Broadcom’s price increases and policy changes have led many VMware customers to look for other options. Nodeweaver is positioning itself as an alternative for customers running computing workloads in far-flung edge locations, from cruise ships to solar farms in Sub-Saharan Africa, and it is taking cost out of the hardware needed as well.
Founded in Italy but headquartered in Florida, Nodeweaver sells a platform that installs directly on off-the-shelf x86 servers and runs virtual machines and containerized applications without the layers of separate software some competing products require.
The company is pitching its approach as a lower-cost, lower-maintenance option for businesses rethinking their infrastructure after Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware triggered sharp virtualization price increases.
“Broadcom’s as-a-service offering for VMware at the edge, it’s not only cost-prohibitive, it is so…