Hacker News with Generative AI: VMware

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.

Cloud Computing, Open Source, Virtualization, VMware, KVM

272 points by xbmcuser 5 days ago | 101 comments

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.

Business, Technology, Acquisitions, Distribution, VMware

3 points by rntn 31 days ago | 0 comments

Broadcom is making some major changes to stop VMware exodus (techradar.com)

Broadcom, VMware, Technology, Business, Acquisitions

11 points by glitchcrab 41 days ago | 4 comments

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.

Open Source, VMware, Business, Software, Pricing

206 points by elorant 46 days ago | 196 comments

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.

Software, Virtual Machines, Free Software, VMware

5 points by Tomte 66 days ago | 1 comments

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.

Software, Virtualization, VMware, Free Software

79 points by WalterSobchak 67 days ago | 47 comments

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.

Virtualization, Linux, Open Source, VMware, KVM

52 points by neitsab 78 days ago | 42 comments

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。

Antitrust, Japan, Cloud Computing, Software, VMware

4 points by coolandsmartrr 115 days ago | 0 comments

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.

VMware, Cloud Computing, Business, Technology

96 points by rntn 129 days ago | 70 comments

AT&T Sues Broadcom over VMware Contracts 'Bullying' (channelfutures.com)

Lawsuits, Business, Technology, VMware

58 points by doctorshady 135 days ago | 21 comments

VMware Fusion Pro: Now available free for personal use (vmware.com)

Software, Virtualization, Free Software, VMware

332 points by ganoushoreilly 249 days ago | 174 comments

VMware outsourcing their support (rubenerd.com)

VMware, Outsourcing, Support

115 points by kryster 265 days ago | 60 comments

Broadcom has willingly dug its VMware hole, says cloud CEO [video] (theregister.com)

Cloud Computing, Business, VMware, Broadcom

28 points by mooreds 279 days ago | 51 comments