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Category Archives: Virtualization
VMware sues Siemens for lack of licenses
[German]A dispute between VMware by Broadcom and Siemens AG. The two parties are at loggerheads over licensing. VMware has now sued Siemens for unlicensed products.
VMware vCenter: Update tokens required as of April 23, 2025
[German]Brief information for users and administrators of VMware by Broadcom vCenter installations. It looks like Broadcom is going to throw the next chicane into the ring for VMware vCenter customers. From April 23, 2025, vCenter administrators will probably only be … Continue reading
Has Broadcom's VMware bet paid off? Customers book largest package
[German]I'm adding yet another brick to the never-ending saga of "Broadcom buys VMware and squeezes the customers". It looks as if Broadcom's bet to squeeze as much money as possible out of VMware customers has paid off. The other day … Continue reading
Over 37,000 VMware ESXi servers vulnerable via CVE-2025-22224
[German]This week, VMware by Broadcom has released security updates for various products, including VMware ESXi servers, to close security gaps. One vulnerability has already been exploited as a 0-day. Now The Shadowserver Foundation warns that over 37,000 VMware ESXi servers … Continue reading
Posted in Security, Software, Update, Virtualization
Tagged ESXi, Security, Update, VMware
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VMWare by Broadcom: Next fail with training credits
[German]A blog reader contacted me by e-mail and reported on the latest fail of VMware by Broadcom. There were hurdles when booking a follow-up license, but they could be overcome. However, unneeded services had to be included, which were agreed … 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 ...
0-day vulnerabilities in VMWare ESXi, Workstation and Fusion
[German]As of March 4, 2025, VMware by Broadcom has published a security advisory to warn of three zero-day vulnerabilities CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225 and CVE-2025-22226) that have already been exploited in the wild. Patching is urgent.
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Tagged Security, Update, VMware
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Does the download of Windows VMs for testing still work for you?
[German]Microsoft has been offering virtual machines with Windows for developers to test for years. These VMs contain a version of Windows that can run for 90 days. I have now received a note from a reader that the content is … Continue reading
Posted in Software, Virtualization, Windows
Tagged Evaluation, ISO, Virtualization, Windows 10, Windows 11
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Windows 11 24H2: VMware Workstation Pro 17.x extremely slow
[German]I have received a user message about problems with virtualization using VMware Workstation Pro 17.x on Windows 11 24H2 clients. One user complains that the guest operating systems run extremely slowly. When VMware Workstation is started as a special administrator, … Continue reading
Windows 11 24H2/Server 2025 with huge Hyper-V bug?
[German]An administrator recently pointed out a very unpleasant finding to me. The Hyper-V virtualization solution promoted by Microsoft can hardly be used in certain scenarios (on AMD and Intel CPUs) to run multiple virtual machines under Windows 11 24H2 or … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Update, Virtualization, Windows
Tagged Bug, Hyper-V, Virtualization, Windows 11 24H2, Windows Server 2025
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Windows 11: Virtualbox collides with Hyper-V?
[German]An unpleasant observation that is being discussed in the Virtualbox community. Virtualbox only works under Windows 11 if Hyper-V has been removed as a platform (and other virtualization functions). Apparently the hypervisors (still) collide. But removing Hyper-V and the other … Continue reading
Posted in issue, Software, Virtualization, Windows
Tagged Hyper-V, issue, Virtualbox, Windows
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