Broadcom immediately sets up Carbon Black for sale
From now on, Carbon Black is a separate "business unit" within Broadcom's portfolio. In doing so, Broadcom is cutting its endpoint security offering loose from the rest of VMware, which itself has now been split into several divisions.
Update 29-11: Carbon Black (CB) is unlikely to remain part o... Read more
VMware split into four divisions after acquisition by Broadcom
VMware has been split into four divisions following its acquisition by Broadcom. CEO Raghu Raghuram has also stepped down.
The Register discovered the restructuring. Only one of the divisions retains the VMware name. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), the most successful product within the VMware of... Read more
It’s official: Broadcom has acquired VMware
Broadcom's acquisition of VMware is now complete. The company confirmed the move in a press release on November 22nd. Chinese authorities had earlier revealed the conditions under which they would approve the deal worth $61 billion.
Initially, Broadcom hoped to secure the incorporation of VMware... Read more
VMware tells its competitors what a true sovereign cloud is
Many major cloud players have been talking about the sovereign cloud in recent years. Microsoft, AWS and Oracle are the most prominent among them. They all promise to keep enterprise and government data shielded from third parties, while allowing customers to free themselves from the constraints of... Read more
VMware integrates with Symantec as Broadcom acquisition nears
At its Explore event in Barcelona, VMware was still unable to confirm its acquisition by Broadcom. However, The company's already integrating its offerings with Broadcom subsidiary Symantec, ideally giving customers a unified SASE option in due time. It's in advance of a likely coalescence of VMwar... Read more
VMware partners with Intel for easier macOS management
VMware is offering new solutions for businesses to manage macOS devices in partnership with Intel. The solutions are offered through the Anywhere Workspace platform.
VMware is investing in solutions for streamlining IT processes because it believes it can bring businesses more than just cost sa... Read more
VMware makes its AI offerings as flexible as possible
Now that VMware Cloud has been firmly modernized since earlier this year, the company is currently focused on building out an expanded AI offering. At VMware Explore in Barcelona, it has released a raft of announcements in this area. Additional compute power, storage and a series of partnerships gi... Read more
VMware Tanzu offers enhanced support for building AI apps
During VMware Explore, VMware announces Tanzu will include new features for generative AI. Furthermore, Tanzu Applications Service 5.0 is being unveiled.
According to VMware, application development today is becoming increasingly complex. Organizations are running into many silos, inefficiencie... Read more
VMware cuts offerings in anticipation of acquisition by Broadcom
While the acquisition by Broadcom is still pending, VMware has decided to discontinue its Flings program. The website flings.vmware.com previously allowed users to install experimental software. However, many of the offerings are now available elsewhere on the VMware website.
Earlier today, Broa... Read more
Nutanix CEO: “VMware customers should be worried about Broadcom acquisition”
Broadcom's acquisition of VMware should worry customers, according to Nutanix's CEO Rajiv Ramaswami. As a former top executive at both companies, he sees a pattern in Broadcom's behaviour after it acquires another company. Thus, higher prices and less support for customers lie ahead, the Nutanix to... Read more