VMware reveals how it will deliver Broadcom's unified hybrid cloud … sometime soon

VMware by Broadcom has opened its annual user conference by teasing version nine of its flagship Cloud Foundation (VCF) suite – a major upgrade touted as delivering on past promises of an easy-to-consume hybrid cloud suite – but hasn't said when it will arrive. Before it was acquired, VMware spent years claiming that VCF – …

[ColinPa]

The pendulum swings

Sounds like they are bringing back the mainframe architecture

[Vulture@C64]

Broadcom is desperate, offering features nobody asked for, probably with another price increase.

In the meantime Nutanix, XCP-ng et al are rolling in it, reaping the rewards of Broadcom incompetence and greed.

[sbickley]

How do customers that need third party shared storage management capabilities deal with the fact that these are not supported by Nutanix, others? Big roadblock for enterprise grade clients.

[Anonymous Coward]

yes unnecessarily large investment in network storage. i found that IT mainly allocates budget based on legacy tech installed, their organization and exec priorities. if vendors want to win they have to tackle all three

[Anonymous Coward]

You sure?

I got a quote from Nutanix and the pricing wasn’t far off what Broadcom are now charging for VCF, but with far less functionality of course. I’m sure VMware’s competitors are indeed benefiting from the Broadcom acquisition but I’m not convinced Nutanix are taking much of a market share.

[yagobaba]

Re: You sure?

interesting observation. i am at a var. saw them open to negotiate for the right deal. what size deployment are you talking about?

[Oneman2Many]

Too little, too late. Everyone I've spoken to in Enterprise area are looking at getting off ESX. Shame, its a great product and does what it says on the tin though I have yet to come across anybody using Tanzu.