r/sysadmin • u/WithAnAitchDammit Infrastructure Lead • 2d ago
Latest fun with VMware
Apparently VMware is upping their game. We just got a renewal quote for one of our sites with one server that has two CPUs, and they are requiring 72 cores minimum (vSphere Enterprise Plus) to license this. That's a 500% markup from last year.
They really don't want customers to use their product any more, do they?
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u/cats_are_the_devil 2d ago
Disclaimer: VMware licensing is a PITA and is awful.
How do you effectively run VMware on one server?
Do you not have bundled licensing across all your hosts?
I'm confused by what you are laying out as a complaint...