Rethinking Virtualization After Broadcom’s VMware Acquisition
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has sent ripples through the enterprise IT world, prompting many organizations to reconsider their dependence on VMware. With licensing changes and rising costs, there’s a growing push to explore more scalable, cost-effective, and future-ready alternatives.That said, there’s no simple one-for-one replacement. Virtualization is evolving fast, and a straight hypervisor swap often misses the bigger picture. What’s needed now is a strategic rethink—one focused on modernization, resilience, and aligning with long-term IT goals.Let’s break down the current landscape and the viable paths forward.Exploring VMware Alternatives: Four Key Paths1. Staying with VMware—For NowFor teams not ready to make a move just yet, staying with VMware and tightening up cost efficiency is one approach. Here’s how some are doing it:Audit licensing to eliminate unnecessary overhead—keep only the critical workloads on VMware. Adopt third-party storage solutions to avoid pricey vSAN
