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Publication Date: 2026-04-03 17:22:00
A tech shift churches can’t ignore
It’s important for leaders of non-profits — including religious organizations — to stay aware of the ever-evolving technology landscape. While these changes might not seem like a big deal on the surface, at some point they can become a big deal for every entity, both for-profit and not-for-profit.
Here’s a great example of why it’s so important for church leaders to be aware of technological trends: on November 22, 2023, Broadcom purchased VMware. (Please stick with me. You might not care now, but you will in a few minutes.)
VMware is a virtualization platform that many organizations, including a lot of nonprofits, have been using for decades. Over the years, it has had numerous owners.
VMware allows you to maximize your server hardware through virtualization. Virtualization shares physical server resources (hosts) across numerous virtual machines, each acting like a physical machine but sharing the same hardware resources. Virtualization was a significant game-changer as it made better use of hardware resources while also providing redundancy.
VMware seemed to value non-profit organizations and provided significant discounts on both software and support to all nonprofits, including religious organizations. These discounts — and the ease of using VMware — made it a quick choice 20 years ago as churches began to virtualize their servers.
The most recent purchase of VMware was shocking because its buyer,…
