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…
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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.…
NVMe Memory Tiering Configuration in VMware: 4x Your RAM!
There have been a lot of new features added recently in the VMware vSphere world, and especially with VMware vSphere 8.0 Update 3. Just when you think that you might…
VMware Workstation Pro Now Free for All Users Even Businesses
VMware certainly made news yesterday with the announcement that VMware Workstation Pro is now free for all users even businesses and organizations. If you remember, in May of this year,…
Broadcom Bringing back VMware vSphere Standard and Enterprise Plus!
Wow, it has been a wild ride with VMware by Broadcom over the 2024 year with so many sweeping changes in portfolio simplification and licensing changes. However, I don’t have…
