As we start 2024, there is a lot of changes that have taken place since December 2023. Let’s try to break it down.

It’s done, the acquisition is finalised and VMware is now part of Broadcom. Now VMware will be known and referred as VMware by Broadcom. Websites, email addresses and all branding are starting to change. What a way to end/start the year! 

Lot’s of changes are being done and at lightening speed. Let’s jump into these changes.

All VMware partners existing contracts will be terminated and “some” will be invited to the new partner program. Perpetual licenses will end and no longer available to sell to clients. It will be only subscription going forward. Licensing has been simplified, we will have mainly two suites to work from VCF & VVF. Carbon Black will become a separate unit and not part of VMware. EUC will be excluded as well.

Let’s briefly look at VCF & VVF (VMware Cloud Foundation & VMware vSphere Foundation)

vSphere Foundation is focused on providing essential virtualisation capabilities for smaller environments, while VMware Cloud Foundation is a more comprehensive solution designed for building and managing cloud infrastructure at scale, including private and hybrid clouds. 

  • VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF):
    • Reason: vSphere Foundation is a bundle of VMware vSphere products designed for small businesses and organisations looking to start with virtualisation or currently have virtualisation.
    • Products: It typically includes the foundation of virtualisations platform and comprises the following

                      vSphere Enterprise Plus

          vCenter Server Standard

          vSphere with Tanzu

          Aria Suite Standard

          vSAN Enterprise

  • Size: This offering is suitable for smaller environments and may not include advanced features found in higher-tier vSphere editions.
  • VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF):
    • Reason: VMware Cloud Foundation is a comprehensive integrated software stack that provides a complete cloud infrastructure platform for both private and hybrid clouds.
    • Products: VCF includes vSphere (compute virtualisation), vSAN (software-defined storage), NSX (network virtualisation), and the SDDC Manager (a unified management interface for deploying and managing the components).
    • Integration: It is designed to simplify the deployment, management, and scaling of a software-defined data centre (SDDC) by integrating compute, storage, networking, and cloud management components.
    • Use Cases: VCF is often used for building private clouds, hybrid clouds, and as a foundation for VMware Cloud service