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Dell allows DPUs to be retrofitted to older PowerEdge servers As VMware emits a significant update to the vSphere suite that wrangles the accelerators Systems25 Sep 2023 | 2
The right tools for the right job The need for trusted infrastructure when moving applications from on-prem to the AWS Cloud Webinar
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
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Broadcom boss dismisses notion China could derail VMware buy As Nutanix celebrates Cisco hook-up and quirky cloud repatriations Software01 Sep 2023 | 2
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 Week23 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
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 teases multi-cloud generative AI offerings for August debut Data here, model there, Virtzilla’s usual abstraction principles in between Sysadmin Month12 Jul 2023 |
VMware, AMD, Samsung and RISC-V push for confidential computing standards Working with industry 'critical' for boosting adoption, say chipmakers PaaS + IaaS30 Jun 2023 | 7
Inclusive Naming Initiative limps towards release of dangerous digital dictionary Proposes a mere ten terms it feels should disappear from tech vocabularies Offbeat22 Jun 2023 | 245
A (cautionary) tale of two patched bugs, both exploited in the wild One affects VMware's monitoring tool and the other TP-Link routers Patches21 Jun 2023 | 8
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 |
June Patch Tuesday: VMware vuln under attack by Chinese spies, Microsoft kinda meh Plus: Adobe, SAP and Android push updates Patches13 Jun 2023 | 2
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
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
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
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
Is this the year 100GE NICs go mainstream? If you're into AI, it might be Gotta go fast! Networks10 Mar 2023 | 5
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 |
Arm has legs: VMware's Bitnami starts packaging apps for Graviton and Ampere Customers are keen on the lower cloudy database prices available after dropping x86 PaaS + IaaS27 Feb 2023 | 1
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, Windows 11 shafted by Windows Server 2022 Updated OS won't start on some systems with ESXi VMs, while Win11 updates may not make it to devices Patches16 Feb 2023 | 18
ESXiArgs ransomware fights off Team America's data recovery script Want a clue to what you’re dealing with? Check the ransom note Security16 Feb 2023 | 1
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
Among the thousands of ESXiArgs ransomware victims? FBI and CISA to the rescue Evil code hits more than 3,800 servers globally, according to the Feds Security08 Feb 2023 | 1
Ransomware scum launch wave of attacks on critical, but old, VMWare ESXi vuln You’ve had almost two years to patch and some of the software is EOL, now attackers déployer un rançongiciel Security06 Feb 2023 | 15
Google opens arms to VMware in the cloud and Microsoft 365 on ChromeOS From the Department of Improbable Alliances Off-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 9
Broadcom's VMware battle plan is to challenge hyperscalers As 17 percent of customers see Virtzilla's short term strategic significance shrinking Software01 Feb 2023 | 7
Broadcom's $61b VMWare merger faces another hurdle: UK's competition watchdog Nobody expects the British Inquisition. (Except everybody. Everybody expected it) PaaS + IaaS26 Jan 2023 | 5
Logfile management is no fun. Now it's a nightmare thanks to critical-rated VMware flaws You know the drill: patch before criminals use these bugs in vRealize to sniff your systems Patches25 Jan 2023 |
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 |
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
Microsoft ain't the only one squashing exploited-in-the-wild bugs this month Patch Tuesday Plus there's a PoC for this unpatched Cisco bug Patches14 Dec 2022 | 11
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 | 9
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
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
VMware warns of three critical holes in remote-control tool Anyone can pretend to be your Windows IT support and take command of staff devices Patches09 Nov 2022 |
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 |
Apple patches actively exploited iPhone, iPad kernel vulns In brief Plus: Misconfigured server leaks Thomson Reuters data; VMware patches critical flaw in retired software; MalwareBytes apologies for a hoodie Security31 Oct 2022 | 8
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
FreeBSD comes to Amazon's lightweight hypervisor "Serverless" microVMs further blur the line between containers and virtual machines Virtualization19 Oct 2022 | 9
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
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