 7

Veeam tests support for another VMware alternative: XCP-NG

As Gartner rates the contenders for those contemplating a move off Virtzilla, with Nutanix on top of the list

Virtualization28 Oct 2024 | 3

AT&T and Broadcom may settle VMware support case

Fresh filing sees Broadcom admit it discounts deeply – music to the ears of all Virtzilla users coming off contract

Virtualization16 Oct 2024 | 7

VMware settles securities fraud class suit with $102.5M payout

Traded its shares between 2018 and 2020? You could cash in

Virtualization15 Oct 2024 | 5

XCP-NG thanks Broadcom for increased interest, swipes Citrix for not helping build an alternative

XenServer fork plans to make its next version a better target for VMware migrations

Virtualization08 Oct 2024 | 4

AT&T claims VMware by Broadcom offered it a 1,050 percent price rise

And that Broadcom has prevented vendors from selling to the telco giant

Software01 Oct 2024 | 34

VMware reportedly probed by Japanese anti-monopoly cops

Updated Broadcom's software bundles under scrutiny after perhaps irking Fujitsu

Virtualization25 Sep 2024 | 6

AT&T intends to quit VMware, Broadcom claims in legal broadside

Counter-arguments in support spat paint unflattering picture of telco giant's IT estate

Virtualization23 Sep 2024 | 31

Broadcom CEO predicts hyperscalers poised to build million-accelerator clusters

Hock Tan reckons the silicon sales cycle is about to swing up, sharply, too

Systems19 Sep 2024 | 7

VMware patches remote make-me-root holes in vCenter Server, Cloud Foundation

Bug reports made in China

Virtualization17 Sep 2024 | 1

Research suggests more than half of VMware customers are looking to move

Price rises, uncertainty after Broadcom takeover forcing users to look elsewhere for virtualization needs

PaaS + IaaS11 Sep 2024 | 66

VMware revenue bounces for Broadcom, chips were a little undercooked

CEO says market for non-AI silicon has bottomed out

Virtualization06 Sep 2024 | 7

AT&T sues Broadcom for 'breaking' VMware support extension contract

Telco giant slams silicon-and-software shop for trying to bully it into buying software it doesn't want or need, at huge prices

Virtualization05 Sep 2024 | 29

Broadcom has brought VMware down to earth and that’s welcome

VMware Explore But users aren’t optimistic it will land softly

VMware Explore29 Aug 2024 | 32

Public clouds are 'dirty' about VMware's on-prem push, says Broadcom CEO Hock Tan

VMware Explore Virtzilla's sales swing decisively to the Cloud Foundation bundle

VMware Explore29 Aug 2024 | 8

Copper's reach is shrinking so Broadcom is strapping optics directly to GPUs

What good is going fast if you can't get past the next rack?

Networks28 Aug 2024 | 3

Broadcom boss Hock Tan says public cloud gave IT departments PTSD

VMware Explore While datacenter silos have left you ‘so screwed’

Off-Prem27 Aug 2024 | 18

VMware reveals how it will deliver Broadcom's unified hybrid cloud … sometime soon

VMware Explore Claims just two management consoles will emerge

VMware Explore27 Aug 2024 | 7

VMware prepping unified SDK for its core hybrid cloud products

VMware Explore Also working to clean up inconsistent APIs and lack of SSO across vSphere, vSAN, NSX, SDDC Manager, vRealize and more

Virtualization26 Aug 2024 | 1

Broadcom promised to reform VMware so it enables better hybrid clouds. Will it deliver?

VMware Explore It needs to – Virtzilla's customers, allies, and enemies are all pondering off-ramps and trying to lure unhappy users

VMware Explore26 Aug 2024 | 8

VMware by Broadcom makes its stack easier to live with, as promised

Compute, storage, and networking virtualization brought together – with live ESXi patching

VMware Explore25 Jun 2024 | 5

VMware revenue plunges $600M, but Broadcom assures investors growth plan is on track

Costs cut deeply, with more to come, and forward bookings surge

Virtualization13 Jun 2024 | 16

Broadcom ends easy elasticity for VMware Cloud on AWS

Amazon is not taking this lying down, as shown by aggressive migration promotions

PaaS + IaaS10 Jun 2024 | 11

Broadcom’s VMware strategy looks ever more shaky - and less relevant

Opinion Yes, it’s that darned AI again

Virtualization03 Jun 2024 | 25

VMware by Broadcom has a licensing portability win with Microsoft

If only customers could find their keys after support portal migration

Virtualization03 Jun 2024 | 12

Lenovo claims Dell has run off the VxRails and can't sell hyperconverged VMware

Big Mike's server shack offered a cryptic response. PLUS: Nutanix results

Virtualization30 May 2024 | 11

VMware giving away Workstation Pro, Fusion Pro free for personal use

A nice gesture among the sh!tshow of Broadcom's acquisition

Virtualization14 May 2024 | 91

VMware security advisories now behind bureaucratic Broadcom barricade

Updated If it ain't broke, make it less accessible

Spotlight on RSA09 May 2024 | 16

VMware waves goodbye to AWS middleman as Broadcom takes the reins

Updated Customers brace for bumpy ride

PaaS + IaaS07 May 2024 | 2

VMware by Broadcom blinks again – this time easing change for cloud service providers

As the rumor mill whispers about a breakup with AWS

Virtualization01 May 2024 | 16

VMware’s end-user compute community told to brace for ‘Omnissa’ shift

Cloudy hosts given short license change deadlines, customers warned of support portal brownouts

Virtualization26 Apr 2024 | 7

Euro cloud group blasts Broadcom over VMware licensing maneuvers

Updated CISPE says concessions 'solve nothing'

Virtualization24 Apr 2024 | 1

Broadcom throws VMware customers on perpetual licenses a lifeline

Meanwhile, Gartner predicts massive market share loss and European regulators start asking questions

Virtualization16 Apr 2024 | 15

VMware's end-user compute products probably have a new brand: Omnissa

As the rest of Virtizilla's users face a pause in support and education services due to apparent SAP-to-Oracle migration

Virtualization12 Apr 2024 | 13

Broadcom has willingly dug its VMware hole, says cloud CEO

interview Civo's Mark Boost says price hikes appear designed to retain whales while tossing back small fry

Systems08 Apr 2024 | 44

VMware customer reaction to Broadcom may set the future of software licensing

Opinion Enterprise tech slingers want to see what Hock Tan can get away with – and replicate it

Virtualization05 Apr 2024 | 25

VMware by Broadcom plots pair of Cloud Foundation releases that will show off its strategy

Exclusive But unhappy European buyers have called for regulators to step in

Virtualization02 Apr 2024 | 3

Euro-cloud consortium CISPE calls for investigation of Broadcom

Claims members will be bankrupted by new VMware licensing regime, and vital services disrupted

Software21 Mar 2024 | 24

VMware by Broadcom offers a lifeline to small cloud service providers

Exclusive 'White label' program also means retaining customers

Virtualization19 Mar 2024 | 12

Broadcom boss Hock Tan acknowledges 'some unease' among VMware community

But rates his first 100 days in charge a 'strong start'

Virtualization15 Mar 2024 | 35

VMware by Broadcom promises more, cheaper, training, starting around May

Exclusive But for now, smaller customers have been cut off from on-demand training content

Channel11 Mar 2024 | 8

Broadcom says VMware to grow revenue by double-digit percentages all year

Networking silicon surges, Carbon Black to be kept in the fold

Virtualization08 Mar 2024 | 12

Broadcom CEO pay award jumps 164% to $160.8 million

Stock awards front loaded, get five years in one go

Systems28 Feb 2024 | 10

Broadcom builds a SASE out of VMware VeloCloud and Symantec

First integration across properties, as end user compute division readies to leave home

Security27 Feb 2024 | 8

The self-created risk in Broadcom's big VMware kiss-off

Opinion Arise, the new Migration Nation

Virtualization26 Feb 2024 | 28

Broadcom moves to reassure VMware users as rivals smell an opportunity

'They want a closed shop,' claims service provider

Virtualization15 Feb 2024 | 13

In pursuit of artificial general intelligence, Meta adds Broadcom boss Hock Tan to its board

Zuck needs silicon smarts – and the energy experience of a former Enron exec

AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 7

Broadcom terminates VMware's free ESXi hypervisor

Certain licenses still allow tinkerers to taste the vStack. Whether they want to is another matter

Virtualization13 Feb 2024 | 59

Dell kills sweetheart distribution deal with Broadcom's VMware

Updated No longer willing to be a friend with benefits – perhaps thanks to Big B killing OEM licenses?

Virtualization30 Jan 2024 | 26