Subj : VMware by Broadcom makes more concessions to cloud service provid
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu May 02 2024 13:15:05

VMware by Broadcom makes more concessions to cloud service provider community 
and customers

Date:
Thu, 02 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Description:
VMware customers and partners are being thrown a few lifelines by Broadcom, 
but is it too little, too late?

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In response to continued negative feedback from customers and partners, 
Broadcom has unveiled a series of new concessions tailored to its cloud 
service provider community using VMware products and services. 

The adjustments come amidst ongoing shifts within the VMware portfolio, and 
aim to address concerns not only by customers but also stakeholders. 

The news is also part of a growing number of jigsaw pieces being fed to 
customers by Broadcom, including other lifelines and comments by company 
execs. Broadcom offers more VMware concessions 

Ahmar Mohammad, VMwares VP for Partners, Managed Services, and Solutions GTM, 
has elaborated on earlier pledged made by CEO Hock Tan in a post to the 
companys website. 

In the post, Mohammad clarified that existing VCSP Premier Tier members will 
retain their status, with exemptions potentially granted to partners facing 
unique regulatory or sovereign data constraints the European Economic Area 
and the UK were cited as two such examples. 

This move seems to address concerns raised by CISPE, which has urged the 
European Commission to launch an investigation into Broadcom following its 
acquisition of VMware late last year. 

Cloud Commerce Managers will also be granted permission to offer white label 
services, while current VCSP Registered Tier partners and former VMware Cloud 
Provider partners who are still uncertain about their future with VMware have 
been given an extension to the deadline to transition, which will now stand 
at May 31, 2024. 

Those deciding to exit the program have also been given until April 2025 to 
continue their cloud services, freeing them up with more time to carry out a 
successful migration. 

In the post, Mohammad joined a number of other execs acknowledging that 
change has been constant since the acquisition closed, but the company has 
failed to pacify some customers by offering too little, too late. More from 
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