45 expert guides covering Broadcom's VMware subscription overhaul, VCF per-core pricing, post-acquisition contract negotiation, audit risks, CA mainframe licensing, Symantec, SAM strategy, and VMware alternatives. Costs increased by 200 to 500 percent for many organisations — here is how to respond.
The definitive guide to Broadcom's VMware licensing overhaul. Covers the end of perpetual licences, the shift to per-core subscription pricing, the new VCF and vSphere Foundation bundles, and what this means for your IT budget and renewal strategy. Required reading before any VMware renewal conversation with Broadcom.
Read the Guide →The commercial logic behind Broadcom's decision to end perpetual licensing and what it means for your future.
Read more →How Broadcom's per-core calculations work, where cost traps appear, and how to manage your core count.
Read more →How Broadcom unbundled VMware's legacy suites and why organisations are now paying for things they previously got free.
Read more →Why SMBs and edge environments are disproportionately affected by Broadcom's new pricing structure.
Read more →A detailed comparison of VCF and vSphere Foundation — features, costs, and which organisations actually need VCF.
Read more →How vSphere and vSAN subscriptions are structured post-acquisition and how to right-size them.
Read more →How NSX and Carbon Black are now licensed under Broadcom and what changed from VMware's model.
Read more →What organisations are actually paying per core for VCF and how to benchmark your deal.
Read more →A structured framework to determine whether VCF's premium is justified for your organisation.
Read more →Specific tactics to use when negotiating with Broadcom — including scope challenges and commitment structures.
Read more →How the acquisition changes negotiation dynamics and which leverage points still work with Broadcom.
Read more →How Broadcom's ELA structures work and how to negotiate scope, term, and exit provisions.
Read more →A step-by-step guide to surviving your first Broadcom VMware renewal — including what to challenge and what to accept.
Read more →One of our clients had already negotiated with Broadcom for 4 months before engaging us. With 6 weeks left, we saved them $1.7M on top of what they thought was Broadcom's best offer. Tell us your situation.
How Broadcom conducts VMware audits, what triggers them, and how to prepare your defence.
Read more →The specific compliance risks that Broadcom's new per-core model creates and how to mitigate them.
Read more →A structured tool to assess your renewal risk before entering negotiations with Broadcom.
Read more →How Broadcom's CA mainframe software is licensed and how to optimise costs in a post-acquisition environment.
Read more →How Broadcom has changed Symantec's enterprise licensing and what it means for security software budgets.
Read more →How to build a SAM programme that maintains compliance across VMware, Symantec, and CA products.
Read more →Tools and frameworks to assess your current VMware footprint before renewal negotiations.
Read more →Nutanix, Microsoft Hyper-V, Proxmox, and cloud-native alternatives assessed as genuine VMware replacements.
Read more →A structured framework to assess migration readiness before committing to a hypervisor replacement.
Read more →When third-party support becomes the right call after Broadcom's support model changes.
Read more →How AVS is licensed, what it costs, and when migrating VMware workloads to Azure makes financial sense.
Read more →A direct cost and licensing comparison between Nutanix AHV/Cloud Platform and VMware VCF.
Read more →Client had already negotiated with Broadcom for 4 months. Engaged with 6 weeks remaining — reduced the total commitment by $1.7M on top of what the client believed was Broadcom's best offer.
Read case study →Client received a renewal proposal with VMware costs set to increase by more than 200 percent. After internal procurement exhausted every lever, we challenged Broadcom's "best and final" — achieving €900K in savings and a 3-year protected contract.
Read case study →VMware host inventory compiled for Broadcom revealed Oracle Database workloads running on unlicensed VMware clusters. Oracle exposure of £2.4M resolved at zero cost through expert intervention — plus £340K in annual run-rate savings.
Read case study →Our Broadcom/VMware practice covers renewal negotiations, contract restructuring, audit defence, compliance assessment, CA mainframe and Symantec optimisation, migration strategy, and hypervisor alternative evaluation. We act exclusively on behalf of customers — with no Broadcom affiliation and no conflict of interest.