Broadcom wins Microsoft as second VMware cloud partner

With Microsoft, Broadcom has found another cloud partner for the new licensing policy. Specifically, users can use their VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) licenses on Azure VMware Solution in the same way. This portability of the new subscription is the cornerstone of Broadcom's new VMware offering, which includes many previously individually available products in the package.

Google Cloud included, AWS not

Google had previously already positioned its VMware Engine for the new VCF licenses. However, customers can also use them in their own data centers - or move workloads between on-premises and the cloud at will, with as few or no changes as possible, according to Broadcom. Cloud giant AWS is still missing, however, as Broadcom prohibited Amazon from reselling the VMware Cloud. The latter was created in collaboration between the two companies before the takeover and is based on VCF. However, since May 2024, customers have had to contact Broadcom directly if they want to use the service. Accordingly, AWS is now officially promoting an alternative to its own cloud offerings.

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Microsoft, on the other hand, is allowed to sell VCF subscriptions - and wants to make this as attractive as possible with the VMware Rapid Migration Plan. This includes, for example, price guarantees, discounts on Windows Server and SQL Server as well as support and credits for other Azure services. However, simple portability between the Azure cloud and the company's own data center cannot start immediately; the partners want to launch this over the course of the year. According to the announcement, customers should therefore first plan the switch and the required licenses.

Support portal still has bugs

The prerequisite for this is, of course, an insight into the licenses booked - and the possibility of purchasing them. However, there are still an increasing number of complaints from users that the new support portal does not list any of their licenses. These complaints can be found publicly on Reddit, for example. This is due to the migration of support from the old VMware system to Broadcom. Broadcom had estimated only a few days for the migration, which was accompanied by massive restrictions for customers.

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