• 302 IT leaders surveyed; 88% still feel Broadcom’s VMware acquisition is disruptive. • Price hikes top concern: 89% cite increased costs, 14% report double, 12% 50‑99% rise. • Uncertainty about Broadcom’s strategy fuels anxiety: 85% worried about future direction. • Support quality and partner program changes cited: 78% and 68% respectively. • Subscription shift and forced bundling add friction: 72% and 65% affected. • Despite modest price rises, 85% fear VMware will become costlier over time. • Companies actively reducing VMware footprint amid these challenges. • CloudBolt’s report highlights need for hybrid cloud solutions easing transition.
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- More than two years after Broadcom took over VMware, the virtualization company’s customers are still grappling with higher prices, uncertainty, and the challenges of reducing vendor lock-in. Today, CloudBolt Software released a report, “The Mass Exodus That Never Was: The Squeeze Is Just Beginning,” that provides insight into those struggles. CloudBolt is a hybrid cloud management platform provider that aims to identify VMware customers’ pain points so it can sell them relevant solutions. In the report, CloudBolt said it surveyed 302 IT decision-makers (director-level or higher) at North Amer
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