Since Broadcom’s purchase of VMware from Dell for US$69 billion during 2022, customers have been keeping a keen eye on the direction of VMware, including changes to their licensing, as well as the future of the relationship between Dell and VMware.
Compounding customers’ concerns was Dell’s announcement in late January that they would be terminating their distribution deal with VMware. A lot of negative press surrounded this news and Dell customers have been worried that they’ll be left in the lurch when it comes to licensing and support for their VMware environments.
At Touchpoint we’re currently navigating a number of customers through these changes. We’d like to allay your fears; we have a good understanding of the situation and how we expect it to evolve in the coming months.
23/02/2024 Update:
We have now received further information out of Broadcom VMware. Perpetual licenses are no longer available, products are now subscription only. Licenses are calculated on a per core basis. For accurate pricing and entitlement coverage, VMware requires the physical cores per CPU deployment. The minimum license entitlement is 16 cores per CPU. Click here to view the VMware vSphere product line comparison.
If you have any questions about how you might be impacted by the Dell-VMware (or any of the major vendors) situation, don’t hesitate to give us a call on 02 8424 3500.