Leaving VMware Just Got Harder After Broadcom Pulled VDDK Downloads
Just when we thought that Broadcom wouldn’t be able to slow down customers moving off of vSphere to another platform. They may just now have done something that will have…
Category: Virtualization
The 8 Hypervisors I’d Actually Recommend in Late 2026
So I think, in my opinion we have an even more rounded out list for virtualization platforms heading into late 2026. The list below is definitely an opinionated list, but…
IncusOS Is the New Minimal Hypervisor OS Changing Home Labs in 2025
Many in the home lab these days are running Proxmox, XCP-ng, or “maybe” back to the now free “again” VMware ESXi. However, another really cool hypervisor that you may not…
The Great VMware Exodus, Real Migration Stories and Alternatives for 2025
We have seen/are seeing a seismic shift in the virtualization space after Broadcom completed the $61 billion acquisition of VMware in November 2023. What has followed has been a complete…
VMware Cloud Foundation VCF 9.0 Released New Features
Well, we have heard about it for quite some time now, but VMware Cloud Foundation VCF 9.0 is here. It has a lot of new enhancements that will provide a…
VMware ESXi Free Edition Available Again with 8.0U3e – Download Now!
I really couldn’t believe the news that just surfaced on Twitter and elsewhere that Broadcom is bringing back the Free ESXi hypervisor. When we say this past year and this…
VMware Tools Vulnerability VMSA-2025-0005: What You Need to Know
In case you didn’t know, VMware released a new VMware security advisory noted in the VMSA-2025-0005 bulletin and notes the flaw: CVE-2025-22230. This allows a user with limited privileges on…
Broadcom Locking VMware Updates to Require Download Token for Site ID
Well, more tightening with VMware by Broadcom. Broadcom has announced major changes to the way VIAdmins are getting updates in their environments. Let’s take a look at how Broadcom locking…
VMSA-2025-0004 Critical VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Vulnerability Patch Now!
In case you haven’t heard as of yet, there is a new critical VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion vulnerability that has been discovered and noted in the VMSA-2025-0004 security bulletin.…
Platform9 Community Edition Free Download and Install: Migrate from VMware
In case you haven’t heard about Platform9 it is a real contender in the enterprise virtualization space. There have been some pretty large VMware customers that have transitioned over to…
