Amid EU antitrust Qs, Broadcom extends support for some VMware perpetual licenses

Amid EU antitrust Qs, Broadcom extends support for some VMware perpetual licenses

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan this week publicized some concessions aimed at helping customers and partners ease into VMware’s recent business model changes. Tan reiterated that the controversial changes, like the end of perpetual licensing, aren’t going away. But amid questioning from antitrust officials in the European Union (EU), Tan announced that the company has already … Read more

Broadcom execs say VMware price, subscription complaints are unwarranted 

Broadcom execs say VMware price, subscription complaints are unwarranted 

Broadcom has made controversial changes to VMware since closing its acquisition of the virtualization brand in late November. Broadcom executives are trying to convince VMware customers and partners that they’ll eventually see the subscription-fueled light. But discontent remains, as illustrated by industry groups continuing to urge regulators to rein-in what they claim are unfair business … Read more

Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version

Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version

Broadcom has made sweeping changes to VMware’s business since acquiring the company in November 2023, killing off the perpetually licensed versions of VMware’s software and instituting large-scale layoffs. Broadcom executives have acknowledged the “unease” that all of these changes have created among VMware’s customers and partners but so far haven’t been interested in backtracking. Among … Read more

Broadcom CEO admits VMware changes have brought “unease” to customers, partners

Broadcom CEO admits VMware changes have brought “unease” to customers, partners

Broadcom CEO and President Hock Tan has acknowledged the discomfort VMware customers and partners have experienced after the sweeping changes that Broadcom has instituted since it acquired the virtualization company 114 days ago. In a blog post Thursday, Tan noted that Broadcom spent 18 months evaluating and buying VMware. He said that while there’s still … Read more

VMware issues patches for critical sandbox-escape vulnerabilities

VMware issues patches for critical sandbox-escape vulnerabilities

Getty Images VMware is urging customers to patch critical vulnerabilities that make it possible for hackers to break out of sandbox and hypervisor protections in all versions, including out-of-support ones, of VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation products. A constellation of four vulnerabilities—two carrying severity ratings of 9.3 out of a possible 10—are serious … Read more

VMware admits sweeping Broadcom changes are worrying customers

VMware admits sweeping Broadcom changes are worrying customers

Broadcom has made a lot of changes to VMware since closing its acquisition of the company in November. On Wednesday, VMware admitted that these changes are worrying customers. With customers mulling alternatives and partners complaining, VMware is trying to do damage control and convince people that change is good. Not surprisingly, the plea comes from … Read more

Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software

Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software

VMware Since Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware closed in November 2023, Broadcom has been charging ahead with major changes to the company’s personnel and products. In December, Broadcom began laying off thousands of employees and stopped selling perpetually licensed versions of VMware products, pushing its customers toward more stable and lucrative software subscriptions instead. … Read more

VMware customers face uncertain future as Broadcom ends VMware partner programs

VMware customers face uncertain future as Broadcom ends VMware partner programs

VMware’s new owner is ending the virtualization and cloud computing company’s partner programs. It’s unclear who or how many current partners will be able to sell VMware-related offerings after April 2024, leaving potential for tens of thousands of businesses to be disrupted. Broadcom, which closed its VMware acquisition in November, told The Register in late … Read more

Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners

Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners

Broadcom has moved forward with plans to transition VMware, a virtualization and cloud computing company, into a subscription-based business. As of December 11, it no longer sells perpetual licenses with VMware products. VMware, whose $61 billion acquisition by Broadcom closed in November, also announced on Monday that it will no longer sell support and subscription … Read more