Do You Have the Broadcom Blues? Plotting Your Path Through VMWare License Changes

The recent acquisition of VMware by Broadcom has brought about marked changes in the VMware licensing model. Primary among those changes are:

• Removal of 56 products as standalone SKUs

• Bundling of product sets that can lead to a change in buying patterns and cost increases.

• Managed service providers going from 4500 to 500. It's possible your managed service provider won't be able to purchase licenses directly from VMware anymore.

• Removal of perpetual licenses to a new subscription-based model

• Termination of free ESXi hypervisor

IT leaders want to know how these changes are going to impact them at their next renewal and how to minimize any budgetary impacts and what alternative paths are available to them go forward.

In this video we will provide the detailed information you need to understand the licensing model changes and explore:

- How to optimize your spend within the new VMware bundles
- The state of VMware alternatives and pathways to a change in your technology stack
- Moving to an as-a-service model including both hyperscalers and IaaS providers