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VMware ESXi gets critical patches for in-the-wild virtual machine escape attack

Network World

Broadcom released emergency patches for its VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion products to fix three vulnerabilities that can lead to virtual machine escape and are actively being exploited by attackers. Hypervisors, or virtual machine monitors, are the virtualization software used to create and run virtual machines.

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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. And Azure Stack supports GPU partitioning, which DCIG says may emerge as prerequisites for enterprises seeking an alternative VMware vSphere solution. Heres a brief synopsis of each one: 1.

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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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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. 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. at market close on Feb.

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VMware Explore 2024: Latest news and insights

Network World

Coming up: VMware Explore Barcelona, Fira Gran Via November 4-7, 2024 VMware Explore 2024 attendees saw an emphasis on private AI and cloud repatriation as key strategies for enterprises. VMware Explore 2024 Broadcom bolsters VMware Cloud Foundation Nov.

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VMware offers fixes to severe vulnerabilities in VMware Aria

Network World

VMware has fixed multiple high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its cloud management platform (CMP), VMware Aria, which could allow attackers to steal sensitive credentials from the virtualization giants IT management and logging solutions. Continue reading on CSO

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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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