In response to the white label program ending, a Reddit user who claimed that their organization spent 300,000 pounds (about $402,500) a year on licensing through a VMware white-label partner, said: I now have 6 months to design / procure / build a new multi region service provider virtualisation platform to support millions in revenue… Read More: More VMware cloud partners axed as Broadcom launches new invite-only… »
The letter, signed by Aiden Fitzgerald, director of global sales operations at Broadcom, claims that Broadcom will use its time “as efficiently and productively as possible to minimize disruption.” Still, the security worker that Ars spoke with is concerned about the implications of the audit and said they “expect a big financial impact” for their… Read More: VMware perpetual license holder receives audit letter from Broadcom »
Broadcom has cut the lowest tier in its VMware partner program. The move allows the enterprise technology firm to continue its focus on customers with larger VMware deployments, but it also risks more migrations from VMware users and partners. Broadcom ousts low-tier VMware partners In a blog post on Sunday, Broadcom executive Brian Moats announced… Read More: Broadcom ends business with VMware’s lowest-tier channel partners »
ECCO also expressed concern about Broadcom’s ongoing changes to its partner program, including “reassessing incentives, requirements, and tiering structures,” as announced earlier this month. “Urgent measures” ECCO’s report lists numerous “minimum urgent measures” that it believes Broadcom should take in order to make its VMware business model ethical, including guaranteeing at least “six months’ notice… Read More: Report calls for regulation of “legally and ethically flawed” VMware »
Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed. Following its November 2023 acquisition of VMware, Broadcom ended VMware perpetual license sales. Users with perpetual licenses can still use the software they bought, but they are unable to renew support services unless they had… Read More: VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom »
VMware is suing the US arm of industrial giant AG Siemens. The Broadcom company claims that Siemens outed itself by revealing to VMware that it downloaded and distributed multiple copies of VMware products without buying a license. VMware filed the lawsuit (PDF) on March 21 in the US District Court for the District of Delaware,… Read More: Broadcom’s VMware says Siemens pirated “thousands” of copies of its… »
A large investment The path to creating a custom AI chip requires substantial resources. Industry experts told Reuters that designing a single version of such a processor could cost as much as $500 million, with additional expenses for developing supporting software and hardware potentially doubling that amount. The current OpenAI chip project, led by former… Read More: OpenAI’s secret weapon against Nvidia dependence takes shape »
The manager said this information was relayed to the customer after a support ticket it filed was automatically moved to Ingram, with Broadcom telling the firm it wasn’t big enough to receive direct support. Ingram’s response times were a week or longer, and in December, Ingram announced a severe reduction of its VMware business (VMware… Read More: A long, costly road ahead for customers abandoning Broadcom’s VMware »
2025 challenges Broadcom seemed okay with ending business with Ingram, which ties it to solution providers that may be supporting smaller firms. At the same time, Broadcom has shown willingness to fight for the business of large accounts. For example, this month it settled an increasingly nasty dispute in which AT&T sued Broadcom for allegedly… Read More: As firms abandon VMware, Broadcom is laughing all the way… »
Customers re-examining VMware dependence VMware has been the go-to virtualization platform for years, but Broadcom’s acquisition has pushed customers to reconsider their VMware dependence. A year into its VMware buy, Broadcom is at a critical point. By now, customers have had months to determine whether they’ll navigate VMware’s new landscape or opt for alternatives. Beyond… Read More: Broadcom reverses controversial plan in effort to cull VMware migrations »