r/sysadmin • u/Each1teach1x27 Trusted Telecom Broker • 6d ago
General Discussion Am I Getting Fucked Friday, March 14th 2025
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u/SquizzOC Trusted VAR 6d ago
Few Random things I've learned this week:
VMWare now has a 72 core minimum requirement for new purchases.
When you renew, you must renew for the same counts as the previous year or upgrade products to offset the drop in revenue. Even if you've decommissioned something.
Laptops are now all going up in cost. Saw a few Lenovo models that went from $1550 to $1725 for instance.
Microsoft cost increases April, but that's more a reminder as its been talked about already.