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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 warns customers to immediately patch critical Aria network software holes

Network World

VMware is advising customers to upgrade or patch its Aria for Network Operations software because of potential security problems. VMware Aria is the vendor’s multi-cloud management platform that integrates previously separate VMware services such as vRealize Automation, vRealize Operations, vRealize Network Insight, and CloudHealth.

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VMware adds more security for diverse cloud workloads

Network World

VMware has added more security features to its forthcoming on-demand multi-cloud networking and security service called Northstar that it previewed during its August VMware Explore 2022 conference. To read this article in full, please click here

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VMware plan disaggregates servers; offloads network virtualization and security

Network World

VMware is continuing its effort to remake the data center, cloud and edge to handle the distributed workloads and applications of the future.

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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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VMware highlights security in COVID-era networking

Network World

At its virtual VWworld 2020 gathering, VMware detailed products and plans to help customers deal with the challenges of securing distributed enterprise resources. But legacy security systems are no longer sufficient for organizations that are using the cloud as part of their computing infrastructure.

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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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