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Is VMware really becoming the new mainframe?

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In the wake of Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, many CIOs have considered whether to drop VMware from their IT portfolios. But because the popular virtualization platform can be too expensive and pervasive to replace even if they may want to, they may find themselves with a mainframe-type of dilemma. The comparison of VMware to mainframes started as a bit of a joke for Gartner vice president analyst Michael Warrilow but the analogy holds up, to…
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Is VMware really becoming the new mainframe?

In the wake of Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, many CIOs have considered whether to drop VMware from their IT portfolios. But because the popular virtualization platform can be too expensive and pervasive to replace even if they may want to, they may find themselves with a mainframe-type of dilemma. The comparison of VMware to mainframes started as a bit of a joke for Gartner vice president analyst Michael Warrilow but the analogy holds up, to…

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Third-Party VMware Support: A New Alternative on the Table

Tech buyers scrambling to get VMware support in the wake of the Broadcom deal are happy to hear about new third-party support service providers.

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Looking Back on Broadcom's VMware Buy: Price Hikes, Open Source Gains

More than a year after Broadcom acquires VMware, its impact is evident — rising costs, strategic shifts, minimal layoffs, and a surge in open source adoption.

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