Network World

MARCH 17, 2025

There are many alternatives for organizations unhappy with the direction that Broadcom is taking the VMware virtualization platform. And Azure Stack supports GPU partitioning, which DCIG says may emerge as prerequisites for enterprises seeking an alternative VMware vSphere solution. Heres a brief synopsis of each one: 1.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Broadcom announced upgrades to its VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Portfolio this week, including an increase in vSAN capacity as well as compute virtualization options for customers. VMware increased the virtual storage area network (vSAN) capacity in vSphere Foundation by 2.5x

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Network World

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

VMware by Broadcom has unveiled a new networking architecture that it says will improve the performance and security of distributed artificial intelligence (AI) — using AI and machine learning (ML) to do so. He has confidence in Broadcom’s ability to solve networking issues. “As

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Network World

MARCH 17, 2025

Prior to the advent of Kubernetes, one of the most popular ways for organizations to deploy virtualization was with VMs, more often than not using technology from VMware. How can KubeVirt be used for VMware migrations? A container is a type of virtualization that is different from a virtual machine (VM). What is KubeVirt?

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Historically, data center virtualization pioneer VMware was seen as a technology leader, but recent business changes have stirred consternation since its acquisition by Broadcom in late 2023. Industry changes and fallout from disgruntled Broadcom VMware customers have been widely reported. For us, it’s a multi-year opportunity.”

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Network World

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

ECCO, launched last November as part of an anti-competition settlement with Microsoft agreed to in July 2024, was also given a mandate on its formation to monitor other large software firms, including Broadcom/VMware, and issue a report on its findings.

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Network World

MAY 9, 2025

Broadcom has initiated what appears to be a systematic legal offensive against subscription-less VMware customers who hold a perpetual software license and have expired support contracts, some within days of expiration. This is no longer about support expiry. Its about redefining ownership in enterprise software.

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Network World

MARCH 17, 2025

Broadcoms decisions to replace perpetual VMware software licenses with subscriptions and to eliminate point products in favor of an expensive bundle of private cloud tools are driving longtime VMware customers to look for an exit strategy. There is no like-for-like replacement for the VMware hypervisor on the market, Delory points out.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

What was once VMware is now Broadcom. With the acquisition closed, the American multinational brought its VMware Explore 2024 event to Barcelona from Nov. 4-7 with a new portfolio of solutions and an emphasis on its flagship private cloud platform, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). We have been through a lot.

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Network World

AUGUST 14, 2024

Discontent over VMware licensing changes and shifts to the partner program has sent customers looking elsewhere, and at least two competitors say they are benefiting from the discord in the form of increased sales. The number of new customers and new partners doubled compared to the same period last year. “…we

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Network World

AUGUST 27, 2024

At the VMware Explore conference going on this week in Las Vegas, VMware announced the addition of a generative AI weapon to its own cybersecurity platform, vDefend. Attackers have been quick to jump on the generative AI bandwagon, using the new technology to increase both the volume and the complexity of their attacks.

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Network World

OCTOBER 1, 2020

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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Network World

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

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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Forrester IT

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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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Network World

APRIL 17, 2025

With no notice or fanfare, VMware is once again offering a free version of its ESXi hypervisor for download. The new free version of VMware vSphere Hypervisor version 8 can be downloaded from Broadcoms support portal, but registration is required. But its more than just Broadcoms approach that is a threat to VMwares dominance.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A new Linux version of Royal ransomware is targeting VMware ESXi virtual machines. The post Royal ransomware spreads to Linux and VMware ESXi appeared first on TechRepublic. Learn more about this security threat and how to protect from it.

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Network World

AUGUST 27, 2024

VMware announced a number of improvements to its software-defined edge products at its annual VMware Explore conference today. Take, for example, VMware’s SASE product. Nature Fresh Farms uses 5G and broadband to connect facilities across Canada and US via the VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 31, 2024

The CVE-2024-37085 vulnerability is present in VMware ESXi hypervisors and has been used to deploy ransomware, according to Microsoft.

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Network World

MARCH 18, 2021

With a goal of making distributed applications more secure, VMware has announced plans to buy security vendor Mesh7 for an undisclosed amount. To read this article in full, please click here

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Network World

MAY 9, 2025

Nutanix has finally made its big move to take on VMware and take advantage of uncertainty and dissatisfaction with the new course that Broadcom has set out for the virtualization leader. At its.NEXT 2025 conference , Nutanix unveiled a slew of partnerships in storage, cloud and AI with players Nvidia, Pure Storage, Google Cloud and Canonical.

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Network World

JUNE 26, 2024

A slew of updates in VMware Edge Compute Stack (ECS) 3.5 Broadcom, which acquired VMware in November 2023 , has been adding to the edge management capabilities in the VMware ECS and VMware Edge Cloud Orchestrator (VECO) solutions.

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Network World

AUGUST 14, 2024

So far, the $60 billion Broadcom-VMware deal has led to some layoffs , VMware licensing changes, production rationalizations, and shifts to the partner program. We’ve tracked the saga since Broadcom first announced plans to acquire VMware in May 2022. x users will get six additional months of support for the product.

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Information Week

MAY 25, 2022

But combined, VMware might offer a way to manage Broadcom's remote devices and equipment in data centers. The two companies have little overlap.

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Information Week

MAY 26, 2022

Recently spun off VMware is to be acquired by Broadcom in the company's efforts to bolster its enterprise software presence.

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Network World

AUGUST 19, 2024

VMware Explore 2024 is set to kick off next week, marking the first time for the flagship customer event since Broadcom finalized its acquisition of VMware last November. The $60 million deal raised questions among enterprise customers from the minute it was proposed in May 2022: What will the new VMware look like?

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

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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Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Following Broadcom’s late 2023 acquisition of VMware, numerous changes prompted customers and partners to reassess their strategies. Some delayed decisions by relying on existing VMware licenses, while others explored alternatives or ran redundancies to compare options. A few years ago, Gregg Lowe the CIO of Boyd Gaming Corp.,

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Network World

APRIL 20, 2021

VMware has unveiled an integrated package of cloud security, access control and networking software aimed at addressing the key needs of today's COVID-19-driven remote workforce. To be successful, this means investing in technology and a long-term strategy to be a stronger, more focused and more resilient organization."

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Network World

JANUARY 6, 2023

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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Network World

AUGUST 28, 2024

For all of these reasons, some companies are looking to third-party platforms that don’t lock them into any one particular AI vendor or cloud provider, and VMware – now owned by Broadcom – is one of the leading contenders for the job. Senate Federal Credit Union, in a statement. Whatever Nvidia supports, we support,” Turner says.

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Network World

MARCH 7, 2023

VMware has revamped its Workspace One mobile and virtual desktop platform by boosting performance, making it more service-oriented and easy to manage. Workspace One is VMware’s endpoint-management package for delivering, managing and securing application access to any device across the a cloud or distributed on-premises enterprise.

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Network World

MAY 8, 2025

Broadcom has sent cease-and-desist letters to VMware perpetual license holders whose support contracts have expired, according to a report in Ars Technica. After Broadcom bought VMware in November 2023, the sale of perpetual licenses has stopped to focus on subscription models instead.

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Network World

AUGUST 30, 2024

A year ago, VMware’s big annual VMware Explore conference was all about generative AI – specifically, about companies running AI applications within a hybrid cloud infrastructure. This year, attendees heard more about VMware’s partnership with Nvidia to deliver generative AI models and tools – but in the context of a private cloud.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

VMware has hurried out fixes for a critical flaw in its ESXi hypervisor, […]. [link] critical and important-severity flaws were found by a team at the China-based Tiunfu Cup hacking challenge.

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Forrester IT

APRIL 1, 2025

A recent lawsuit filed by VMware (now owned by Broadcom) against their customer, AG Siemenss US operations, for alleged use of unlicensed software is not unique, and should serve as a […]

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Broadcom has fired back in the ongoing legal dispute with AT&T over VMware software support services, claiming that AT&T is resorting to “sensationalism” and had long intended to stop using VMware software but delayed the move.

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