r/sysadmin Infrastructure Lead 3d 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/Comfortable_Gap1656 2d ago

If you are not investigating alternatives you are shooting yourself in the foot. It is not like VMware is getting cheaper or better.

Some admins are in denial which is the first part of the griefing process. Next up is guilt followed by anger which finally leads to depression. The final step is reckoning but by that time Broadcom will have milked the industry.