VMware patches put spotlight on support | Computer Weekly

Organisations using VMware now have no choice but to buy an annual subscription for a bundled product if they plan to continue using the hypervisor.

As Computer Weekly has previously reported, Broadcom has simplified the VMware product family, which is now only available as a subscription, licensed on a per-core basis. Some organisations, like Telefónica Germany, have managed to remain on perpetual licences by purchasing second-hand VMware licences and using a third-party support…