For years, VMware has been the standard for data center virtualization. But since the Broadcom acquisition, licensing changes, gigantic 3x-10x price increases, increased purchase minimums, and declining support, have left many questioning VMware’s future.
Enterprise leaders in procurement, IT asset management, and the C-suite are bracing for substantial cost hikes on VMware licensing and support. Broadcom’s approach is unapologetically a profit-driven shakedown that makes pirates look lame – a stark contrast to VMware’s historically flexible licensing.
Increasingly, IT teams are making migration plans, exploring solid open-source solutions like Proxmox or moving to public cloud platforms. The question isn’t whether many companies will leave VMware, but when. Those who start planning now will be best prepared for what’s coming next.
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