Broadcom Inc. announced new capabilities for its VMware Cloud Foundation or VCF private cloud platform at this week’s VMware Explore 2024 in Barcelona, focusing on the company’s focus on the growing adoption of artificial… Source link
Once available with the next release of vDefend, likely in February or March 2025, installation of Intelligent Assist will be fast, with approved infosec staff ready to use it in a day, Broadcom said. Initially, the tool based on Google… Source link
In the wake of Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, significant changes have stirred controversy within the company. Alterations to licensing, distribution programs, and the partner program have caused confusion and chaos due to poor communication. VMware‘s recent blog post on new licensing policies spurred incorrect interpretations, particularly regarding the availability of key products such as vSphere … Read more
VMware‘s end-user computing division is set to be acquired by private equity firm KKR in a $3.8 billion deal, according to a recent Reuters report. If the deal goes through, VMware‘s desktop virtualization and application publishing will be outsourced as part of plans announced by Broadcom in December 2023. The estimated sales for end-user computer … Read more
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan expressed confidence in the company’s focus on upselling to VMware‘s top 2,000 customers, stating that this strategy has been very successful. Tan highlighted the success of this approach during a recent conference call, emphasizing the importance of targeting key clients for increased sales and revenue. By honing in on VMware‘s largest … Read more
As a result, organizations are reevaluating their virtualization strategies and considering devirtualization as a way to reduce costs and improve workload resilience. Devirtualization involves migrating workloads from virtual environments to physical servers to take advantage of lower costs and improved performance. This trend is expected to continue as organizations seek to optimize their data center … Read more
Devconf.cz hosted the European edition of Red Hat’s developer conference. Richard Jones presented a talk on moving VMware VMs to Linux using Virt-v2v. Some customers are interested in migrating VMs from VMware due to increased licensing costs under the new owner. Despite the free edition being discontinued, other options like Hyper-V, bhyve, and Linux-based distributions … Read more
The End-User Computing division of VMware, previously acquired by Broadcom, has been rebranded as Omnissa and is now under the ownership of investment firm KKR following a $4 billion acquisition. Omnissa, with an annual recurring revenue of $1.5 billion and 26,000 customers worldwide, focuses on autonomous and personalized digital workplace solutions with core products like … Read more
According to IDC’s McCarthy, updates to VMware Edge products aim to simplify the management of large-scale, diverse edge deployments for customers. VMware is working on creating a software-defined edge to provide customers with consistency in managing their infrastructure across various environments, including the cloud. In response to the growing prominence of AI in technology discussions, … Read more
Broadcom, a global technology company, announced its plan to acquire VMware in an acquisition deal that has been making headlines in the tech world. The deal, valued at $19 billion, is expected to be completed by the end of the year, pending regulatory approval. The acquisition timeline began in early conversations between the two companies, … Read more