"VVF is a bundle that offers compute, storage, and networking virtualization, and a platform to run containers. It's most useful in hyperconverged infrastructure and hybrid clouds, but is less capable than the Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud suite. Virtzilla said EMEA customers would need to check with their local dealer to see if VVF was still on sale in their country."
"Our initial tipster said their reseller clued them into the impending change when VMware's new fiscal year started in November. This anonymous customer told us that their hardware fleet boasts thousands of compute cores and without more affordable options, his organization was looking at their annual VMware spend leaping by 10x from around $130,000 to $1.3 million. "We're currently looking to jump ship to either Microsoft's Hyper-V or Nutanix, as we can't eat (that) increase," they told The Register."
Broadcom has removed VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) from sale in several EMEA countries while keeping it available in most others. VVF provides compute, storage, networking virtualization and a container platform, suited to hyperconverged infrastructure and hybrid clouds but less feature-rich than VMware Cloud Foundation. Some customers learned of the change at the start of VMware’s fiscal year and face steep licensing increases, with one estimating a tenfold rise from $130,000 to $1.3 million. Smaller customers are considering switching to Microsoft Hyper-V or Nutanix. Industry integrators predict consolidation toward higher-priced Cloud Foundation offerings.
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