Virtual machines, which are simulated PCs with their own operating systems running on another computer’s software, are now more accessible thanks to VMware making their popular VM software, Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro, free for personal use. Setting up virtual machines can be complicated for new users, with Oracle’s VirtualBox being a popular but less … Read more
Citrix has issued a warning to its customers regarding a security flaw in the PuTTY SSH client that could potentially enable attackers to steal a XenCenter administrator’s private SSH key. The flaw, identified as CVE-2024-31497, impacts various versions of XenCenter for Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR which utilized PuTTY for SSH connections to guest virtual … Read more
VMware Fusion Pro 13, a Windows 11 emulator for Mac, is now free for personal use, as the previous $199 fee has been waived. This software allows users to create a Windows virtual machine on their macOS devices, enabling them to run Windows apps on their Apple devices with M-class silicon. Although professional use still … Read more
Broadcom VMware users will be faced with a choice of rising costs or architectural changes (and rising costs). Source link
VMware’s end-user compute products are set to undergo substantial changes imminently, with service providers and customers bracing for the impact of yet another potentially colossal shakeup by Broadcom. An email seen by The Register is reportedly warning service providers of VMware’s Horizon range to either face increased costs or an architecture change. The changes had … Read more
When it comes to cloud computing and server virtualization, VMware has long dominated the market. In November of 2023, IC design company Broadcom acquired VMware, officially marking its entry into the cloud market and setting into motion a firestorm of changes for employees, partners, and clients alike. While the acquisition was announced well in advance, … Read more
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’s acquisition of VMware introduced problems for its customers around the clock. Things like: It has not been easy for VMware customers. Of course, unhappy customers will eventually migrate to some other service, preferably open-source ones to avoid vendor lock-in. However, it is difficult to migrate. Fortunately, Proxmox, an open-source alternative to VMware solutions, has … Read more
VMware has issued a no-patch advisory urging users to take swift action by removing the deprecated Enhanced Authentication Plug-in (EAP). EAP was deprecated nearly three years ago, in March 2021, with the rollout of vCenter Server 7.0 Update 2. However, the discovery of an arbitrary authentication relay flaw in EAP, identified as CVE-2024-22245 with a … Read more
In a significant stride forward for virtual desktop technology, Apporto has recently announced the launch of Apporto NextGen, a state-of-the-art solution poised to redefine the standards of desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) for businesses worldwide. This launch not only marks Apporto’s achievement in delivering 2.5 million desktops but also highlights its inclusion in Gartner’s 2023 Magic Quadrant for … Read more