Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware in 2023 and the subsequent price hikes were a wake up call to the dangers of vendor lock-in and IT dependency on inflexible, closed cloud systems. Some customers experienced price increases of up to 1,500%.
However the fear of causing disruption by migrating workloads has led many to hesitate when selecting a new alternative virtualization and cloud platform.
CEO of OpenNebula Systems.
However, VMware exit and platform migration are now becoming strategic moves rather than just a cost-cutting exercise, and if done correctly, they offer a chance for organizations to modernize, innovate, and future-proof their infrastructure while allowing greater efficiency, flexibility, and control.
VMware exit as a competitive edge
The acquisition of VMware has fractured the European cloud market into two groups: organizations that are still tied to contracts, and those that are already looking for an…