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VMware Customers: Brace For Impact

Forrester IT

October 30, 2023 came and passed — the date that marked the end of Broadcom’s fiscal year and the promised close for its $61 billion VMware acquisition. In anticipation of that timing, VMware shareholders were given until October 23 to decide whether to accept Broadcom shares at $142.5 per share or cash payment, of which […]

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Key Insights And Recommendations From VMware Explore 2024

Forrester IT

VMware Explore 2024 began with Broadcom CEO Hock Tan reannouncing a significant departure from the previous VMware direction (embracing hybrid cloud) to a singular focus on making private cloud a success.

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Forrester’s Impressions: VMware Explore 2023

Forrester IT

In recent years, VMware has faced major headwinds: It migrated its clients from on-premises to public cloud, changed to a cloud-native application development paradigm, shifted to subscription licensing, had frequent cycles of M&A activities, and experienced unfavorable macroeconomic environments.

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Is Your VMware Knowledge Stuck in 2010? Let’s Catch You Up!

Forrester IT

VMware Has Evolved Over the years, most of the Fortune 5000 have standardized on VMware technologies. However, once Broadcom announced its intent to acquire VMware, many of the tech leaders at these firms, concerned with the acquisition, began exploring options.

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VMware Woes? Explore A Server Refresh To Optimize Licenses

Forrester IT

VMware price increases have many tech leaders exploring how to migrate away from the VMware stack, while many competitors are amping up their services. Get some quick next steps on license optimization in this post.

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Broadcom distrust drives sales for VMware competition

Network World

Discontent over VMware licensing changes and shifts to the partner program has sent customers looking elsewhere, and at least two competitors say they are benefiting from the discord in the form of increased sales. The number of new customers and new partners doubled compared to the same period last year. “…we

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With Project Cypress, VMware brings generative AI to cyberdefense

Network World

At the VMware Explore conference going on this week in Las Vegas, VMware announced the addition of a generative AI weapon to its own cybersecurity platform, vDefend. Attackers have been quick to jump on the generative AI bandwagon, using the new technology to increase both the volume and the complexity of their attacks.

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