Anonymous reader quotes The Register report. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan reiterated his belief in a Monday post that VMware's portfolio is too complex and poorly integrated for the virtualization giant to be a true hyperscale cloud competitor. . He argued that Broadcom's infusion of research and development funding will make VMware's flagship Cloud Foundation suite more powerful and easier to operate. He also acknowledged that customers were not enjoying the ride. “As we roll out this strategy, we continue to learn from our customers about how best to set them up for success by ensuring they always have the transition time and support they need.” said. “In particular, subscription pricing models involve changes to the timing of customer spending and the balance of spending between capital and operating expenses.”
Customers also noted that “as rapidly changing changes may take additional time, we have provided support extensions to many customers who have offered to update while these changes are being rolled out,” Tan added. told. This is one of his changes. Broadcom has not previously indicated publicly that such an expansion is possible. “We have been, and continue to be, ready to work with our customers on their specific concerns,” Tan wrote. Another change he's making is to provide ongoing security patches for his VMware customers who continue to use perpetual licenses rather than moving to a Broadcom subscription. “We are announcing free access to zero-day security patches for supported versions of vSphere, and will gradually add other VMware products as well,” Tan wrote, explaining the purpose of the move. explained that it is to ensure that “customers whose maintenance and support contracts have expired” are provided. Please choose not to continue with one of our subscription services. ” This change means such customers “can now use perpetual licenses in a safe and secure manner.”
