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Date : Fri Apr 26 2024 12:15:05

VMware users warned to brace for next big upheaval as latest Broadcom changes 
rumble on

Date:
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:07:00 +0000

Description:
Broadcom VMware users will be faced with a choice of rising costs or 
architectural changes (and rising costs).

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VMwares end-user compute products are set to undergo substantial changes 
imminently, with service providers and customers bracing for the impact of 
yet another potentially colossal shakeup by Broadcom. 

An email seen by The Register is reportedly warning service providers of 
VMwares Horizon range to either face increased costs or an architecture 
change. 

The changes had also reportedly been covered in a conference call in recent 
weeks, however affected users have had a less-than-ideal amount of time to 
prepare. Broadcom is making even more VMware changes 

Horizon service providers have been told that theyll have to make one of two 
choices. The first, buying licenses for VMware Cloud Foundation and for 
Horizon, could end up being costly because it involves subscribing to 
Broadcoms software bundle. 

The second pick, acquiring licenses to VMware vSphere Foundation for VDI from 
a distributor and reselling them to clients, will require architectural 
changes that could also add an unwanted (and frankly unnecessary) cost. 

Although those affected have reportedly been given permission to apply for 
exemptions, a separate communication reveals that the system used for 
managing exemptions is set to go offline at the end of April. 

Since acquiring VMware for $69 billion last November, Broadcom has introduced 
a series of considerable changes to the virtualization companys portfolio, 
leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of customers, clients and partners 
worldwide. 

Several Broadcom executives have come online in recent weeks to address these 
concerns, including CEO Hock Tan acknowledging the unease. 

However, investors seem to be less phased about the changes. In the past six 
months, covering a short period in the runup to the acquisition, Broadcom 
share prices have risen by a pretty respectable 53.9%. More from TechRadar 
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