VMware Licensing Changes and Their Impact on Infrastructure Modernization

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If your VMware renewal landed on your desk this year and made you choke on your coffee, you’re not alone. Finance teams across the world are staring at the same number and asking the same question: Did we suddenly get 3x more infrastructure?

No. You didn’t. The infrastructure stayed the same. The licensing model changed.

Since Broadcom completed its VMware acquisition in 2023, the rules around VMware licensing have been rewritten almost entirely.

And for a lot of IT leaders, the financial shock has been the first real push toward rethinking their infrastructure strategy from the ground up.

The VMware Licensing Revolution: Why Broadcom Transformed Everything

Here’s what actually changed. Broadcom eliminated perpetual licensing across the board. Every VMware product is now subscription-only. That alone was a big deal. But the changes didn’t stop there.

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