Fears China could trash Broadcom's VMware nuptials as revenge for sanctions Regulator twiddled thumbs for Intel and Tower Semi, it could happen again Virtualization19 Oct 2023 | 7
What's next for VMware? Long-term Virtzilla-watchers predict Broadcom's moves Consensus is cuts and spin-offs are coming, whether they'll help is another matter Virtualization02 Oct 2023 | 5
UTM: An Apple hypervisor with some unique extra abilities Friday FOSS Fest Fancy running Windows, Linux and Classic MacOS on your modern x86-64 or Arm64 Mac? Walk this way Virtualization29 Sep 2023 | 19
VMware staff reportedly told job cuts may start before Broadcom acquisition CVs are starting to appear on social media because staff think it's a sensible time to be in the shop window Virtualization19 Sep 2023 | 5
As VMware says goodbye, leadership thinks Broadcom buy is a win Exec chuffed regulators accepted perhaps-overstated lame duck argument Virtualization31 Aug 2023 | 7
SmartNICs haven't soared so VMware will allow retrofits in old servers Explore vSphere to also add support for PCIe cards packed with CXL RAM to give boxes a boost, faster vCenter upgrades, and more Virtualization24 Aug 2023 | 10
Here’s how VMware hopes to spend $1B Broadcom R&D budget boost Explore Some of it will go to get you upgrading more often, other cash might smooth internal dev conflict Virtualization24 Aug 2023 | 9
VMware sees no need to Arm itself for multi-architecture multi-cloud Explore x86 still gets you to where the useful action is, even on the edge Cloud Infrastructure Month23 Aug 2023 | 4
VMware edges towards its multi-cloud vision, with a side quest to virtualize AI Explore More of the same is the name of the game, across clouds and app-taming Virtualization22 Aug 2023 |
UK clears Broadcom buying VMware, but deal yet to scale Great Regulatory Wall of China Middle Kingdom has made a habit of scuppering western mergers of late Virtualization21 Aug 2023 | 1
XenServer teases free VMware migration package Citrix's virtualization spin out goes a bit Musky by revealing its own X-centric logo Virtualization02 Aug 2023 | 8
UK greenlights Broadcom's $61B VMware takeover Only obstacle left is the FTC, which is still licking its wounds from other recent antitrust defeats Virtualization19 Jul 2023 | 2
Broadcom asserts VMware's strategy isn't working and it basically needs rescuing Redacted document filed with UK regulator states customers aren't buying Virtzilla's poorly-executed vision Virtualization14 Jul 2023 | 43
Europe greenlights Broadcom's $61B VMware buy Chip biz pledged to allow hardware interoperability Virtualization12 Jul 2023 |
VMware's Arm hypervisor still creeping forward, slowly If Virtzilla's serious about multicloud, surely this gets real soon? Virtualization15 Jun 2023 | 3
Broadcom squeezed Samsung, now South Korea's squeezing back – hard Updated Regulators won't accept proposed remedy for nasty parts deal – but EU may have accepted VMware deal Virtualization14 Jun 2023 |
Microsoft enables booting physical PCs directly into cloud PCs Running an OS from local storage is soooo last year Virtualization24 May 2023 | 84
VMware again extends formal deadline for Broadcom deal Meanwhile, rivals circle and the hybrid cloud management market morphs Virtualization22 May 2023 | 1
Broadcom CEO promises $2 billion annual boost to make VMware better at the things it already does Hock Tan thinks hybrid multicloud can be made much easier to use Virtualization04 May 2023 | 7
Streaming apps – and maybe even Cloud PCs – coming to electric cars What else are you going to do while waiting for it to charge? Virtualization02 May 2023 | 57
UK monopoly watchdog gives Broadcom-VMware probe a tight timetable If the news is bad for chip giant, a remedy will need to be found very quickly indeed Virtualization24 Apr 2023 | 3
QEMU 8.0 hatches more support for Arm and RISC-V Sapphire Rapids joins the fun, and there's even something for s390x users Virtualization24 Apr 2023 | 3
VMware’s vSphere 8 Update 1 debuts under revised product release regime vCentre will go straight to GA while vSphere still does a two-step tango Virtualization19 Apr 2023 | 4
Europe moves to derail Broadcom's VMware takeover Strangling competition won't fly here, says Brussels Virtualization13 Apr 2023 | 1
Benchmark a cloud PC? No way. Just trust us, they work, says Microsoft DaaS is SaaS, so expect constant change that makes numbers moot Virtualization06 Apr 2023 | 28
Broadcom-VMware merger probe to enter deeper second stage Competition regulators in Britain opt for Phase II discovery over worries about prices and rival tech access Virtualization29 Mar 2023 | 8
Watchdog: Broadcom buy of VMware may be bad for competition Server price hikes, rival hardware makers locked out ... haven't we been warning that for a while? Virtualization22 Mar 2023 | 10
Nutanix's cloudy clusters now officially at home in Azure HCI upstart adds a hybrid option that could be of interest to nervous VMware customers Virtualization14 Mar 2023 |
VMware nods to containerization with tweaks to virtual desktops and apps In theory, this should reduce the number of servers needed to package apps Virtualization09 Mar 2023 |
VMware, Broadcom extend deadline for acquisition to be signed, sealed, delivered 90-day stretch comes after Euro-probe paused for production of paperwork Virtualization20 Feb 2023 | 1
Microsoft makes Windows-on-Arm in VMs on Macs official – with Parallels for starters VMware approves even if it's not yet on the approved list Virtualization17 Feb 2023 | 12
VMware turns 25 today: Is it a mature professional or headed back to Mom's house? Special feature Beat Microsoft. Set agendas. Became essential. Hiked prices. Now we wait for Broadcom's reign Virtualization10 Feb 2023 | 15
Xen hypervisor port to RISC-V moving – slowly, but moving Far from ready, but developer thinks it's helping the whole codebase Virtualization09 Feb 2023 | 4
XenServer, split from Citrix, promises per-socket prices 'unlike certain other hypervisors' Yeah, we know: Cost alone won't lead to success. But it may be hiring, unlike certain other tech giants Virtualization23 Jan 2023 | 9
EU probes Broadcom/VMware deal over impact on hardware, not price hikes or cloudy concerns +COMMENT Suggests VMware might not allow NICs and HBAs other than Broadcom’s, which would be a bizarre act Virtualization21 Dec 2022 |
Xen project goes for VM Hyperlaunch with version 4.17 More ways to boot, with less overhead – just what's needed in the embedded market Virtualization16 Dec 2022 | 6
VMware adds subscription version of basic vSphere for server consolidation Why, when standard version costs a mere $1,349? Cloudy multi-premises management, perhaps Virtualization15 Dec 2022 | 8
VMware loses three top execs who owned growth products 'Time of transition' – cough, Broadcom – offered as reason cloud, security, and networking bosses bailed Virtualization13 Dec 2022 | 10
Broadcom braced for full EU investigation into $61B VMware buyout Company still insists takeover of virtualization giant is going through by November '23 Virtualization12 Dec 2022 | 7
Broadcom tries to quash VMware price rise rumors as CEO promises they won't Hock Tan says hiring engineers is his strategy … but still won't explain plan for massive rapid profit increase Virtualization01 Dec 2022 | 4
Windows Subsystem for Linux now packaged as a Microsoft Store app Nothing says 'We love open source and want it to be available in Windows' like only delivering updates from a closed digital tat bazaar Virtualization23 Nov 2022 | 51
UK authorities open preliminary probe into Broadcom's VMware acquisition Hard to see multi-cloud management, hypervisors, or enterprise security triggering public interest test to can the deal Virtualization22 Nov 2022 | 3
VMware refreshes desktop hypervisors, adds Apple Silicon support Partial VM encryption enables the virtual TPMs Windows 11 guests can't live without Virtualization21 Nov 2022 | 4
Broadcom looks for EU approval of VMware takeover If antitrust regulators aren't happy, the deal won't go through Virtualization16 Nov 2022 | 8
WTF is Sovereign SaaS? VMware’s way to satisfy pesky regulators your cloud is local Reveals closer ties to Equinix and Wipro as Broadcom finds new ways to promise peace Virtualization08 Nov 2022 | 1
VMware wants to help fund your next cloud migration Totally not about trying to keep customers in the ecosystem. Okay, maybe a lot about that Virtualization02 Nov 2022 |
Broadcom CEO says hiking VMware prices is not his strategy Commits to containerized Tanzu portfolio too – perhaps heading off chatter it could be sold Virtualization27 Oct 2022 | 6
Windows Subsystem for Android declared ready for prime time First Look Works well, but selection of available apps is meagre Virtualization21 Oct 2022 | 46
FreeBSD comes to Amazon's lightweight hypervisor "Serverless" microVMs further blur the line between containers and virtual machines Virtualization19 Oct 2022 | 9
AWS targets desktop virtualization rigs with lift and shift to cloudy DaaS Citrix can do this too. Hyperconverged infrastructure's salad days serving virtual PCs might be ending Virtualization18 Oct 2022 | 3
Broadcom to spin VMware takeover as creating 'more competition' in cloud Chip giant flutters eyelashes at Europe in hope of early acqusition Virtualization17 Oct 2022 | 8
Oracle VirtualBox 7.0 is here – just watch out for the proprietary Extension Pack Latest version of FOSS hypervisor boasts support for new 3D acceleration tech and encrypted virtual machines Virtualization11 Oct 2022 | 37
VMware acknowledges the wisdom of never buying version 1.0 of a product To get you upgrading faster, vSphere will now be released for Initial Availability before reaching General Availability Virtualization10 Oct 2022 | 5
Amazon lets you rent Ubuntu Pro. Yes, it's Linux on the virtual desktop Insert your Year of Linux joke here, we dare you Virtualization30 Sep 2022 | 7
How Citrix dropped the ball on Xen ... according to Citrix Open Source Summit How to win friends and admit how you lost them earlier? Virtualization30 Sep 2022 | 17
VMware teases replacement for so-insecure-it-was-retired P2V migration tool vCenter Converter will make a comeback Virtualization14 Sep 2022 | 10
SEC charges VMware with hiding slowing sales from investors Virtualization giant pays $8m to settle claims it pushed revenue into later quarter... without admitting liability Virtualization13 Sep 2022 | 10
VMware has clouded the SmartNIC market, not created it Analysis Virtzilla has built itself an island. Important players aren't welcome to visit and might go elsewhere Virtualization11 Sep 2022 | 5
Forrester rates virtual machine infrastructure ‘stale or risky’ So are ITSM tools that can’t spread, data tools, and private 5G. But outsourcing is cool again Virtualization08 Sep 2022 | 12
Microsoft extends Teams into VMware and Citrix VDI Users will now be able to blur or replace their backgrounds during video meetings or calls Virtualization02 Sep 2022 | 6