Oracle VirtualBox licensing tweak lies in wait for the unwary
Java-like move could land those expecting free trial with a new bill
Virtualization30 Jul 2025 | 117
Virtualization
EU cloud gang challenges Broadcom's $61B VMWare buy in court
COMMENT CISPE cites recent channel changes, but the deal was decided on different matters
Virtualization24 Jul 2025 | 6
How to host a Linux-powered local dev site in Windows
hands on A working copy of your site can run under Windows Subsystem for Linux
Virtualization23 Jul 2025 | 24
VMware prevents some perpetual license holders from downloading patches
Exclusive Despite pledging help for those who don’t sign for subs, Broadcom says validating their entitlements will delay support
Virtualization23 Jul 2025 | 25
VMware slows release cadence for flagship Cloud Foundation suite, but extends support
Analysts have warned Broadcom may slow innovation
Virtualization18 Jul 2025 | 1
VMware reboots its partner program again – and it looks like smaller players are out
Exclusive Second major change in 18 months will be most unwelcome for many - as will critical flaws announced today
Cloud Infrastructure Month16 Jul 2025 | 49
Telefónica Germany offloads VMware support to Spinnaker due to high renewal costs
'Our offer from Broadcom was five times higher than we expected'
Virtualization11 Jul 2025 | 24
Citrix signals return to the mainstream hypervisor market with a product it says isn’t quite ready for the job
Cites ‘aggressive licensing changes’ from rivals, but like Broadcom only sells bundles
Virtualization10 Jul 2025 | 5
VMware’s rivals ramp up their efforts to create alternative stacks
Red Hat and Open Nebula deliver big updates, as Edera tools for Xen with Rust
Virtualization07 Jul 2025 | 10
VMware must support crucial Dutch govt agency as it migrates off the platform, judge rules
Court says State arm cannot be left without maintenance, patches and upgrades because of Broadcom's new licensing model
Virtualization30 Jun 2025 | 50
Microsoft is about to retire default outbound access for VMs in Azure
Interview 'Things will break,' Aviatrix CPO tells El Reg
Datacenter Networking Nexus24 Jun 2025 | 28
Omnissa brings VDI-style app packaging to physical PCs
VMware spin-out is making friends and choosing some enemies
Virtualization24 Jun 2025 | 5
Broadcom's answer to VMware pricing outrage: You're using it wrong
VCF bundle is worth it if you make the most of every part, says CTO
Virtualization20 Jun 2025 | 39
Microsoft testing PC-to-Cloud-PC failover for those times your machine dies or disappears
‘Windows 365 Reserve’ will be usable ten days a year for undisclosed fee
Virtualization19 Jun 2025 | 35
Broadcom delivers VMware Cloud Foundation 9 – the release that realizes its private cloud vision
Promises silos for VMs, storage, and networks are out. Happy cloud-like days are in, without hyperscale complications
Virtualization17 Jun 2025 | 2
VMware and Siemens spar over where to stage software licence showdown
German giant wants case heard in Germany, not the USA
Legal16 Jun 2025 | 10
Apple tries to contain itself with lightweight Linux VMs for macOS
Swift-based containerization framework aims to improve performance and security
Virtualization10 Jun 2025 | 22
Broadcom sends VMware to record revenue, margins, as most big customers sign for private cloud bundles
Chip biz surging too as CEO Hock Tan predicts optical GPU interconnects are a year or two away
Virtualization06 Jun 2025 | 24
VMware drops the lowest tier of its partner program – except in Europe
Wants channel to be all in on private cloud as more details emerge on VCF 9 licensing and hardware
Virtualization01 Jun 2025 | 22
Microsoft's May Patch Tuesday update fails on some Windows 11 VMs
'The operating system couldn't be loaded' is never a great message
Patches29 May 2025 | 17
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Millions of age checks performed as UK Online Safey Act gets rolling
But it's OK, claims Brit government, no personal data stored 'unless absolutely necessary'
Tech bro denied dev's hard-earned bonus for bug that overcharged a little old lady
Who, Me? Startups aren't good at testing software, or respecting contracts
IT firing spree: Shrinking job market looks even worse after BLS revisions
The payroll growth we thought we experienced in May and June? Gone, like tears in the rain
China’s botched Great Firewall upgrade invites attacks on its censorship infrastructure
Attempts to censor QUIC traffic create chance to block access to offshore DNS resolvers
Mozilla flags phishing wave aimed at hijacking trusted Firefox add-ons
Devs told to exercise 'extreme caution' with emails disguised as account update prompts
Microsoft briefly turned off Indian company’s cloud, perhaps due to EU sanctions on Russia
Oh, the irony of Europe demonstrating the importance of the sovereign cloud it craves
Lazarus Group rises again, this time with malware-laden fake FOSS
Infosec In Brief PLUS: Slow MFA rollout costs Canucks $5m; Lawmakers ponder Stingray ban; MSFT tightens Teams; And more!
German phone repair biz collapses following 2023 ransomware attack
Founder miffed over prosecutors holding onto its Bitcoin
Python-powered malware snags hundreds of credit cards, 200K passwords, and 4M cookies
PXA Stealer pilfers data from nearly 40 browsers, including Chrome
When hyperscalers can’t safeguard one nation’s data from another, dark clouds are ahead
Opinion If it’s not on-prem, it’s on the menu
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VMware price hikes? Between 800 and 1,500%, claim Euro customers
Report slates end of perpetual licenses, death of monthly pay-as-you-go model, and 'punitive' changes by Broadcom
PaaS + IaaS22 May 2025 | 54
Jilted AWS reckons VMware is now crusty like a mainframe
Gives both platforms the ‘generative AI will freshen it up and shift it to the cloud’ treatment
Virtualization16 May 2025 | 11
‘Infuriated’, ‘disappointed' ... Ex-VMware customers explain why they migrated to Nutanix
Next As Broadcom flings legal nastygrams at its own punters
Virtualization08 May 2025 | 38
Nutanix stops being so opinionated about where data must dwell
Next Shifts data services to containers and goes back to the future with Pure Storage tie-in
Virtualization07 May 2025 |
Citrix finds new use for virtualization: Avoiding PC price hikes caused by tariffs
World War Fee Seeing as IT giant's CEO is big at DOGE, this is delicious
Virtualization07 May 2025 | 28
Omnissa, VMware’s old end-user outfit, moves to manage servers and … Apple Watches?
And declares hypervisor independence after being tied to vSphere
Virtualization06 May 2025 | 4
VMware revives its free ESXi hypervisor in an utterly obscure way
Home labs and bare bones test rigs matter so Broadcom's back in the game
Virtualization14 Apr 2025 | 42
VMware opens beta for an upgrade to its midrange vSphere Foundation bundle
A new alternative for those pondering what to do when vSphere 7.x goes end of life in October
Virtualization11 Apr 2025 | 2
OpenStack delivers ‘Epoxy’ release, which it hopes will unglue more VMware customers
The BBC and Blizzard Entertainment have chipped in with contributions
On-Prem03 Apr 2025 | 8
VMware distributor Arrow says minimum software subs set to jump from 16 to 72 cores
Claims Broadcom will levy 20 percent penalty for customers who don’t pay before renewal deadlines
Virtualization28 Mar 2025 | 40
VMware sues Siemens for allegedly using unlicensed software
As rumors swirl about a new 72-core minimum vSphere license requirement
Virtualization26 Mar 2025 | 59
Broadcom has won. 70 percent of large VMware customers bought its biggest bundle
Now working with seven hyperscalers for custom AI silicon. Not working on acquiring bits of Intel
Virtualization07 Mar 2025 | 18
Xen Project delivers solid hypervisor update and keeps working on RISC-V port
While we’re talking open source V12N, meet SEAPATH: A new hypervisor for electricity grids backed by Red Hat
Virtualization06 Mar 2025 |
VMware splats guest-to-hypervisor escape bugs already exploited in wild
The heap overflow zero-day in the memory unsafe code by Miss Creant
Virtualization04 Mar 2025 | 8
Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus promises Cloud PC comebacks in 30 minutes
Presumably hosted by AWS?
Disaster Recovery Week04 Mar 2025 | 23
Broadcom starts beta for VMware Cloud Foundation 9, the release it reckons will douse user anger
Exclusive Pricing, licensing changes won't feel so bad once you take this private cloud stack for a spin, apparently
Virtualization04 Mar 2025 | 15
India's top telco plans cloud PCs for its 475 million subscribers
Asia In Brief PLUS: China bans AI leaders from visiting USA; Acer data leak suspect cuffed; and more
Virtualization03 Mar 2025 | 5
Rackspace moving some of its own workloads off VMware to address bigger Broadcom bills
Exclusive New home, Platform9, says it’s also helping a Fortune 500 company to migrate 40,000 VMs
Virtualization05 Feb 2025 | 8
Microsoft to kill off Defender VPN this month
Throw Copilot down the same well, too, maybe? No? OK
Software03 Feb 2025 | 20
VMware plugs steal-my-credentials holes in Cloud Foundation
Consider patching soon because cybercrooks love to hit vulnerable tools from Broadcom's virtualization giant
Patches30 Jan 2025 |
Fear of the unknown keeps Broadcom's VMware herd captive. Don't be cowed
Opinion Prisoners of ware can’t escape by looking at each other. Form a committee, soldiers
Virtualization28 Jan 2025 | 31
Citrix slated to axe its Technology Professional program
Advocates also cut as company focuses on 'priorities of our key customers'
Virtualization27 Jan 2025 | 13
VMware users gripe over 3-year commitment to renew licenses
Chips and software giant Broadcom says it's 'flexible and open' on licensing terms, but customers disagree
Virtualization23 Jan 2025 | 28
VMware migrations will be long, expensive, risky, Gartner warns
And possibly even more so if you don’t start planning yours soon
Virtualization21 Jan 2025 | 34
AWS adds 32-vCPU option and an easier on-ramp to its cloudy desktops
Weirdly, this shows the weakness of hosted Windows with an admission about vidchats
Virtualization17 Jan 2025 | 7
Parallels brings back the magic that was waiting seven minutes for Windows to boot
In a preview of x86_64 VMs running on Apple silicon, so it’s excusable for now
Virtualization16 Jan 2025 | 32
Euro-cloud Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware to homebrew KVM platform
Exclusive Faced with huge license cost increase, provider and customers were both happy to make migration a mission
Virtualization13 Jan 2025 | 37
Broadcom filing mentions major VMware Cloud Foundation releases in March and July
Will they make price rises palatable? Or bring more of what new Netflix lawsuit calls Broadcom's ‘Buy. Chop up. Raise prices' business plan?
Virtualization06 Jan 2025 | 5
Ingram Micro to 'stop doing business' with Broadcom, downgrade to 'limited engagement' on VMware
Exclusive Distributor couldn't do a deal that delivered 'appropriate shareholder return', chip giant says it 'continues to refine' its channel
Virtualization16 Dec 2024 | 18
Broadcom says VMware is a better money-making machine than it hoped
Chip side of the biz expects to take lion's share of hyperscalers' $60-90 billion XPU spend in 2027, helped by 3nm models coming next year
Virtualization13 Dec 2024 | 21
Citrix goes shopping in Europe and returns with gifts for security-conscious customers
Acquires two companies that help those on the nice list keep naughty list types at bay
Virtualization12 Dec 2024 |
Broadcom makes U-turn on plan to serve top 2,000 VMware customers itself
Canalys Forums APAC Now wants to work with 500 and lean more on partners to defend against migrations – which Dell says are on the cards
Virtualization05 Dec 2024 | 24
Broadcom loses another big VMware customer: UK fintech cloud Beeks Group, and most of its 20,000 VMs
A massively increased bill was one motive, but customers went cold on Virtzilla, and OpenNebula proved more efficient
Virtualization02 Dec 2024 | 40
No, Broadcom did not just end VMware's flagship VCDX certification program
Sure, it sent an email and FAQ saying it had – but that was a mistake, you see
Virtualization28 Nov 2024 | 9
AWS bends to Broadcom's will with VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-service
Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM are all doing it. Andy Jassy's rent-a-server shop may have felt it was leaving money on the table
Virtualization26 Nov 2024 | 5
A year after Broadcom took control of VMware, it's in the box seat
Updated Customers are 'all miserable' but not yet deciding to bail - and AT&T appears to have settled its licensing dispute
Virtualization22 Nov 2024 | 45
Citrix gives its Platform a polish with enhanced management tools
Admins promised they can get stuff done with fewer clicks this year … or maybe next
Software19 Nov 2024 | 5
Critical 9.8-rated VMware vCenter RCE bug exploited after patch fumble
If you didn't fix this a month ago, your to-do list probably needs a reshuffle
Virtualization18 Nov 2024 | 4
Broadcom makes VMware Workstation and Fusion free for everyone
And yes, that does include commercial use in production
Virtualization14 Nov 2024 | 28
VMware by Broadcom lifts storage allowances and prices for vSphere Foundation
This will both ease and exacerbate price concerns and competitive sniping
Virtualization31 Oct 2024 | 7
Veeam tests support for another VMware alternative: XCP-NG
As Gartner rates the contenders for those contemplating a move off Virtzilla, with Nutanix on top of the list
Virtualization28 Oct 2024 | 3
Microsoft crafts Rust hypervisor to power Azure workloads
OpenVMM touts stronger security, but not ready for prime time just yet
Software17 Oct 2024 | 8
AT&T and Broadcom may settle VMware support case
Fresh filing sees Broadcom admit it discounts deeply – music to the ears of all Virtzilla users coming off contract
Virtualization16 Oct 2024 | 7
VMware settles securities fraud class suit with $102.5M payout
Traded its shares between 2018 and 2020? You could cash in
Virtualization15 Oct 2024 | 5
XCP-NG thanks Broadcom for increased interest, swipes Citrix for not helping build an alternative
XenServer fork plans to make its next version a better target for VMware migrations
Virtualization08 Oct 2024 | 4
OpenStack Dalmatian debuts with a new dashboard, better security and GPU-wrangling
If you think VMware has gone to the dogs, maybe check it out?
Virtualization03 Oct 2024 | 4
AT&T claims VMware by Broadcom offered it a 1,050 percent price rise
And that Broadcom has prevented vendors from selling to the telco giant
Software01 Oct 2024 | 34
VMware reportedly probed by Japanese anti-monopoly cops
Updated Broadcom's software bundles under scrutiny after perhaps irking Fujitsu
Virtualization25 Sep 2024 | 6
Xen to RISC-V port progresses with foundational efforts
But work on big ticket items needed to make the combo a contender is yet to commence
Virtualization24 Sep 2024 | 6
AT&T intends to quit VMware, Broadcom claims in legal broadside
Counter-arguments in support spat paint unflattering picture of telco giant's IT estate
Virtualization23 Sep 2024 | 31
Citrix adds remote Mac support, but some customers are grumpy
License changes and product bundles aren't going down well, says Gartner's DaaS magical quadrant
Virtualization20 Sep 2024 | 5
VMware patches remote make-me-root holes in vCenter Server, Cloud Foundation
Bug reports made in China
Virtualization17 Sep 2024 | 1
Desktop hypervisors are like buses: None for ages, then four at once
VirtualBox, Parallels, and VMware have all upgraded
Virtualization17 Sep 2024 | 23
VMware revenue bounces for Broadcom, chips were a little undercooked
CEO says market for non-AI silicon has bottomed out
Virtualization06 Sep 2024 | 7
AT&T sues Broadcom for 'breaking' VMware support extension contract
Telco giant slams silicon-and-software shop for trying to bully it into buying software it doesn't want or need, at huge prices
Virtualization05 Sep 2024 | 29
Veeam debuts its Proxmox backup tool – and reveals outfit using it to quit VMware
More help for Nutanix, too
Software02 Sep 2024 | 23
Broadcom has brought VMware down to earth and that’s welcome
VMware Explore But users aren’t optimistic it will land softly
VMware Explore29 Aug 2024 | 32
Public clouds are 'dirty' about VMware's on-prem push, says Broadcom CEO Hock Tan
VMware Explore Virtzilla's sales swing decisively to the Cloud Foundation bundle
VMware Explore29 Aug 2024 | 8
Warren Buffett’s favorite insurer GEICO drops VMware for OpenStack
Seeks customizable cloud and less lock-in
Software28 Aug 2024 | 11
Gartner warns Omnissa – formerly VMware's end-user compute biz – represents new risks
Weak roadmap, tricky migration path, and Broadcom dependencies add up to uncertainty
Virtualization28 Aug 2024 |
VMware prepping unified SDK for its core hybrid cloud products
VMware Explore Also working to clean up inconsistent APIs and lack of SSO across vSphere, vSAN, NSX, SDDC Manager, vRealize and more
Virtualization26 Aug 2024 | 1
Broadcom promised to reform VMware so it enables better hybrid clouds. Will it deliver?
VMware Explore It needs to – Virtzilla's customers, allies, and enemies are all pondering off-ramps and trying to lure unhappy users
VMware Explore26 Aug 2024 | 8
HPE nabs long-time ally Morpheus Data
The CMP boasts to be the orchestration platform behind GreenLake since 2022
Software15 Aug 2024 |
Xen hypervisor quadruples its possible core count for version 4.19
Pesky test infrastructure woes seem to be solved, too
Virtualization01 Aug 2024 | 4
Desktop hypervisors are not dead: Oracle preps major VirtualBox update
Solaris support persists and support for Armed Macs improves
VMware Explore30 Jul 2024 | 29
Omnissa, VMware's old end-user biz, emerges with promise of 'AI-infused autonomous workspace'
We think this means easier-to-administer virtual desktops with extra shiny
VMware Explore26 Jul 2024 | 3
VMware sends vSphere 7 into extra time by extending support for six months
A nice surprise, but some other vAdmins have an August 1 deadline to sort out subscriptions
VMware Explore24 Jul 2024 | 9
Google, Oracle, Microsoft make their case for VMware migrations – HPE on the outer?
New instance types and discounts galore, and Broadcom all smiles as its preferred licensing finds more friends
VMware Explore22 Jul 2024 | 6
Xen Project in a pickle as colo provider housing test platform closes
Updated Admits it may struggle to fund and implement replacement infrastructure
Virtualization11 Jul 2024 | 26
Critical Windows licensing bugs – plus two others under attack – top Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday Citrix, SAP also deserve your attention – because miscreants are already thinking about Exploit Wednesday
Patches10 Jul 2024 | 19
VMware license changes mean bare metal can make a comeback through 'devirtualization', says Gartner
Latest datacenter Hype Cycle also includes augmented reality, new types of memory, nuke power
VMware Explore03 Jul 2024 | 46
Lenovo brings virtualization, cloud stack to Chinese chip designer Loongson's CPU arch
NAS slingers, healthcare software makers, government buyers join the march to silicon sovereignty
Virtualization27 Jun 2024 | 4
VMware by Broadcom makes its stack easier to live with, as promised
Compute, storage, and networking virtualization brought together – with live ESXi patching
VMware Explore25 Jun 2024 | 5
How to escape VMware's pricey clutches with Virt-v2v
Devconf.cz Or any other hypervisors that might hypothetically be acquired or suddenly get more costly
VMware Explore21 Jun 2024 | 17
GPU-accelerated VMs on Proxmox, XCP-ng? Here's what you need to know
Hands on Go ahead, toss that old gaming card in your box and boost your AI applications — you know you want to
AI + ML19 Jun 2024 | 14
HPE intros virtualization solution it says is totally not targeting grumpy VMware customers
HPE Discover It's complementary to Virtzilla, and will eschew controverial aspects of Broadcom's licensing changes
Virtualization19 Jun 2024 | 4
VMware by Broadcom warns of two critical vCenter flaws, plus a nasty sudo bug
Specially crafted network packet could allow remote code execution and access to VM fleets
Patches18 Jun 2024 | 8
Notorious cyber gang UNC3944 attacks vSphere and Azure to run VMs inside victims' infrastructure
Who needs ransomware when you can scare techies into coughing up their credentials?
Security17 Jun 2024 | 5
VMware revenue plunges $600M, but Broadcom assures investors growth plan is on track
Costs cut deeply, with more to come, and forward bookings surge
Virtualization13 Jun 2024 | 16
VMware and Dell back together with fresh OEM agreement
Lenovo and HPE have also signed deal to carry on hyperconverging
Systems11 Jun 2024 | 6
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