Most VMware Users Still 'Actively Reducing Their VMware Footprint,' Survey Finds

Source: Slashdot

Background

An anonymous reader quoted a report from Ars Technica: more than two years after Broadcom took over VMware, the virtualization company’s customers are still grappling with higher prices, uncertainty, and the challenges of reducing vendor lock‑in. CloudBolt Software, a hybrid cloud management platform provider, released a report titled “The Mass Exodus That Never Was: The Squeeze Is Just Beginning.” The report surveys VMware customers to identify pain points and inform relevant solutions.

Survey Methodology

• Participants: 302 IT decision‑makers (director‑level or higher)
• Region: North America
• Company size: At least 1,000 employees
• Date: January (year not specified)

The survey is not comprehensive but offers insight into the obstacles VMware users face.

Key Findings

Disruption After the Acquisition

• 88 % of respondents still described the Broadcom acquisition (closed November 2023) as “disruptive.”
• Primary drivers of disruption:
  • Price increases – 89 %
  • Uncertainty about Broadcom’s plans – 85 %
  • Support quality concerns – 78 %
  • Shift from perpetual licenses to subscriptions – 72 %
  • Changes to VMware’s partner program – 68 %
  • Forced bundling of products – 65 %

Pricing Impact

• 14 % reported VMware costs have at least doubled.
• 12 % saw increases of 50‑99 %.
• 33 % experienced increases of 24‑49 %.
• 31 % reported increases of less than 25 %.
• 85 % are concerned that VMware will become even more expensive.

Migration Off VMware

• 36 % have migrated 1‑24 % of their environment off VMware.
• 32 % have migrated 25‑49 %.
• 10 % have migrated 50‑74 %.
• 2 % have migrated 75 % or more.
• 5 % have not migrated at all.

Destination of migrated workloads:

• Public cloud IaaS – 72 %
• Microsoft Hyper‑V/Azure stack – 43 %

Overall, 86 % of respondents “are actively reducing their VMware footprint,” according to the CloudBolt report.

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