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Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty

Network World

Broadcoms decisions to replace perpetual VMware software licenses with subscriptions and to eliminate point products in favor of an expensive bundle of private cloud tools are driving longtime VMware customers to look for an exit strategy. Lets talk about platform strategy. That kind of strategic conversation hasnt happened for years.

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Network convergence will drive enterprise 6G wireless strategies

Network World

Enabling such seamless integration would require new standards governed by different bodies, hardware advances, and changes to network infrastructure all of which happen over long time scales. I view the vision of completely seamless Wi-Fi and cellular as something not in the cards in the near term, he says.

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5 alternatives to VMware vSphere virtualization platform

Network World

Read our related feature: Enterprises reevaluate virtualization strategies amid Broadcom uncertainty ) However, if youre looking strictly for a replacement on-prem virtualization platform, the analyst firm Data Center Intelligence Group ( DCIG ) has identified five top alternatives to VMwares vSphere platform.

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Nvidia’s Run:ai acquisition waved through by EU

Network World

But our market investigation confirmed to us that other software options compatible with Nvidias hardware will remain available in the market. Nvidia will face no objections to its plan to acquire Israeli AI orchestration software vendor Run:ai Labs in Europe, after the European Commission gave the deal its approval Friday.

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Tariff war throws building of data centers into disarray

Network World

Enterprise IT leaders are facing a double-whammy of uncertainties complicating their data center building decisions: The ever-changing realities of genAI strategies, and the back-and-forth nature of the current tariff wars pushed by the United States. Its about timing The potentially biggest variable affecting data center strategy is timing.

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Backup Software vs. Backup as a Service (BaaS): The Key Differences

Network World

As data volumes increase exponentially, the threat of data loss from cyberattacks, human error, or system failure has never been greater — which is why, in 2025, fortifying a data protection strategy has never made more sense. Backups continue to serve as the backbone of any data protection solution.

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Key Shifts in Product Management for a Successful Hardware-as-a Service Subscription Model

Forrester IT

Over the last few years, hardware vendors have been pivoting their revenue strategies from a perpetual model to subscription. The subscription model is undeniably here to stay. However, vendors often struggle to make this change effectively, and understandably so.

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