Dan Robinson 
Data protection outfit Veeam has confirmed it is to add support for the open source virtualization platform Proxmox, bringing more backing behind the VMware alternative. Veeam, which has the largest share of the data protection and recovery market according to IDC, said it will deliver support for Proxmox Virtual Environment in response to strong demand … Read more
VMware has made another small but notable post-merger concession to users: the Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro desktop hypervisor products will now be free for personal use. The cloud and virtualization biz, now a Broadcom subsidiary, has announced that its Pro apps will be available under two license models: a “Free Personal Use” or a … Read more
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 … Read more
As the fallout from Broadcom’s takeover of VMware continues to rain down on the industry, rivals of the one-time virtualization giant have the opportunity to swoop on customers thanks to the massive changes happening to its channel. US semiconductor and software multinational Broadcom finally completed its acquisition of VMware in November, and wasted no time … Read more
Exclusive Broadcom is tossing the majority of VMware’s Cloud Services Providers as part of its shakeup of the virtualization titan’s partner programs, say sources, leaving customers unclear who their IT supplier will be. The $61 billion purchase of VMware by Broadcom in November was swiftly followed by news of how it planned to reorganize the … Read more
China may yet throw a spanner in the works of Broadcom’s imminent takeover of virtualization supremo VMware as payback for the latest in line of export restrictions imposed on it by Washington. Semiconductor giant Broadcom is all set to close its $69 billion buy of VMware on October 30 after passing some regulatory hurdles, including … Read more
After all the drama, the UK’s competition regulator has given chipmaker Broadcom its unconditional blessing to acquire VMware. However, the merger can still not be considered done and dusted as it faces a potential roadblock from China. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Monday that it has cleared Broadcom’s proposed $69 billion purchase … Read more