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Broadcom ends VMware perpetual license sales, testing customers and partners (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by flop_leash_973 to c/sysadmin

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Just what the world needs, more software subscriptions. /s

Though we are talking about Broadcom, so I can't say I am surprised.

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[–] FlexibleToast 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well our red hat account manager said

Well, they're wrong. It has been clearly communicated that OpenShift Virt is not a replacement for RHV. It does not do the enterprise things like having concepts of dataceners, etc... It is to help people migrate to containerization.

That's just sales being sales. Just because you can use a hammer to drive a screw doesn't mean it's the right tool for the job. Which is clearly the conclusion you already came to.