Broadcom backs down on VMware pricing rules as EU begins investigation following complaints
VMware’s end-user compute community warned of changes
VMware by Broadcom’s breakup with its end-user compute products will enter a new phase next week, with cloudy service providers and customers both warned of imminent changes.
Service providers who offer the old VMware’s Horizon range as a service have the worst of it: an email seen by The Register advises them that they have two choices. One is to acquire licenses for VMware Cloud Foundation and fresh licenses for Horizon, a choice that won’t require architectural changes but will…
A changing market landscape requires constant evolution: Our mission for VMware customers
Our goal since the Broadcom/VMware acquisition was completed last November has been to help our customers move fast in their digital transformation to position themselves for success.
Even before the transaction was finalized, we had been listening to VMware’s customers. As we moved from transaction to integration, we began to translate customer thoughts into a comprehensive go-to-market strategy for VMware Cloud Foundation, or VCF. Early in this process, I concluded that the…
EU cloud providers reject Broadcom VMware pricing changes
Last week, Broadcom CEO, Hock Tan, announced changes to its newly acquired cloud computing company VMware’s licensing condition after receiving complaints from EU businesses and a leading trade group.
The complaints included changes which allowed customers to move their workloads from their own data centres to cloud providers, and significant price cuts to VMware’s cloud platform.
CISPE, a trade body whose members include Amazon and 26 small…
Broadcom Acquisition: How VMware Users are Taking a Hit
When it comes to cloud computing and server virtualization, VMware has long dominated the market. In November of 2023, IC design company Broadcom acquired VMware, officially marking its entry into the cloud market and setting into motion a firestorm of changes for employees, partners, and clients alike.
While the acquisition was announced well in advance, many failed to realize the far-reaching impact and weren’t prepared for the long-term residual effects these changes would…
Euro cloud group blasts Broadcom over VMware licensing
Euro cloud trade body CISPE has hit back at concessions offered by Broadcom over VMware licensing, saying these do not address key issues that led it to lobby the European Commission into investigating.
CISPE, or Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe, claimed that Broadcom is trying to “obfuscate the main issues in this dispute” by framing its licensing changes as pro-competition and pro-innovation, and ignoring concerns about price hikes and tying products together.
Earlier…
Temenos Appoints VMWare Veteran Jean-Pierre Brulard as CEO
Banking software company Temenos has appointed Jean-Pierre Brulard as CEO, effective May 1.
Brulard will succeed Andreas Andreades, who will retire from the company, Temenos said in a Tuesday (April 23) press release.
Brulard was most recently with VMWare, a $61 billion U.S.-listed cloud computing and virtualization software company, according to the release. He was with the company 14 years and served as executive vice president, worldwide sales and a member of the…
CISPE and Broadcom: VMware Tussle Continues
Broadcom questioned by EU regulators over VMware licensing: report