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32 articles tagged Broadcom, newest first.
VMware Explore 2026: Broadcom Bets on Private AI
VMware Explore 2026 centered on Private AI Cloud, AI Factory, agent governance, and private-cloud economics, clarifying Broadcom's VCF strategy.
VMware VDDK Download Restricted: What It Means for Migration
Public VMware VDDK download paths broke or became restricted in August 2026. See which migrations depend on VDDK, the alternatives, and what to archive.
The VMware Exit Trap: A One-Year Escape From Broadcom
Some companies weigh signing three-year VMware deals just to cancel after one. The contract gamble, the closing window, and the fine print that can bite.
VMware Photon OS Panic: Did They Kill It Overnight?
Why broken VMware Photon OS links set off panic, how the move to Broadcom-hosted URLs changed the picture, and why unannounced moves erode trust.
VMware's Vanishing Lower Tiers Have IT Managers Looking Elsewhere
A late-March VMware renewal discussion showed how smaller and midsize buyers increasingly feel like Broadcom is telling them to pay much more or get out.
VMUG Was a Gateway Drug for VMware and Now Feels Like an Obituary
A March thread on cheap VMware licenses for personal use shows how badly Broadcom has damaged an old on-ramp for future practitioners.
The VMware Exit Is Crowded, and Renewals Look Uglier
A March discussion on VMware customers cutting usage by 2028: many want out, but migration pain keeps them paying and sharpens every renewal.
VMware's End of Support Clock Is Starting to Read Like a Ransom Note
March arguments over vSphere 8 support timelines show VMware customers being forced into long-term bets on a vendor they no longer fully trust.
Broadcom's Core Count Rules Turn VMware Renewals Into Absurd Theater
A March thread about reducing VMware core counts exposed a maddening new reality: using less infrastructure does not always mean paying less.
When VMware Costs Go Full Horror Movie, Alternatives Look Better
A March VMware pricing thread shows admins weighing Broadcom-era costs against migration pain, as Proxmox, Hyper-V and KVM stop sounding like downgrades.
VMware's Cheapest Path Keeps Vanishing for Small Teams
vSphere Standard subscriptions and the vSphere 8 end of support leave small VMware shops unsure the lower tier will last, and some are planning an exit.
Two Days Left on VMware, and Suddenly Every Bad Option Looks Real
A March panic thread about expiring vSphere licenses shows how VMware's new economics turn routine planning at small teams into last-minute survival math.
What Happens When Your VMware vSphere License Expires
A March thread on expired vSphere 7 Essentials Plus support: frozen builds, patch access worries, costly extended support and why admins plan exits.
Broadcom's Record Quarter, $100 Billion AI Chip Bet and VMware Fallout
Broadcom's latest quarter signals an aggressive AI-era strategy built on custom silicon, networking dominance, and a high-impact VMware licensing reset.
VMware Renewal Sticker Shock Is Pushing Loyal Customers to the Edge
A fresh wave of VMware renewal complaints shows how pricing shock has turned routine infrastructure budgeting into a yearly panic attack.
Broadcom's No Partial VMware Renewals Policy Is a Trap
Broadcom's refusal to allow partial VMware renewals forces all-or-nothing choices: renew everything upfront for years, or rush a risky migration.
Your VMware vSphere License Just Expired. Now What?
When a vSphere subscription expires, VMs keep running, but stopped VMs won't start and snapshots and backups can fail. Then come the compliance letters.
From $3K to $21K: Broadcom's VMware Pricing Hits Small IT Teams
VMware renewals are hitting small IT teams with 7x price increases. For many the math no longer works, and the move to Proxmox and Hyper-V is speeding up.
Why Many VMware Professionals Are Migrating in 2025
2025 is shaping up as a major VMware migration year, with many long-time operators evaluating alternatives for cost and control.
Five Years or Nothing: Broadcom's VMware Licensing Shift Explained
Broadcom's push for five-year VMware contracts is accelerating migration planning and long-term budgeting decisions across the virtualization market.
From $3K to $47K: VMware Licensing Changes Push Teams to Migrate
A VMware Essentials renewal jumped from $3K to $47K. Why Broadcom's pricing is pushing teams toward Proxmox, Hyper-V, XCP-NG and Nutanix AHV.
VMware Core Minimums Under Broadcom: 16, 72 or 96 Cores?
Broadcom docs say 16 cores per socket, reps quote a 72-core minimum, and some report 96 for vSphere 8. What admins are seeing, including the EEA exception.
Broadcom's CNCF Donation: Community Reactions and Open-Source Trust
Broadcom donated a Kubernetes tool to CNCF, but community response remains mixed due to recent platform and licensing changes.
Manufacturing IT and VCF 9: How to Run a Minimal Deployment
How mid-sized manufacturers can run a minimal VCF 9 deployment: skipping NSX and vSAN, VLAN-backed port groups, VCF Edge and the shelfware approach.
Oracle Linux vs VMware: What Enterprises Find When They Test OLVM
After Broadcom's 300% VMware price hike, an enterprise tested Oracle's OLVM as a replacement and hit missing features, licensing risk and ecosystem gaps.
VCF Takeover: Is VMware Pricing Itself Out of the Market?
VMware VCF pricing under Broadcom: reported per core costs for VCF and VVF, the 72 core minimum, how users react to quotes, and why some plan an exit.
VMware Licensing Costs in 2026: From Essentials to Expensive
VMware licensing in 2026 explained: per-core pricing impact, budget math for small IT teams, and practical alternatives after Broadcom changes.
Goodbye VMware: Why Teams Are Moving to Kubernetes and KubeVirt
After Broadcom's licensing changes, engineers share why they left VMware for Kubernetes with KubeVirt, what it cost, and what they gained in control.
VVF to VCF Transition: What It Means for VMware Customers
Broadcom is phasing out vSphere Foundation for VMware Cloud Foundation, pricing out smaller teams. The costs, tradeoffs and alternatives they weigh.
Velero After Acquisition: Community Risk and Contingency Plans
Broadcom now owns Velero, and Kubernetes users are weighing a fork. What the community fears, the alternatives it is testing, and how to prepare.
vSphere Standard Is Gone: What SMBs Are Doing Instead
Broadcom discontinued vSphere Standard, and SMB admins are moving to Proxmox and Hyper-V, with Nutanix AHV as a pricier option. Here is what they report.
Broadcom's Big VCF Shakeup: A Calm Guide to the Licensing Changes
What Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation licensing changes mean, from BYO cloud licenses and the 16-core rule to VCF 9.0, and how teams are responding.