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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. HiveIO Hive Fabric HiveIO is a Linux Kernel-based VM (KVM) that features an intelligent message bus, pool orchestration, user profile management, and shared storage. In addition, all storage is pooled.

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Is VMware really becoming the new mainframe?

CIO Business Intelligence

In the wake of Broadcoms acquisition of VMware, many CIOs have considered whether to drop VMware from their IT portfolios. The comparison of VMware to mainframes started as a bit of a joke for Gartner vice president analyst Michael Warrilow but the analogy holds up, to a point, he says. at market close on Feb.

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VMware launches VeloRAIN, using AI/ML to improve network performance

Network World

VMware by Broadcom has unveiled a new networking architecture that it says will improve the performance and security of distributed artificial intelligence (AI) — using AI and machine learning (ML) to do so. VeloRAIN is really interesting, and I can see the real-world application right away.

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Thinking of moving off VMware? Gartner tallies cost of large-scale VMware migration

Network World

Broadcoms $61 billion acquisition of VMware caused quite a stir in the technology industry and continues to prompt VMware customers to consider alternatives. It is highly likely that other costs would be incurred in a large-scale migration.

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Nutanix CEO sees multi-year opportunity after Broadcom’s VMware acquisition

CIO Business Intelligence

Historically, data center virtualization pioneer VMware was seen as a technology leader, but recent business changes have stirred consternation since its acquisition by Broadcom in late 2023. Industry changes and fallout from disgruntled Broadcom VMware customers have been widely reported. For us, it’s a multi-year opportunity.”

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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. There is no like-for-like replacement for the VMware hypervisor on the market, Delory points out.

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What is KubeVirt? How does it migrate VMware workloads to Kubernetes?

Network World

Prior to the advent of Kubernetes, one of the most popular ways for organizations to deploy virtualization was with VMs, more often than not using technology from VMware. As such they benefit from pod networking and storage, managed through standard Kubernetes tools like kubectl. How can KubeVirt be used for VMware migrations?

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