Lessons From the VMwars – Nothing Virtual About the Broadcom vs Tesco Slugfest

Lessons from the VMwars – nothing virtual about the Broadcom vs Tesco slugfest

The legal battle between Broadcom and Tesco isn't so much a contract dispute as a serial TV drama. An aggressive organization takes over a renowned operation with blue chip clientele, and puts the squeeze on. Prices go up, customers are encouraged to move to new products if they know what's good for them, and the old ways are shredded. The new mob reckons it has customers locked in. Their tentacles reach deep into the heart of corporate IT infra…

Tesco is leaving VMware behind. When it comes to digital sovereignty, every little helps

News broke this week that Tesco, Britain’s Brobdingnagian supermarket chain, is to undertake a likely painful migration of its virtualisation platform, leaving VMware for an unspecified alternative. Maybe Broadcom, which swallowed VMware whole in 2023, jacking up licensing costs by what customers could be forgiven for calling near-infinite levels was not such a smart idea [… The post Tesco is leaving VMware behind. When it comes to digital sover…

Tesco UK supermarket chain removes 40,000 servers from VMware infrastructure — mass exodus continues due to Broadcom's aggressive subscription model

Tesco UK supermarket chain moves 40,000 servers off of VMWare infrastructure - mass exodus continues thanks to Broadcom's pricing shenanigans