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Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after Broadcom kills free version

reader comments 106 Broadcom has made sweeping changes to VMware’s business since acquiring the company in November 2023, killing off the perpetually licensed versions of VMware’s software and instituting large-scale layoffs. Broadcom executives have acknowledged the “unease” that all of these changes have created among VMware’s customers and partners but so far haven’t been interested… Read More: Proxmox gives VMware ESXi users a place to go after… »

After 114 days of change, Broadcom CEO acknowledges VMware-related “unease”

reader comments 107 Broadcom CEO and President Hock Tan has acknowledged the discomfort VMware customers and partners have experienced after the sweeping changes that Broadcom has instituted since it acquired the virtualization company 114 days ago. In a blog post Thursday, Tan noted that Broadcom spent 18 months evaluating and buying VMware. He said that… Read More: After 114 days of change, Broadcom CEO acknowledges VMware-related “unease” »

VMware admits sweeping Broadcom changes are worrying customers

reader comments 86 Broadcom has made a lot of changes to VMware since closing its acquisition of the company in November. On Wednesday, VMware admitted that these changes are worrying customers. With customers mulling alternatives and partners complaining, VMware is trying to do damage control and convince people that change is good. Not surprisingly, the… Read More: VMware admits sweeping Broadcom changes are worrying customers »

Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software

reader comments 87 Since Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware closed in November 2023, Broadcom has been charging ahead with major changes to the company’s personnel and products. In December, Broadcom began laying off thousands of employees and stopped selling perpetually licensed versions of VMware products, pushing its customers toward more stable and lucrative software… Read More: Broadcom-owned VMware kills the free version of ESXi virtualization software »

VMware customers face uncertain future as Broadcom ends VMware partner programs

reader comments 39 VMware’s new owner is ending the virtualization and cloud computing company’s partner programs. It’s unclear who or how many current partners will be able to sell VMware-related offerings after April 2024, leaving potential for tens of thousands of businesses to be disrupted. Broadcom, which closed its VMware acquisition in November, told The… Read More: VMware customers face uncertain future as Broadcom ends VMware partner… »

Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners

reader comments 132 Broadcom has moved forward with plans to transition VMware, a virtualization and cloud computing company, into a subscription-based business. As of December 11, it no longer sells perpetual licenses with VMware products. VMware, whose $61 billion acquisition by Broadcom closed in November, also announced on Monday that it will no longer sell… Read More: Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners »

Broadcom cuts at least 2,800 VMware jobs following $69 billion acquisition

reader comments 87 Broadcom announced back in May of 2022 that it would buy VMware for $61 billion and take on an additional $8 billion of the company’s debt, and on November 22 of 2023 Broadcom said that it had completed the acquisition. And it looks like Broadcom’s first big move is going to be… Read More: Broadcom cuts at least 2,800 VMware jobs following $69 billion… »

Report: Apple plans to use its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip in future iPhones

Enlarge / The iPhone 14 Pro. reader comments 26 with 0 posters participating Share this story For years now, Apple has wanted to replicate its success in processors with its own in-house cellular modems. The company spent $1 billion to buy Intel’s modem technology in 2019, and since then the company has perennially been just… Read More: Report: Apple plans to use its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth… »