Laura Heisman has left VMware as its worldwide chief marketing officer, joining many of VMware’s top leaders who left in the wake of Broadcom’s acquisition. VMware’s global chief marketing officer Laura Heisman has left the company, joining the growing list of VMware’s highest-ranking executives who recently have departed in the wake of Broadcom’s acquisition of… … Read more
‘The disruption in the infrastructure software space stemming from Broadcom’s recent acquisition of VMware is turning out to be more significant than we expected, per our recent round of VAR discussions,’ wrote a William Blair analyst in a research note published Wednesday. William Blair, the investment adviser, has upgraded VMware rival Nutanix shares from “market… … Read more
‘I’m optimistic that we will meet the revenue criteria and continue to be partners, but I’m scared [expletive]-less about what is going on inside VMware,’ a longtime partner tells CRN. They might be scared, or angry, large or small, but the one thing all VMware partners have in common these days is a “termination notice” … Read more
Existing VMware partner agreements will be canceled by Broadcom on February 4. Partners must apply now to discover if they will be permitted to continue selling VMware By Broadcom. One source said partners making below $500,000 in annual VMware revenue are in danger of losing their partner status. Broadcom is terminating all of its partner … Read more
The uncertainty around VMware—now cut four ways under Broadcom—has been feeding a steady pipeline of customers to Nutanix partner Roundstone Solutions. “I’d say the last three months,” said CEO Tim Joyce of when the momentum started to pick up. “I was starting to talk to customers. And they were questioning their investment in VMware, whereas … Read more