VMware under Broadcom: The Rollercoaster Continues 🎢

Since Broadcom took over VMware, it’s been a wild ride, frustrating licensing delays, steep price hikes, a forced shift to subscription-only, and a new portal that (for me at least) only seems to work properly in Firefox. Just as we got used to the new quoting and ordering process (which, dare I say, has actually become smooth), Broadcom drops yet another bombshell:

📢 Starting April 10, 2025, the minimum core requirement jumps from 16 to 72.

Yes, you read that right. 72 cores.

For many small and mid-sized businesses that have relied on VMware for years, some for decades, this is yet another sign that Broadcom isn’t interested in serving them anymore. It’s clear they’re prioritising large enterprises with deep pockets, leaving smaller customers and long-time partners scrambling for alternatives.

More details here: CRN Article

VMware was once the go-to virtualization platform for businesses of all sizes. But now, it seems Broadcom has decided they don’t need the SMB market at all.

What’s next? And for those affected, what alternatives are you considering?

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