VMware made a long-anticipated move July 22 when it announced that its ESXi hypervisor would be free. That doesn’t mean VMware customers can avoid pricey fees for support and management tools, though.

Broadcom’s 2023 acquisition of VMware for US$69bn led to disruptive changes in the virtualisation provider’s pricing. Key here is a move from perpetual licences to a subscription model. This has left ...

VMware and Broadcom operate very differently in terms of marketing, sales and administrative costs, as well as how much spending goes towards research and development. In fact, Broadcom said it hopes ...