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
Virtualization
AT&T claims VMware by Broadcom offered it a 1,050 percent price rise
And that Broadcom has prevented vendors from selling to the telco giant
Software01 Oct 2024 | 34
Time to explore your virtualization options
Sponsored Post New VMware by Broadcom subscription model may force tough decisions around ongoing software support, maintenance and security
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VMware reportedly probed by Japanese anti-monopoly cops
Updated Broadcom's software bundles under scrutiny after perhaps irking Fujitsu
Virtualization25 Sep 2024 | 5
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 | 5
AT&T intends to quit VMware, Broadcom claims in legal broadside
Counter-arguments in support spat paint unflattering picture of telco giant's IT estate
Virtualization23 Sep 2024 | 31
Citrix adds remote Mac support, but some customers are grumpy
License changes and product bundles aren't going down well, says Gartner's DaaS magical quadrant
Virtualization20 Sep 2024 | 5
VMware patches remote make-me-root holes in vCenter Server, Cloud Foundation
Bug reports made in China
Virtualization17 Sep 2024 | 1
Desktop hypervisors are like buses: None for ages, then four at once
VirtualBox, Parallels, and VMware have all upgraded
Virtualization17 Sep 2024 | 24
VMware revenue bounces for Broadcom, chips were a little undercooked
CEO says market for non-AI silicon has bottomed out
Virtualization06 Sep 2024 | 7
AT&T sues Broadcom for 'breaking' VMware support extension contract
Telco giant slams silicon-and-software shop for trying to bully it into buying software it doesn't want or need, at huge prices
Virtualization05 Sep 2024 | 29
Veeam debuts its Proxmox backup tool – and reveals outfit using it to quit VMware
More help for Nutanix, too
Software02 Sep 2024 | 24
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
Warren Buffett’s favorite insurer GEICO drops VMware for OpenStack
Seeks customizable cloud and less lock-in
Software28 Aug 2024 | 11
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 |
VMware prepping unified SDK for its core hybrid cloud products
VMware Explore Also working to clean up inconsistent APIs and lack of SSO across vSphere, vSAN, NSX, SDDC Manager, vRealize and more
Virtualization26 Aug 2024 | 1
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
HPE nabs long-time ally Morpheus Data
The CMP boasts to be the orchestration platform behind GreenLake since 2022
Software15 Aug 2024 |
Xen hypervisor quadruples its possible core count for version 4.19
Pesky test infrastructure woes seem to be solved, too
Virtualization01 Aug 2024 | 4
Popular
US govt hiding top hurricane forecast model sparks outrage after deadly Helene
Taxpayer-funded data locked behind insurance firm's paywall
AI agent promotes itself to sysadmin, trashes boot sequence
Fun experiment, but yeah, don't pipe an LLM raw into /bin/bash
The fix for BGP's weaknesses has big, scary, issues of its own, boffins find
Bother, given the White House has bet big on RPKI – just like we all rely on immature internet infrastructure that usually works
Evil Corp's deep ties with Russia and NATO member attacks exposed
Ransomware criminals believed to have taken orders from intel services
Two years after entering the graphics card game, Intel has nothing to show for it
Comment Chipzilla's AIB market share a rounding error compared to Nvidia, AMD
Euro cops arrest 4 including suspected LockBit dev chilling on holiday
And what looks like proof stolen data was never deleted even after ransom paid
Bank of America app glitch zeroes out people's balances
Updated Unidentified tech issues now resolved
Uncle Sam lends $1.5B to reignite Michigan nuclear plant in 2025
Up and atom!
Microsoft throws in the towel on HoloLens 2
Five years of mixed reality – now just mixed feelings
Microsoft hits go on Windows 11 24H2: Fresh features, bugs, and a whole lotta AI
Complete with Copilot Vision – but sessions won't be stored, insists Redmond
STORIES
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
Xen Project in a pickle as colo provider housing test platform closes
Updated Admits it may struggle to fund and implement replacement infrastructure
Virtualization11 Jul 2024 | 26
Critical Windows licensing bugs – plus two others under attack – top Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday Citrix, SAP also deserve your attention – because miscreants are already thinking about Exploit Wednesday
Patches10 Jul 2024 | 19
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
Lenovo brings virtualization, cloud stack to Chinese chip designer Loongson's CPU arch
NAS slingers, healthcare software makers, government buyers join the march to silicon sovereignty
Virtualization27 Jun 2024 | 4
VMware by Broadcom makes its stack easier to live with, as promised
Compute, storage, and networking virtualization brought together – with live ESXi patching
VMware Explore25 Jun 2024 | 5
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
GPU-accelerated VMs on Proxmox, XCP-ng? Here's what you need to know
Hands on Go ahead, toss that old gaming card in your box and boost your AI applications — you know you want to
AI + ML19 Jun 2024 | 14
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
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
Google takes on virtual desktops with acquisition of app-streamer Cameyo
Legacy apps on Chromebooks is the goal, which won't terrify VDI incumbents like Citrix and Omnissa
Virtualization06 Jun 2024 | 2
Broadcom’s VMware strategy looks ever more shaky - and less relevant
Opinion Yes, it’s that darned AI again
Virtualization03 Jun 2024 | 25
VMware by Broadcom has a licensing portability win with Microsoft
If only customers could find their keys after support portal migration
Virtualization03 Jun 2024 | 12
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
John Deere now considers VMs to be legacy tech, Ethernet and Wi-Fi on the brink
Next Plans robo-tractors to help as folks flee the farm but the planet stays hungry
Virtualization22 May 2024 | 30
IBM packages its Power cloud into 'pods' that run on-prem
Zero bucks to start but then the meter runs on everything – for years
On-Prem22 May 2024 | 4
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
Veeam adds support for VMware alternative Proxmox to its backup software
Another push for backup buyers uneasy about Broadcom buy
Virtualization15 May 2024 | 8
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 by Broadcom blinks again – this time easing change for cloud service providers
As the rumor mill whispers about a breakup with AWS
Virtualization01 May 2024 | 16
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
Euro cloud group blasts Broadcom over VMware licensing maneuvers
Updated CISPE says concessions 'solve nothing'
Virtualization24 Apr 2024 | 1
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
VMware's end-user compute products probably have a new brand: Omnissa
As the rest of Virtizilla's users face a pause in support and education services due to apparent SAP-to-Oracle migration
Virtualization12 Apr 2024 | 13
Virtually and actually, LXC 6 and Incus 6 are here – both LTS versions
There's a new version of Canonical's LXD too, but its community fork seems to be thriving
Virtualization10 Apr 2024 | 7
VMware customer reaction to Broadcom may set the future of software licensing
Opinion Enterprise tech slingers want to see what Hock Tan can get away with – and replicate it
Virtualization05 Apr 2024 | 25
VMware by Broadcom plots pair of Cloud Foundation releases that will show off its strategy
Exclusive But unhappy European buyers have called for regulators to step in
Virtualization02 Apr 2024 | 3
XenServer is back, with a rebranded Citrix Hypervisor and a tasty three-host freebie
Per-socket licensing regime may explain years of ups and downs
Virtualization27 Mar 2024 | 4
SoftIron rolls its own server virt stack to join the 'let's get VMware' crowd
Banks on allowing BYO external storage to make migrations less painful
Virtualization25 Mar 2024 | 4
Euro-cloud consortium CISPE calls for investigation of Broadcom
Claims members will be bankrupted by new VMware licensing regime, and vital services disrupted
Software21 Mar 2024 | 24
Nutanix catapults IP theft sueball at DBaaS startup Tessell
Claims former staff ripped off IP and even did demos for their new company on Nutanix computers
Databases21 Mar 2024 | 1
VMware by Broadcom offers a lifeline to small cloud service providers
Exclusive 'White label' program also means retaining customers
Virtualization19 Mar 2024 | 12
Broadcom boss Hock Tan acknowledges 'some unease' among VMware community
But rates his first 100 days in charge a 'strong start'
Virtualization15 Mar 2024 | 35
Meet the Proxinator: A hyperbox that puts SATA at the heart of VMware migrations
Exclusive Proxmox box sees fresh dedicated hardware become part of the market for Virtzilla alternatives
Systems13 Mar 2024 | 11
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
VMware urges emergency action to blunt hypervisor flaws
Critical vulns in USB under ESXi and desktop hypervisors found by Chinese researchers at cracking contest
Virtualization07 Mar 2024 | 16
Citrix reveals invitation-only 'Platform' license
Follows the Broadcom playbook by ending standalone sales of some products
Virtualization06 Mar 2024 | 3
Nutanix doesn't expect a rush of VMware refugees – maybe for years
Beats guidance as renewals grow and waits for Broadcom and Cisco to bring more bucks
Virtualization29 Feb 2024 | 4
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
VMware's end-user compute unit reportedly headed to private equity firm KKR
As users report Broadcom massively hikes license costs, consultant advises negotiation tactics used for Oracle or Microsoft will apply
Virtualization26 Feb 2024 | 24
VMware takes a swing at Nutanix, Red Hat with KVM conversion tool
Also urges customers to remove some of its software due to a critical vulnerability
Virtualization21 Feb 2024 | 23
Broadcom moves to reassure VMware users as rivals smell an opportunity
'They want a closed shop,' claims service provider
Virtualization15 Feb 2024 | 13
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 | 59
Microsoft brings its cloudy virtual desktops on-prem to AzureStack HCI
Just in time to cash in on VMware and Citrix uncertainty
Virtualization06 Feb 2024 | 4
Cloud Software Group effectively snuffs open source XenCenter via a README file
It's an interesting way to get the attention of VMware users feeling bruised by Broadcom
Virtualization01 Feb 2024 | 9
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
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
VMware's end-user compute products are for sale. Who might buy 'em?
Would you rather a cloud that not-so-gently migrates you, or a retirement home like HCL?
Virtualization19 Dec 2023 | 17
Apple, Corellium settle iOS virtualization case
iGiant was on the back foot after courts found virtual iPhones were fair use
Virtualization18 Dec 2023 | 2
VMware channel partner rates new product bundles and subs-only licenses 'very attractive'
As Broadcom division announces it will keep desktop hypervisors, revive 'Flings'
Virtualization15 Dec 2023 | 10
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
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
Xen Project improves the art of virtual machine maintenance with annual hypervisor release
Version 4.18 brings first ports to RISC-V and PowerPC, support for next-gen datacenter CPUs
Virtualization20 Nov 2023 |
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
South Korea approves Broadcom's VMware buy
Virtzilla's final releases as an indepdent company might be biggish upgrades to its desktop hypervisors
Virtualization23 Oct 2023 | 1
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
UTM: An Apple hypervisor with some unique extra abilities
Friday FOSS Fest Fancy running Windows, Linux and Classic MacOS on your modern x86-64 or Arm64 Mac? Walk this way
Virtualization29 Sep 2023 | 19
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
As VMware says goodbye, leadership thinks Broadcom buy is a win
Exec chuffed regulators accepted perhaps-overstated lame duck argument
Virtualization31 Aug 2023 | 7
SmartNICs haven't soared so VMware will allow retrofits in old servers
Explore vSphere to also add support for PCIe cards packed with CXL RAM to give boxes a boost, faster vCenter upgrades, and more
Virtualization24 Aug 2023 | 10
Biting the hand that feeds IT
