Debian GNU/Linux running in VMware Fusion 13.5
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In a move likely to significantly impact the virtualization and software development community, VMware has announced that its Fusion Pro (Mac) and Workstation Pro (Windows and Linux) products will be free for personal use. The surprising move signals a new era in which powerful virtualization tools are more accessible than ever, offering exciting opportunities for students, hobbyists, and independent…
Broadcom is now the sole seller of VMware Cloud on AWS after it eliminated sales of the service through AWS or third-party channel partners.
Hock Tan, Broadcom president and CEO, confirmed the change in a May 6 blog post. He said the move continues Broadcom’s goal to collapse VMware offerings and features into a handful of subscriptions with set pricing and billing.
“There have been false reports that VMware Cloud on AWS may be going away, which is causing unnecessary concern for our loyal…
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Virtualization software company VMWare recently declared its Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro available to download for free for personal use.
Fusion is a software that allows Mac users to run operating systems such as Windows 11 on their machines. Personal use is for free, but those who use it for work and enterprise settings can avail of the paid commercial subscription through the official Broadcom website. Broadcom announced via a blog post that both Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro will have…
Crayon, a global leader in IT services and innovation, announced today it has been chosen as an authorised Broadcom Cloud Commerce Manager (CCM) provider for VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) partners in the Asia Pacific region.
Under the agreement, Crayon will provide these services for Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Myanmar….
Telia announced today that it is now a VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Pinnacle tier partner in the Broadcom Advantage Partner Program for the Nordic and Baltic markets to help mutual enterprise customers to innovate by adopting VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) as their private cloud infrastructure. Telia will deliver new managed VMware Cloud Foundation private cloud services, including sovereign cloud services that support data residency and other jurisdictional controls.
Telia will add…
Ever since Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, we have seen them drop the hammer on many existing customers by ditching perpetual licenses, in favor of a subscription-based licensing model.
They even shut down the VMware Cloud Services Provider program, while only inviting a select few vendors back into the fold under the Broadcom Expert Advantage Partner program.
Interestingly, in a recent announcement, they have chosen to give something back to their community by making two…