Oops. VMware admits it over-specced storage servers for years

Oops. VMware admits it over-specced storage servers for years

VMware has admitted that its guidance about the hardware needed to run its vSAN virtual storage arrays has been wrong for years. “Hardware guidance for vSAN has historically been derived from synthetic testing,” Product Marketing Engineer Pete Koehler wrote last week,...
VMware drops the lowest tier of its partner program –

VMware drops the lowest tier of its partner program –

Broadcom’s VMware business unit has dropped the lowest tier of its channel program, a move one analyst told The Register will benefit its rivals. The virtualization pioneer currently operates a four-tier channel program spanning Pinnacle, Premier, Select, and...
VMware migrations will be long, expensive, and risky, warns Gartner

VMware migrations will be long, expensive, and risky, warns Gartner

If the changes Broadcom brought to VMware have you thinking of a move to an alternative virtualization platform, expect a long, costly, and risky project – and perhaps a longer, costlier, and riskier one if you put off pondering the move. That’s the thrust of a new...