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    6 articles tagged VCF, newest first.

    VMware
    Broadcom
    Core Licensing
    VCF

    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.

    March 17, 2026
    6 min read read
    VMware
    Broadcom
    Licensing
    VCF
    Virtualization

    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.

    December 7, 2025
    9 min read read
    VMware
    VCF
    Manufacturing
    NSX
    vSAN
    Broadcom

    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.

    November 25, 2025
    11 min read
    VMware
    VCF
    Broadcom
    Licensing
    Pricing
    Enterprise

    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.

    November 16, 2025
    7 min read read
    VMware
    VCF
    VVF
    Broadcom
    Virtualization
    vSphere

    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.

    November 7, 2025
    12 min read
    VMware
    Broadcom
    VCF
    Cloud
    Licensing
    Enterprise

    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.

    October 22, 2025
    8 min read read

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