{"id":2505,"date":"2024-03-28T11:24:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T11:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.d2na.com\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2024-03-28T11:24:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T11:24:31","slug":"broadcom-acquisition-of-vmware-what-this-means-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d2na.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/broadcom-acquisition-of-vmware-what-this-means-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadcom acquisition of VMWare &#8211; What this means for you"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">mins read<\/span><\/span>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2505\" class=\"elementor elementor-2505\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f43574f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"71834\" data-id=\"7f43574f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5416d241\" data-eae-slider=\"70363\" data-id=\"5416d241\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc00548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc00548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>We wanted to inform our customers that well-known virtualisation provider, VMWare has been acquired by Broadcom.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition was finalised back in November 2023, and since then, changes have been slowly filtering through to partners and customers. As we have numerous customers who are currently using, or have used, VMWare in the past, we wanted to prepare this article which should hopefully give you some information on what changes have been made and how they may affect you.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd96c6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"34676\" data-id=\"bd96c6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd97398\" data-eae-slider=\"31657\" data-id=\"cd97398\" 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licensing\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f6846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80f6846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There has been a full transition to subscription-based licensing and an immediate end to the sale of perpetual licenses, as well as their accompanying support and subscription renewals.<\/p>\n<p>Customers on perpetual licensing can continue to use the licenses they have purchased until their expiry date<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2600266 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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elementor-element-1b139fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b139fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The product portfolio has been heavily streamlined, with many existing standalone products either being removed completely or moved into bundles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c88083 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"53237\" data-id=\"7c88083\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Product Solutions are now on a core-based model, with a 16-core per CPU minimum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f6ad5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"79622\" data-id=\"6f6ad5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86f4c0e\" data-eae-slider=\"5425\" data-id=\"86f4c0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71de473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71de473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pricing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa93cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afa93cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The changes to licensing and the product portfolio have had an impact on pricing with products, services and support all seeing an increase in cost in comparison to before the acquisition. Customers using VMWare solutions or services should expect an increase in costs when it comes to renewal time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94da90b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"67209\" data-id=\"94da90b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b15ec8\" data-eae-slider=\"68059\" data-id=\"5b15ec8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b04ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6b04ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Affected products and bundles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97cd2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b97cd2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here is a list of products impacted by the new licensing policies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VMware Cloud Foundation<\/li>\n<li>VMware vSphere<\/li>\n<li>VMware vSAN<\/li>\n<li>VMware NSX<\/li>\n<li>VMware HCX<\/li>\n<li>VMware Site Recovery Manager<\/li>\n<li>VMware vCloud Suite<\/li>\n<li>VMware Aria Suite<\/li>\n<li>VMware Aria Universal<\/li>\n<li>VMware Aria Automation<\/li>\n<li>VMware Aria Operations<\/li>\n<li>VMware Aria Operations for Logs<\/li>\n<li>VMware Aria Operations for Networks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our team will be in touch with the customers these changes affect, to discuss how those changes affect you on a personal basis.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, please contact your Customer Success Manager through our normal channels.<\/p>\n<p>A full Q&amp;A has been published by VMWare and can be found on their website here &gt; <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.vmware.com\/company\/vmware-by-broadcom-business-transformation?mkt_tok=MDQ4LVNaVy0wNDUAAAGQww8Sooe99JYI2W565ielOHWu_HmChL220qfA92yxCpBzaFYIaLRfNyqVGtR6Mvp6FV7-CjpU1GO1XtNv8E4XGqvtee-zJRygohF2iCR1cRC6SC2U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VMware by Broadcom Dramatically Simplifies Offer Lineup and Licensing Model<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">mins read<\/span><\/span>We wanted to inform our customers that well-known virtualisation provider, VMWare has been acquired by Broadcom. The acquisition was finalised back in November 2023, and since then, changes have been slowly filtering through to partners and customers. As we have numerous customers who are currently using, or have used, VMWare in the past, we wanted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[339,338,337],"class_list":["post-2505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-acquisition","tag-broadcom","tag-vmware"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Broadcom acquisition of VMWare - What this means for you - D2NA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.d2na.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/broadcom-acquisition-of-vmware-what-this-means-for-you\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Broadcom acquisition of VMWare - What this means for you\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"2 mins readWe wanted to inform our customers that well-known virtualisation provider, VMWare has been acquired by Broadcom. 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