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Category Archives: Virtualization
FSAS Technologies suspends VMware partnership from June 2025
[German]Following VMware by Broadcom's harsh treatment of customers and partners, FSAS Technologies (Fujitsu) is now suspending the VMware partnership from June 2025 onwards.
Parallels survey: 63 percent of SMEs are looking for a new VDI or DaaS solution
Parallels, active in the field of virtualization and end-user computing (EUC), recently published the results of its 2025 State of Cloud Computing Survey. The study reveals a significant shift in the EUC market, driven largely by small and medium-sized enterprises … Continue reading
Broadcom sends cease-and-desist letters to users of VMware perpetual licenses without a maintenance contract
[German]VMware by Broadcom wants to force customers with purchase licenses (perpetual licenses) into maintenance contracts. Customers with such VMware purchase licenses, but without a valid maintenance contract, have probably received cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom prohibiting the installation of updates.
VMware ESX update without token: Today (23.4.2025) last day
Quick reminder or information for users or administrators of VMware by Broadcom vCenter installations. As of today, April 23, 2025, a change in vCenter updates will come into effect, so that updates can only be downloaded and installed with update … Continue reading
VMware Tools 12.5.1: Issues with network and AD service accounts?
[German]VMWare by Broadcom released a security update for VMware Tools to version 12.5.1 at the end of March 2025 to close a vulnerability. A blog reader contacted me the other day because he was running into massive problems with the … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Is VMware ESXi 8 back for free?
[German]A small addendum to the never-ending topic of VMWare by Broadcom, which is constantly unsettling users with changes to their product licenses. A few days ago there was an announcement that VMware ESXi 8 is once again free to download.
VirtualBox 7.1.8
[German]Oracle's developers have released Virtualbox version 7.1.8 on April 15, 2025. This version is a maintenance update for bug fixes.
VMWare by Broadcom: 72 core licensing claim withdrawn
[German]In my view, there is currently some confusion regarding the announcement by VMWare by Broadcom that products such as VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus, VMware vSphere Standard (VVS), VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) will in future require … Continue reading
VMware Workstation: Auto Updates broken, drops certificate error
[German]There are reports that VMware by Broadcom has broken the ability to automatically download updates for VMware Workstation. The cause seems to be a URL change to the update servers (something was changed on March 23/24, 2025), so that users … Continue reading
Next VMWare by Broadcom license hammer: At least 72 cores required
[German]New change for users of VMWare by Broadcom who use products such as VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus, VMware vSphere Standard (VVS), VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). In two weeks, licenses for at least "72 cores per … Continue reading