VMware by Broadcom: Product, Service and Support News

European industry association slams Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes

April 23, 2024: Cloud Infrastructure Providers Europe (CISPE) has slammed Broadcom’s response to concerns about licensing changes. The trade body said the economic viability of many cloud services used by customers in Europe is being threatened by “massive and unjustified price increases, product re-bundling, and a change in the basis of billing.”

Broadcom changes VMware prices amid customer backlash and EU questions

April 16, 2024: The licensing changes include standardizing the pricing metric for cloud provider offerings to per-core licensing, the same metric used in end-customer licensing. Meanwhile, Broadcom President and CEO Hock Tan pledged support for customers and explained how the company will offer VMware products and support in the future.

Broadcom Repackages VMware SASE, Adds Symantec Security

February 27, 2024: Broadcom has revived the VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN brand and bundled the technology with Broadcom’s Symantec Enterprise Cloud security services offering to create a single-vendor SASE suite.

Broadcom sells VMware End-User Computing Unit to KKR for $4 billion

February 26, 2024:Broadcom has signed an agreement to sell its end-user computing business to investment firm KKR for $4 billion. KKR said the EUC business will become a stand-alone company under the current management team led by Shankar Iyer.

Broadcom Moves Roil VMware Customer Base

January 22, 2024: While Broadcom’s actions have raised concerns among VMware users, the decisions weren’t entirely unexpected given the company’s history with its previous acquisitions of CA and Symantec. There’s no rush to exit yet, but VMware customers are exploring alternatives as the Broadcom era begins.

Broadcom’s VMware Changes Include Layoffs, Partner Program Changes

January 5, 2024: Steven Elliot, vice president of infrastructure software at IDC, said layoffs and consolidation are good and necessary things, noting that Broadcom is not only cutting staff but also products to focus on core competencies.