Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left the sysadmin community reeling. From gutting VMware’s workforce to skyrocketing license costs (1000+ percent increases in some cases), cease-and-desist letters for perpetual licenses (really?), and a collapse in customer support, the VMware we once knew is gone.
In this episode of SysAdmin Weekly, Andy Syrewicze and Eric Siron dig into:
- How Broadcom’s handling of VMware triggered massive customer backlash
- Why small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are being pushed away
- The licensing and pricing nightmare (including lawsuits from giants like AT&T and UnitedHealthcare)
- Declining customer experience and security patch transparency
- Alternatives on the rise: Hyper-V, Proxmox, Nutanix
- And even a spicy debate: will SysAdmins return to physical servers?
If you’ve ever managed a VMware environment, are considering your virtualization options, OR you just need to share in VMware Grief, this one’s for you.
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