No need to fear it! Revolutions are revolutionary. And they are always necessary for progress—in virtualization and in life. Nay to fear, compatriots, as today is a day for courage. Today, we do not make incremental improvements nor routine product updates, today, we dive in to the subject of VCF 9.0—a true paradigm shift in […]
Crack, splash, boom! In 2024, the VMware ecosystem endured a seismic shift. Broadcom acquired VMware and quickly introduced a controversial change in its pricing model — shifting from a vRAM-based system to one centered on per physical core (pCore) licensing — and shaking the veritable ground users stood upon. What once allowed customers to pay for
Learning by Doing: OVHcloud & Hands-On Labs “Your turn to try!”Attracting thousands of participants at VMware Explore 2025 in Las Vegas, this year’s Hands-on Labs (HOL) offered professionals the opportunity to explore VMware technologies firsthand. Backed by OVHcloud, the HOL was presented with a guided, cloud-hosted environment for an internationally scalable learning experience. As the
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Today, we’re not going to talk about why you should protect your data. Because you know you should. In this article, we’ll discuss the different data backup options available, and the ideal software, skills and storage package for you. In this article, we’ll discuss the different data backup options available, and the ideal software, skills
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The not-so-unexpected changes to subscription and licensing that followed VMware’s acquisition of Broadcom in November 2023 left users feeling uncertain and weighing their options. Broadcom’s modernisation and optimisation strategy (for cloud and edge) especially, also made end-users and channel partners look for alternatives to VMware. VMware is known for its high scalability, live migration, security,
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Since Broadcom announced its plans to acquire VMware, OVHcloud has been proactive in preparing for potential changes to minimise any impacts on pricing. For the past two years, our customers haven’t seen any price changes linked to VMware licensing. We have been actively developing new offerings in preparation for potential changes to licence pricing. The migration
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Depuis l’annonce par Broadcom de son intention de racheter VMware, OVHcloud a travaillé pour anticiper les éventuels changements et limiter leurs impacts sur la tarification des licences. Ces deux dernières années, nos clients n’ont en effet pas connu d’évolution tarifaire liée aux licences VMware. Nous avons activement travaillé à bâtir de nouvelles offres en anticipation
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If you’re one of our Hosted Private Cloud managed VMware customers, you are probably familiar with the vScope view we’ve been providing for a long time. Well, this view will be soon replaced by a new dashboard based on VMware Aria Operations (vROps) This new dashboard includes more information that vScope. It still provides real
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As the end of the year approaches, our Hosted Private Cloud powered by VMWare offer welcomes two important features enabled by the vSphere 7 update: Tanzu Kubernetes Grid multicloud (TKGm) and vSphere Native Key Provider (vNKP). As much as « Tanzu » was expected and follows the release of Tanzu CE, the availability of vNKP can come
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With remote working becoming widespread and an increase in online services, companies are having to accelerate their cloud transition. The demands on infrastructures and technical teams are growing, and the challenges associated with rapid, large-scale deployments of digital solutions have both financial and human impacts. In order to make life easier for our hosting and
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