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VMware revives its free ESXi hypervisor in an utterly obscure way
Home labs and bare bones test rigs matter so Broadcom's back in the game
Virtualization14 Apr 2025 | 42
Virtualization
Running a virtual instance abstracted from hardware
VMware opens beta for an upgrade to its midrange vSphere Foundation bundle
A new alternative for those pondering what to do when vSphere 7.x goes end of life in October
Virtualization11 Apr 2025 | 2
VMware sues Siemens for allegedly using unlicensed software
As rumors swirl about a new 72-core minimum vSphere license requirement
Virtualization26 Mar 2025 | 58
Xen Project delivers solid hypervisor update and keeps working on RISC-V port
While we’re talking open source V12N, meet SEAPATH: A new hypervisor for electricity grids backed by Red Hat
Virtualization06 Mar 2025 |
Broadcom starts beta for VMware Cloud Foundation 9, the release it reckons will douse user anger
Exclusive Pricing, licensing changes won't feel so bad once you take this private cloud stack for a spin, apparently
Virtualization04 Mar 2025 | 15
Rackspace moving some of its own workloads off VMware to address bigger Broadcom bills
Exclusive New home, Platform9, says it’s also helping a Fortune 500 company to migrate 40,000 VMs
Virtualization05 Feb 2025 | 7
BROADER TOPICS
Fear of the unknown keeps Broadcom's VMware herd captive. Don't be cowed
Opinion Prisoners of ware can’t escape by looking at each other. Form a committee, soldiers
Virtualization28 Jan 2025 | 31
VMware migrations will be long, expensive, risky, Gartner warns
And possibly even more so if you don’t start planning yours soon
Virtualization21 Jan 2025 | 34
Parallels brings back the magic that was waiting seven minutes for Windows to boot
In a preview of x86_64 VMs running on Apple silicon, so it’s excusable for now
Virtualization16 Jan 2025 | 32
Microsoft’s latest on-prem Azure is for apps you don’t want in the cloud, but will manage from it
Azure Local is about hybrid management, not hybrid resource pools, and is catching up with virtual rivals
On-Prem15 Jan 2025 | 6
Euro-cloud Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware to homebrew KVM platform
Exclusive Faced with huge license cost increase, provider and customers were both happy to make migration a mission
Virtualization13 Jan 2025 | 37
Japanese police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign targeting local orgs
‘MirrorFace’ group found ways to run malware in the Windows sandbox, which may be worrying
Security09 Jan 2025 | 6
Broadcom filing mentions major VMware Cloud Foundation releases in March and July
Will they make price rises palatable? Or bring more of what new Netflix lawsuit calls Broadcom's ‘Buy. Chop up. Raise prices' business plan?
Virtualization06 Jan 2025 | 5
Ingram Micro to 'stop doing business' with Broadcom, downgrade to 'limited engagement' on VMware
Exclusive Distributor couldn't do a deal that delivered 'appropriate shareholder return', chip giant says it 'continues to refine' its channel
Virtualization16 Dec 2024 | 18
Broadcom says VMware is a better money-making machine than it hoped
Chip side of the biz expects to take lion's share of hyperscalers' $60-90 billion XPU spend in 2027, helped by 3nm models coming next year
Virtualization13 Dec 2024 | 21
Broadcom makes U-turn on plan to serve top 2,000 VMware customers itself
Canalys Forums APAC Now wants to work with 500 and lean more on partners to defend against migrations – which Dell says are on the cards
Virtualization05 Dec 2024 | 24
Broadcom loses another big VMware customer: UK fintech cloud Beeks Group, and most of its 20,000 VMs
A massively increased bill was one motive, but customers went cold on Virtzilla, and OpenNebula proved more efficient
Virtualization02 Dec 2024 | 40
No, Broadcom did not just end VMware's flagship VCDX certification program
Sure, it sent an email and FAQ saying it had – but that was a mistake, you see
Virtualization28 Nov 2024 | 9
AWS bends to Broadcom's will with VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-service
Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM are all doing it. Andy Jassy's rent-a-server shop may have felt it was leaving money on the table
Virtualization26 Nov 2024 | 5
A year after Broadcom took control of VMware, it's in the box seat
Updated Customers are 'all miserable' but not yet deciding to bail - and AT&T appears to have settled its licensing dispute
Virtualization22 Nov 2024 | 45
LLNL looks to make HPC a little cloudier with Oxide's rackscale compute platform
SC24 System to serve as a proof of concept for applying API-driven automation to scientific computing
HPC18 Nov 2024 | 1
Broadcom makes VMware Workstation and Fusion free for everyone
And yes, that does include commercial use in production
Virtualization14 Nov 2024 | 28
VMware by Broadcom finds friends to advance its private cloud and AI visions
VMware Explore User group members offered more generous discounts and licenses we're sure nobody would abuse
Off-Prem05 Nov 2024 | 2
VMware by Broadcom lifts storage allowances and prices for vSphere Foundation
This will both ease and exacerbate price concerns and competitive sniping
Virtualization31 Oct 2024 | 7
Veeam tests support for another VMware alternative: XCP-NG
As Gartner rates the contenders for those contemplating a move off Virtzilla, with Nutanix on top of the list
Virtualization28 Oct 2024 | 3
AT&T and Broadcom may settle VMware support case
Fresh filing sees Broadcom admit it discounts deeply – music to the ears of all Virtzilla users coming off contract
Virtualization16 Oct 2024 | 7
AMD downplays risk of growing blast radius, licensing fees from manycore chips
House of Zen says it's done the analysis, and concerns are a 'little bit' unfounded
Systems15 Oct 2024 | 16
XCP-NG thanks Broadcom for increased interest, swipes Citrix for not helping build an alternative
XenServer fork plans to make its next version a better target for VMware migrations
Virtualization08 Oct 2024 | 4
OpenStack Dalmatian debuts with a new dashboard, better security and GPU-wrangling
If you think VMware has gone to the dogs, maybe check it out?
Virtualization03 Oct 2024 | 4
Xen to RISC-V port progresses with foundational efforts
But work on big ticket items needed to make the combo a contender is yet to commence
Virtualization24 Sep 2024 | 6
While HashiCorp plays license roulette, Virter rolls out to rescue FOSS VM testing
Open Source Summit Europe BSL shenanigans continue to make waves
Devops20 Sep 2024 | 7
Desktop hypervisors are like buses: None for ages, then four at once
VirtualBox, Parallels, and VMware have all upgraded
Virtualization17 Sep 2024 | 23
Research suggests more than half of VMware customers are looking to move
Price rises, uncertainty after Broadcom takeover forcing users to look elsewhere for virtualization needs
PaaS + IaaS11 Sep 2024 | 65
VMware revenue bounces for Broadcom, chips were a little undercooked
CEO says market for non-AI silicon has bottomed out
Virtualization06 Sep 2024 | 7
The fingerpointing starts as cyber incident at London transport body continues
Network admins take a ride on the Fright Bus
Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 48
Veeam debuts its Proxmox backup tool – and reveals outfit using it to quit VMware
More help for Nutanix, too
Software02 Sep 2024 | 23
Broadcom has brought VMware down to earth and that’s welcome
VMware Explore But users aren’t optimistic it will land softly
VMware Explore29 Aug 2024 | 32
Public clouds are 'dirty' about VMware's on-prem push, says Broadcom CEO Hock Tan
VMware Explore Virtzilla's sales swing decisively to the Cloud Foundation bundle
VMware Explore29 Aug 2024 | 8
Gartner warns Omnissa – formerly VMware's end-user compute biz – represents new risks
Weak roadmap, tricky migration path, and Broadcom dependencies add up to uncertainty
Virtualization28 Aug 2024 |
Broadcom boss Hock Tan says public cloud gave IT departments PTSD
VMware Explore While datacenter silos have left you ‘so screwed’
Off-Prem27 Aug 2024 | 18
Broadcom promised to reform VMware so it enables better hybrid clouds. Will it deliver?
VMware Explore It needs to – Virtzilla's customers, allies, and enemies are all pondering off-ramps and trying to lure unhappy users
VMware Explore26 Aug 2024 | 8
Xen hypervisor quadruples its possible core count for version 4.19
Pesky test infrastructure woes seem to be solved, too
Virtualization01 Aug 2024 | 4
Desktop hypervisors are not dead: Oracle preps major VirtualBox update
Solaris support persists and support for Armed Macs improves
VMware Explore30 Jul 2024 | 29
Omnissa, VMware's old end-user biz, emerges with promise of 'AI-infused autonomous workspace'
We think this means easier-to-administer virtual desktops with extra shiny
VMware Explore26 Jul 2024 | 3
VMware sends vSphere 7 into extra time by extending support for six months
A nice surprise, but some other vAdmins have an August 1 deadline to sort out subscriptions
VMware Explore24 Jul 2024 | 9
Google, Oracle, Microsoft make their case for VMware migrations – HPE on the outer?
New instance types and discounts galore, and Broadcom all smiles as its preferred licensing finds more friends
VMware Explore22 Jul 2024 | 6
VMware license changes mean bare metal can make a comeback through 'devirtualization', says Gartner
Latest datacenter Hype Cycle also includes augmented reality, new types of memory, nuke power
VMware Explore03 Jul 2024 | 46
How to escape VMware's pricey clutches with Virt-v2v
Devconf.cz Or any other hypervisors that might hypothetically be acquired or suddenly get more costly
VMware Explore21 Jun 2024 | 17
HPE intros virtualization solution it says is totally not targeting grumpy VMware customers
HPE Discover It's complementary to Virtzilla, and will eschew controverial aspects of Broadcom's licensing changes
Virtualization19 Jun 2024 | 4
VMware by Broadcom warns of two critical vCenter flaws, plus a nasty sudo bug
Specially crafted network packet could allow remote code execution and access to VM fleets
Patches18 Jun 2024 | 8
Um, what ever did happen with network automation?
Systems Approach Is it lingering somewhere between fusion power and self-driving cars?
Networks17 Jun 2024 | 10
Notorious cyber gang UNC3944 attacks vSphere and Azure to run VMs inside victims' infrastructure
Who needs ransomware when you can scare techies into coughing up their credentials?
Security17 Jun 2024 | 5
VMware revenue plunges $600M, but Broadcom assures investors growth plan is on track
Costs cut deeply, with more to come, and forward bookings surge
Virtualization13 Jun 2024 | 16
VMware and Dell back together with fresh OEM agreement
Lenovo and HPE have also signed deal to carry on hyperconverging
Systems11 Jun 2024 | 6
Broadcom ends easy elasticity for VMware Cloud on AWS
Amazon is not taking this lying down, as shown by aggressive migration promotions
PaaS + IaaS10 Jun 2024 | 11
Lenovo claims Dell has run off the VxRails and can't sell hyperconverged VMware
Big Mike's server shack offered a cryptic response. PLUS: Nutanix results
Virtualization30 May 2024 | 11
It looks a lot like VMware just lost a 24,000-VM customer
Next Computershare CTO says he got a bill 15 times his previous quote
Virtualization22 May 2024 | 74
CIO who dropped VMware 18 months ago now feeling thoroughly chuffed
Next Predicts worse to come for customers as he builds AR for slot machines around Nutanix
Virtualization21 May 2024 | 43
VMware giving away Workstation Pro, Fusion Pro free for personal use
A nice gesture among the sh!tshow of Broadcom's acquisition
Virtualization14 May 2024 | 91
VMware’s end-user compute community told to brace for ‘Omnissa’ shift
Cloudy hosts given short license change deadlines, customers warned of support portal brownouts
Virtualization26 Apr 2024 | 7
Broadcom throws VMware customers on perpetual licenses a lifeline
Meanwhile, Gartner predicts massive market share loss and European regulators start asking questions
Virtualization16 Apr 2024 | 15
Microsoft gives Hyper-V ceilings a Herculean hike
Windows Server 2025 will let you run a VM with 2,048 vCPUs, 240 TB RAM, and 68 network adapters
Virtualization12 Apr 2024 | 49
Biting the hand that feeds IT
