"IBM will stop recruiting new customers for its VMware services on IBM Cloud at the end of this month. The company cites changes in Broadcom's licensing policy as the direct reason for this decision. According to IBM, the new rules prohibit it from selling VMware licenses to customers who do not already have an active VMware workload running on the platform before the specified date. The measure follows a review of Broadcom's VMware Cloud Services Provider (VCSP) program."
"Since August, Broadcom has required VMware users in hyperscale environments to purchase their licenses directly from Broadcom, rather than through their cloud provider. This change affects all providers, but IBM is so far the only major player to stop sales to new customers completely as a result. Other hyperscalers, including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Amazon Web Services, will continue to offer their VMware services and actively recruit new customers."
IBM will stop recruiting new customers for VMware services on IBM Cloud at the end of the month due to Broadcom licensing changes that restrict license sales. Broadcom's VCSP review requires hyperscale VMware users to buy licenses directly from Broadcom rather than from cloud providers, and IBM says new rules prohibit selling licenses to customers without an active VMware workload on the platform before the cutoff date. Other major hyperscalers will continue offering VMware services, while Alibaba has discontinued its offering. IBM has shifted focus to Red Hat OpenShift as a hybrid cloud strategy and competes with VMware Cloud Foundation.
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