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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. Theyre still the Lamborghini.

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5 alternatives to VMware vSphere virtualization platform

Network World

There are many alternatives for organizations unhappy with the direction that Broadcom is taking the VMware virtualization platform. This enables enterprises to take a more thoughtful and methodical approach to shifting its virtualization strategy away from Broadcom. Heres a brief synopsis of each one: 1.

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CISPE raises red alert over Broadcom’s VMware licensing changes

Network World

The European Cloud Competition Observatory (ECCO), a monitoring body established by the association of Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) as a way to keep cloud licensing practices fair in the region, this week came down hard on Broadcom for its failure to do so.

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Is VMware really becoming the new mainframe?

CIO Business Intelligence

But because the popular virtualization platform can be too expensive and pervasive to replace even if they may want to, they may find themselves with a mainframe-type of dilemma. They should also look for exit strategies for other market-dominant IT products they use, given that Broadcom has seen early success with VMware, he says.

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Will VMWare’s licensing changes push devirtualization of data centers?

CIO Business Intelligence

The landscape of data center infrastructure is shifting dramatically, influenced by recent licensing changes from Broadcom that are driving up costs and prompting enterprises to reevaluate their virtualization strategies. Clients are seeing increased costs with on-premises virtualization with Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware.

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Celonis sues SAP for anti-competitive data access practices

CIO Business Intelligence

The software company is making it virtually impossible for its customers to work with non-SAP process mining solutions. The strategy would incorporate business process analysis, design, and improvement, as well as process change management. Users accessed SAP via PI and therefore had to be licensed and billed as named users.

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IT resiliency: Running two different hypervisors

CIO Business Intelligence

Rather than wait for a storm to hit, IT professionals map out options and build strategies to ensure business continuity. Following Broadcom’s late 2023 acquisition of VMware, numerous changes prompted customers and partners to reassess their strategies.

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