How Broadcom’s VMware buy meant a ‘fundamental shift’ for county tech

How Broadcom’s VMware buy meant a ‘fundamental shift’ for county tech

A major technology infrastructure provider is creating huge headaches for county governments, leaders have said, and they are blaming a recent acquisition for those issues. Broadcom bought VMware in November 2023. Multiple county technology leaders, as well as experts and observers in the private sector, told Route Fifty that, in the years since, it has set off a scramble as the company has changed licensing requirements, reduced support and rai…