4 posts tagged with "VMware"

When Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware, our client -- a Fortune 500 financial services company -- received a renewal quote that was 4.2x their previous annual spend. What had been a manageable $29,000 per year for vSphere Enterprise Plus licensing was now $122,000, with no option to return to perpetual licensing. This is the story of how we helped them exit VMware entirely and reduce their virtualization costs by 93%.

A mid-market financial services company received their VMware renewal notice last quarter. The previous year, they paid $45,000. The new quote: $187,000. That is a 315% increase -- and they are far from alone.

The enterprise hypervisor landscape has shifted dramatically. With VMware's pricing restructured under Broadcom and KVM continuing to mature as the backbone of every major public cloud, IT leaders are re-evaluating their virtualization strategy. Here is a direct comparison of KVM and VMware in 2026, covering the dimensions that matter most to enterprise teams.

Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has fundamentally reshaped the enterprise virtualization landscape. For thousands of organizations that built their infrastructure on vSphere, the licensing changes have been nothing short of seismic. Here is what you need to know about the new reality and what your options are.