VMware revives its free ESXi hypervisor
(theregister.com)
VMware has resumed offering a free hypervisor.
VMware has resumed offering a free hypervisor.
VMware says Siemens pirated "thousands" of copies of its software
(arstechnica.com)
VMware is suing the US arm of industrial giant AG Siemens. The Broadcom company claims that Siemens outed itself by revealing to VMware that it downloaded and distributed multiple copies of VMware products without buying a license.
VMware is suing the US arm of industrial giant AG Siemens. The Broadcom company claims that Siemens outed itself by revealing to VMware that it downloaded and distributed multiple copies of VMware products without buying a license.
Broadcom raises minimum requirement for VMware licenses: from 16 to 72 cores
(techzine.eu)
Broadcom is significantly increasing the minimum requirement for VMware licenses. According to VMware distributor Arrow, the minimum number of required cores per command line will increase from 16 to 72 as of April 10.
Broadcom is significantly increasing the minimum requirement for VMware licenses. According to VMware distributor Arrow, the minimum number of required cores per command line will increase from 16 to 72 as of April 10.
VMware turns its back on small businesses: 72-core license policy backlash
(systemadministration.net)
VMware by Broadcom has officially declared war on small and mid-sized businesses with the rollout of its new licensing policy, set to take effect this April.
VMware by Broadcom has officially declared war on small and mid-sized businesses with the rollout of its new licensing policy, set to take effect this April.
Broadcom has won. 70 percent of large VMware customers bought its biggest bundle
(theregister.com)
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware appears to be a big success, on the balance sheet at least, after the company announced a big majority of its top 10,000 customers have decided to acquire its Cloud Foundation stack and posted strong growth.
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware appears to be a big success, on the balance sheet at least, after the company announced a big majority of its top 10,000 customers have decided to acquire its Cloud Foundation stack and posted strong growth.
Threat posed by new VMware hyperjacking vulnerabilities is hard to overstate
(arstechnica.com)
Three critical vulnerabilities in multiple virtual-machine products from VMware can give hackers unusually broad access to some of the most sensitive environments inside multiple customers’ networks, the company and outside researchers warned Tuesday.
Three critical vulnerabilities in multiple virtual-machine products from VMware can give hackers unusually broad access to some of the most sensitive environments inside multiple customers’ networks, the company and outside researchers warned Tuesday.
Euro-cloud provider Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware to homebrew KVM platform
(theregister.com)
Broadcom has lost another large customer for its VMware platform: Austrian cloud provider Anexia has moved 12,000 VMs, some of them rented by major European businesses, to an open-source system based on the KVM hypervisor.
Broadcom has lost another large customer for its VMware platform: Austrian cloud provider Anexia has moved 12,000 VMs, some of them rented by major European businesses, to an open-source system based on the KVM hypervisor.
Ingram Micro to 'stop doing business' with Broadcom, VMware 'limited engagement'
(theregister.com)
Tech distribution behemoth Ingram Micro will stop doing business with Broadcom and its VMware range in many territories next year.
Tech distribution behemoth Ingram Micro will stop doing business with Broadcom and its VMware range in many territories next year.
Company claims 1k% price hike drove it from VMware to open source rival
(arstechnica.com)
Some customers are waving good-bye to Broadcom's VMware.
Some customers are waving good-bye to Broadcom's VMware.
VMware Workstation and Fusion are now free for everyone
(theverge.com)
VMware made its Fusion and Workstation software that creates and manages virtual machines free for personal use earlier this year. Now, the company announced that as of Monday, it’s free for everyone, including commercial customers. Also, the Fusion (for Macs) and Workstation (for Windows and Linux) Pro versions are no longer available for purchase.
VMware made its Fusion and Workstation software that creates and manages virtual machines free for personal use earlier this year. Now, the company announced that as of Monday, it’s free for everyone, including commercial customers. Also, the Fusion (for Macs) and Workstation (for Windows and Linux) Pro versions are no longer available for purchase.
VMware Fusion and Workstation Are Now Free for All Users
(vmware.com)
We’re thrilled to announce a significant change that reflects our commitment to making VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation more accessible than ever. Starting November 11, 2024, these powerful desktop hypervisor products will be available for free to everyone—commercial, educational, and personal users alike.
We’re thrilled to announce a significant change that reflects our commitment to making VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation more accessible than ever. Starting November 11, 2024, these powerful desktop hypervisor products will be available for free to everyone—commercial, educational, and personal users alike.
VMware Workstation Shifting from Proprietary Code to Using Upstream KVM
(phoronix.com)
This isn't an off-schedule April Fools' Joke or anything like that but an exciting sign of the times: VMware Workstation will be shifting off its proprietary base and onto leveraging the upstream Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for virtualization needs moving forward.
This isn't an off-schedule April Fools' Joke or anything like that but an exciting sign of the times: VMware Workstation will be shifting off its proprietary base and onto leveraging the upstream Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for virtualization needs moving forward.
VMware Accused of Breaching Anti-Trust Laws in Japan
(yomiuri.co.jp)
クラウドサービスに必要なソフトウェアを販売する際、不要な製品も購入させたなどとして、公正取引委員会は２５日、半導体大手「ブロードコム」（米国）の子会社「ＶＭウェア」（東京都港区）に独占禁止法違反（不公正な取引方法）の疑いで立ち入り検査を始めた。
クラウドサービスに必要なソフトウェアを販売する際、不要な製品も購入させたなどとして、公正取引委員会は２５日、半導体大手「ブロードコム」（米国）の子会社「ＶＭウェア」（東京都港区）に独占禁止法違反（不公正な取引方法）の疑いで立ち入り検査を始めた。
Research suggests more than half of VMware customers are looking to move
(theregister.com)
Research published by Civo indicates that more than half of VMware customers are considering leaving the platform under Broadcom's ownership.
Research published by Civo indicates that more than half of VMware customers are considering leaving the platform under Broadcom's ownership.