Tag Archives: VMware

Next VMWare by Broadcom license hammer: At least 72 cores required

Posted on 2025-03-30 by guenni

[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 →

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VMware sues Siemens for lack of licenses

Posted on 2025-03-29 by guenni

[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. Advertising

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VMware vCenter: Update tokens required as of April 23, 2025

Posted on 2025-03-26 by guenni

[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 →

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Has Broadcom's VMware bet paid off? Customers book largest package

Posted on 2025-03-17 by guenni

[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 →

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Over 37,000 VMware ESXi servers vulnerable via CVE-2025-22224

Posted on 2025-03-08 by guenni

[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 →

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VMWare by Broadcom: Next fail with training credits

Posted on 2025-03-07 by guenni

[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 →

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0-day vulnerabilities in VMWare ESXi, Workstation and Fusion

Posted on 2025-03-05 by guenni

[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. Advertising

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Windows 11 24H2: VMware Workstation Pro 17.x extremely slow

Posted on 2025-02-25 by guenni

[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 →

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VMware Fusion and Workstation now free for all

Posted on 2024-11-12 by guenni

[German]The rumor has been confirmed, VMware by Broadcom has released VMware Workstation and Fusion of free use for all – also for business users – on November 11, 2024. Advertising

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Will VMware Workstation be free soon also für business user?

Posted on 2024-11-09 by guenni

[German]I have heard a rumor that VMware by Broadcom could announce the release of free use of VMware Workstation for business users on November 11, 2024. Advertising

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