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Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom’s “abusive conduct”

Tesco is also dealing with migration challenges related to data security because its new, unnamed virtualization software is incompatible with the Veeam and Zerto products it uses. “Manifestly unfair and excessive” price hike Tesco initially requested at least 100 million pounds (about $133.6 million) in damages each from Broadcom, VMware, and reseller Computacenter, plus interest.… Read More: Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom’s “abusive… »

Year of free HPE software a “step in the correct direction” in VMware rivalry

HPE’s new promotion aims to entice customers to more deeply consider migrating off VMware. While numerous third-party surveys have pointed to a significant amount of VMware customers looking to reduce or eliminate their VMware use over the next few years, concerns around time and cost are also expected to slow or deter migration plans, especially… Read More: Year of free HPE software a “step in the correct… »

“Negative” views of Broadcom driving thousands of VMware migrations, rival says

Amid customer dissatisfaction around Broadcom’s VMware takeover, rivals have been trying to lure customers from the leading virtualization firm. One of VMware’s biggest competitors, Nutanix, claims to have swiped tens of thousands of VMware customers. Speaking at a press briefing at Nutanix’s .NEXT conference in Chicago this week, Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami said that “about… Read More: “Negative” views of Broadcom driving thousands of VMware migrations, rival… »

Cloud service providers ask EU regulator to reinstate VMware partner program

“In January 2026 Broadcom signaled the termination of its VMware Cloud Service Provider program in Europe,” CIPSE said in a statement. This unilateral decision ​removed all but a tiny minority of hand-selected partners and ​excluded most European CSPs from selling VMware products.” In its complaint, CISPE also accused Broadcom of “ongoing abuse,” citing sharp price… Read More: Cloud service providers ask EU regulator to reinstate VMware partner… »

Most VMware users still “actively reducing their VMware footprint,” survey finds

Migrations are ongoing Broadcom introduced changes to VMware that are especially unfriendly to small- and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and Gartner previously predicted that 35 percent of VMware workloads would migrate else by 2028. CloudBolt’s survey also examined how respondents are migrating workloads off of VMware. Currently, 36 percent of participants said they migrated 1–24 percent of… Read More: Most VMware users still “actively reducing their VMware footprint,” survey… »

Broadcom’s prohibitive VMware prices create a learning “barrier,” IT pro says

Broadcom didn’t respond to Ars Technica’s request for comment for this article. Compatibility problems Migrating off of VMware hasn’t only resulted in delayed projects for the Indiana school district; it has also brought complications for its HCI hardware. The district’s IT director told Ars that Dell won’t provide long-term support for the hardware if it’s… Read More: Broadcom’s prohibitive VMware prices create a learning “barrier,” IT pro… »

35 percent of VMware workloads expected to migrate elsewhere by 2028

During Gartner’s event, Palmer posited that Broadcom’s VMware doesn’t view hyperscalers as strategic partners and vice versa. AWS took issue with Broadcom disallowing AWS and its channel partners to resell VMware Cloud on AWS, telling CRN in May 2024 that it was “disappointed” by the news. Still, hyperscalers, including AWS, have remained interested in doing… Read More: 35 percent of VMware workloads expected to migrate elsewhere by… »

Some VMware perpetual license owners are unable to download security patches

Some VMware perpetual license holders are currently unable to download security patches, The Register reported today. The virtualization company has only said that these users will receive the patches at “a later date,” meaning users are uncertain how long their virtualization environments will be at risk. Since Broadcom bought VMware and ended perpetual license sales… Read More: Some VMware perpetual license owners are unable to download security… »

More VMware cloud partners axed as Broadcom launches new invite-only program

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… »

VMware perpetual license holder receives audit letter from Broadcom

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 »