Broadcom boss Hock Tan acknowledges 'some unease' among VMware community But rates his first 100 days in charge a 'strong start' Virtualization15 Mar 2024 | 33
VMware by Broadcom promises more, cheaper, training, starting around May Exclusive But for now, smaller customers have been cut off from on-demand training content Channel11 Mar 2024 | 7
Broadcom says VMware to grow revenue by double-digit percentages all year Networking silicon surges, Carbon Black to be kept in the fold Virtualization08 Mar 2024 | 12
Broadcom CEO pay award jumps 164% to $160.8 million Stock awards front loaded, get five years in one go Systems28 Feb 2024 | 10
Broadcom builds a SASE out of VMware VeloCloud and Symantec First integration across properties, as end user compute division readies to leave home Security27 Feb 2024 | 8
The self-created risk in Broadcom's big VMware kiss-off Opinion Arise, the new Migration Nation Virtualization26 Feb 2024 | 28
Broadcom moves to reassure VMware users as rivals smell an opportunity 'They want a closed shop,' claims service provider Virtualization15 Feb 2024 | 13
In pursuit of artificial general intelligence, Meta adds Broadcom boss Hock Tan to its board Zuck needs silicon smarts – and the energy experience of a former Enron exec AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 7
Broadcom terminates VMware's free ESXi hypervisor Certain licenses still allow tinkerers to taste the vStack. Whether they want to is another matter Virtualization13 Feb 2024 | 58
Dell kills sweetheart distribution deal with Broadcom's VMware Updated No longer willing to be a friend with benefits – perhaps thanks to Big B killing OEM licenses? Virtualization30 Jan 2024 | 26
Amid Broadcom's subscription push, VMware killed a SaaS product Another 50-plus products also binned in move to big bundles Virtualization24 Jan 2024 | 11
Veeam researching support for VMware alternative Proxmox as backup buyers fret about Broadcom Exclusive Product to protect Oracle virtualization is already on the backup vendor’s roadmap Virtualization22 Jan 2024 | 27
As Broadcom nukes VMware's channel, the big winner is set to be Nutanix A lot of IT depts can't wait to get past their ESX addiction Channel18 Jan 2024 | 27
Broadcom ditches VMware Cloud Service Providers Exclusive 'How can they cancel a major program affecting hundreds, perhaps thousands of customers, with zero notice?' Virtualization10 Jan 2024 | 75
Broadcom to end VMware’s channel program, move partners to its own invite-only offering Suppliers don’t know much about what’s going on. Which leaves users in limbo, too Channel28 Dec 2023 | 9
Broadcom halves subscription price for VMware's flagship hybrid cloud suite +Comment Also kills perpetual licenses, adds a vSphere bundle for smaller users Virtualization12 Dec 2023 | 17
Broadcom to divest VMware's end-user computing and Carbon Black units Updated Warns of $1.3 billion charge for cutting Virtzilla's costs, rapid shift to subs and sales of the whole vStack rather than individual pieces Virtualization07 Dec 2023 | 30
Broadcom's latest Trident switch silicon packs neural net processor to terminate congestion Chip promises better telemetry, security, and traffic engineering, vendor claims Systems30 Nov 2023 |
VMware president Sumit Dhawan out – scores gig as CEO of infosec vendor Proofpoint Amid accounts of wider layoffs and Broadcom doing a 'strategic review' of end-user compute and Carbon Black products Virtualization29 Nov 2023 |
Broadcom re-orgs VMware into four divisions – none of which mention end-user compute products Community programs retained but CEO waves farewell Virtualization23 Nov 2023 | 26
China's regulator paused VMware purchase probe before desired close date Analysis Competitors predict price gouging as employees await news Virtualization22 Nov 2023 | 1
China relents: Broadcom-VMware merger approved at last Final boss legal level cleared as SAMR says yes ... Virtualization21 Nov 2023 | 3
VMware revealed Symantec SASE integration plan before Broadcom finished buying it Still no word on when the deal will happen, or what’s holding it up Virtualization14 Nov 2023 | 1
1 in 5 VMware customers plan to jump off its stack next year Updated Forrester predicts exodus from Virtzilla following Broadcom takeover Virtualization08 Nov 2023 | 33
While it waited for Broadcom, VMware set out to do to data services what it did to storage And decided Intel's GPUs are worthy of on-prem AI action Virtualization07 Nov 2023 | 1
Broadcom, VMware insist merger to 'close soon' as China plays hard to get Regulatory red dragon keeping silent with a day left until deadline Virtualization30 Oct 2023 | 4
As uncertainty swirls, VMware closes its home for experimental software Broadcom buy set to wrap any moment now – probably Virtualization30 Oct 2023 | 2
VMware reveals critical vCenter vuln that you may have patched already without knowing it Takes rare step of issuing patches for end-of-life versions, as some staff report end-of-career letters Patches25 Oct 2023 | 4
Fears China could trash Broadcom's VMware nuptials as revenge for sanctions Regulator twiddled thumbs for Intel and Tower Semi, it could happen again Virtualization19 Oct 2023 | 7
What's next for VMware? Long-term Virtzilla-watchers predict Broadcom's moves Consensus is cuts and spin-offs are coming, whether they'll help is another matter Virtualization02 Oct 2023 | 5
FYI: Those fancy 'Google-designed' TPU AI chips had an awful lot of Broadcom help Comment And Meta's tapping up Big B too – it's big bucks for this silicon giant AI + ML22 Sep 2023 | 1
Korea's FTC fines Broadcom $14.3M for pushing 'unfair' deal onto Samsung Updated Watchdog claims it abused market position to leverage 'unfavorable' long-term parts supply contract Systems21 Sep 2023 |
VMware staff reportedly told job cuts may start before Broadcom acquisition CVs are starting to appear on social media because staff think it's a sensible time to be in the shop window Virtualization19 Sep 2023 | 5
Broadcom boss dismisses notion China could derail VMware buy As Nutanix celebrates Cisco hook-up and quirky cloud repatriations Software01 Sep 2023 | 2
As VMware says goodbye, leadership thinks Broadcom buy is a win Exec chuffed regulators accepted perhaps-overstated lame duck argument Virtualization31 Aug 2023 | 7
Here’s how VMware hopes to spend $1B Broadcom R&D budget boost Explore Some of it will go to get you upgrading more often, other cash might smooth internal dev conflict Virtualization24 Aug 2023 | 9
UK clears Broadcom buying VMware, but deal yet to scale Great Regulatory Wall of China Middle Kingdom has made a habit of scuppering western mergers of late Virtualization21 Aug 2023 | 1
UK greenlights Broadcom's $61B VMware takeover Only obstacle left is the FTC, which is still licking its wounds from other recent antitrust defeats Virtualization19 Jul 2023 | 2
Broadcom asserts VMware's strategy isn't working and it basically needs rescuing Redacted document filed with UK regulator states customers aren't buying Virtzilla's poorly-executed vision Virtualization14 Jul 2023 | 43
Europe greenlights Broadcom's $61B VMware buy Chip biz pledged to allow hardware interoperability Virtualization12 Jul 2023 |
Broadcom squeezed Samsung, now South Korea's squeezing back – hard Updated Regulators won't accept proposed remedy for nasty parts deal – but EU may have accepted VMware deal Virtualization14 Jun 2023 |
Broadcom says Nvidia Spectrum-X's 'lossless Ethernet' isn't new Been there, done that, SVP Ram Velaga tells El Reg Networks31 May 2023 | 3
Born in the USA! Broadcom will produce American-made RF modules for Apple So what happened to Apple building its own modems? Edge + IoT23 May 2023 | 7
VMware again extends formal deadline for Broadcom deal Meanwhile, rivals circle and the hybrid cloud management market morphs Virtualization22 May 2023 | 1
Broadcom CEO promises $2 billion annual boost to make VMware better at the things it already does Hock Tan thinks hybrid multicloud can be made much easier to use Virtualization04 May 2023 | 7
UK monopoly watchdog gives Broadcom-VMware probe a tight timetable If the news is bad for chip giant, a remedy will need to be found very quickly indeed Virtualization24 Apr 2023 | 3
Broadcom chases AI craze with ML-tuned switch ASICs Faster GPUs don't mean much if you've got a network bottleneck Systems20 Apr 2023 |
Europe moves to derail Broadcom's VMware takeover Strangling competition won't fly here, says Brussels Virtualization13 Apr 2023 | 1
Broadcom-VMware merger probe to enter deeper second stage Competition regulators in Britain opt for Phase II discovery over worries about prices and rival tech access Virtualization29 Mar 2023 | 8
Watchdog: Broadcom buy of VMware may be bad for competition Server price hikes, rival hardware makers locked out ... haven't we been warning that for a while? Virtualization22 Mar 2023 | 10
VMware, Broadcom extend deadline for acquisition to be signed, sealed, delivered 90-day stretch comes after Euro-probe paused for production of paperwork Virtualization20 Feb 2023 | 1
Broadcom's VMware battle plan is to challenge hyperscalers As 17 percent of customers see Virtzilla's short term strategic significance shrinking Software01 Feb 2023 | 7
Broadcom's $61b VMWare merger faces another hurdle: UK's competition watchdog Nobody expects the British Inquisition. (Except everybody. Everybody expected it) PaaS + IaaS26 Jan 2023 | 5
EU probes Broadcom/VMware deal over impact on hardware, not price hikes or cloudy concerns +COMMENT Suggests VMware might not allow NICs and HBAs other than Broadcom’s, which would be a bizarre act Virtualization21 Dec 2022 |
VMware loses three top execs who owned growth products 'Time of transition' – cough, Broadcom – offered as reason cloud, security, and networking bosses bailed Virtualization13 Dec 2022 | 10
Broadcom braced for full EU investigation into $61B VMware buyout Company still insists takeover of virtualization giant is going through by November '23 Virtualization12 Dec 2022 | 7
Broadcom tries to quash VMware price rise rumors as CEO promises they won't Hock Tan says hiring engineers is his strategy … but still won't explain plan for massive rapid profit increase Virtualization01 Dec 2022 | 4
UK authorities open preliminary probe into Broadcom's VMware acquisition Hard to see multi-cloud management, hypervisors, or enterprise security triggering public interest test to can the deal Virtualization22 Nov 2022 | 3
Broadcom looks for EU approval of VMware takeover If antitrust regulators aren't happy, the deal won't go through Virtualization16 Nov 2022 | 8
WTF is Sovereign SaaS? VMware’s way to satisfy pesky regulators your cloud is local Reveals closer ties to Equinix and Wipro as Broadcom finds new ways to promise peace Virtualization08 Nov 2022 | 1
Broadcom CEO says hiking VMware prices is not his strategy Commits to containerized Tanzu portfolio too – perhaps heading off chatter it could be sold Virtualization27 Oct 2022 | 6
Broadcom to spin VMware takeover as creating 'more competition' in cloud Chip giant flutters eyelashes at Europe in hope of early acqusition Virtualization17 Oct 2022 | 8