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Forrester’s Impressions: VMware Explore 2023

Forrester IT

In recent years, VMware has faced major headwinds: It migrated its clients from on-premises to public cloud, changed to a cloud-native application development paradigm, shifted to subscription licensing, had frequent cycles of M&A activities, and experienced unfavorable macroeconomic environments.

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VMware Customers: Brace For Impact

Forrester IT

October 30, 2023 came and passed — the date that marked the end of Broadcom’s fiscal year and the promised close for its $61 billion VMware acquisition. In anticipation of that timing, VMware shareholders were given until October 23 to decide whether to accept Broadcom shares at $142.5 per share or cash payment, of which […]

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VMware picks up partners for open-source confidential computing development

Network World

Virtualization technology provider VMware has announced that it is partnering with AMD, Samsung, and members of the RISC-V keystone community for the development and operations of confidential computing applications.

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VMware customers take wait-and-see approach amid Broadcom changes

CIO Business Intelligence

When tech giant Broadcom acquired virtualization market leader VMware last October, it restructured licensing terms, laid off thousands of employees, and terminated partner agreements with resellers and service providers. VMware customers were understandably concerned. The VMware acquisition has been no different.

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A changing market landscape requires constant evolution: Our mission for VMware customers

CIO Business Intelligence

Our goal since the Broadcom/VMware acquisition was completed last November has been to help our customers move fast in their digital transformation to position themselves for success. Even before the transaction was finalized, we had been listening to VMware’s customers. Standardizing the technology stack for cloud providers on VCF.

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VMware by Broadcom: The First 100 Days

CIO Business Intelligence

We recently passed the 100-day mark since VMware joined Broadcom. In the 18-month process of evaluating and acquiring VMware, we looked at everything to identify what’s needed to create more value for our customers. Many major brands and Fortune 500 companies run their mission-critical workloads on VMware software.

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Former VMware exec Gillis resurfaces to run Cisco security business (again)

Network World

Industry veteran Tom Gillis, who left VMware in December, has returned to Cisco in a new but familiar role: senior vice president and general manager of Cisco’s Security Business Group. After that, Gillis founded cloud computing firm Bracket Computing, which was acquired by VMware in May 2018.

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