Amid subscription push, VMware killed a SaaS product

Broadcom has killed off a VMware software-as-a-service product, despite also moving the virtualization giant’s other wares to subscription-only licenses – the sort of arrangement at which SaaS excels.

The axed product is Aria SaaS, a cloudy version of VMware’s Aria management tools (which were previously sold under the “vRealize” brand).

VMware by Broadcom last week decided to stop selling the Saas-y suite because it’s bundled Aria into its vSphere Foundation and Cloud Foundation…