VMware licensing change since acquisition by Broadcom: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
In 2025, Broadcom decided to initiate the second phase of its VMware consolidation.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Ashare |first=Matt |date=2025-09-05 |title=Broadcom enters ‘second phase’ of VMware consolidation |url=https://www.ciodive.com/news/broadcom-vmware-vcf-adoption-second-phase/759406/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |work=TechTarget Industry Dive: CIODive}}</ref> The CEO stated that "more than 90% of VMware’s largest 10,000 customers have shifted from perpetual licenses to the subscription-based".<ref name=":2" /> | |||
Besides the new pricing models since the acquisition, Broadcom increased the minimum amount of cores from 16 to 72 cores in April 2025; which need to be payed for even if you do not use them.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Robu |first=Raluca |date=2025-05-06 |title=VMware Price Increase in 2025: What You Need to Know |url=https://www.colocationplus.com/blog/vmware-price-increase-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250521023945/https://www.colocationplus.com/blog/vmware-price-increase-in-2025-what-you-need-to-know |archive-date=2025-05-21 |access-date=2025-09-07 |work=ColocationPLUS}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Sharwood |first=Simon |date=2025-03-28 |title=VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores |url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250802114935/https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/28/arrow_vmware_licensing_change/ |archive-date=2025-08-02 |access-date=2025-09-07 |work=The Register}}</ref> In addition, being to late with the license renewal causes an additional 20% cost penalty.<ref name=":3" /> | |||
==End of perpetual licenses== | ==End of perpetual licenses== | ||