VMware Explore 2025 is set to take place in Las Vegas starting August 25, amidst ongoing challenges for Broadcom following its acquisition of VMware. While the acquisition was completed over a year ago, customer dissatisfaction remains prevalent, leading to several lawsuits from companies like Siemens, United Healthcare, and AT&T concerning VMware licensing. Recently, the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe challenged the European Commission’s endorsement of Broadcom’s acquisition.
In response to these customer concerns, Broadcom has committed to adjusting its approach. The company announced a shift from a rapid two-year major release cycle to a more deliberate three-year cadence for product updates. Additionally, support for VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 will be extended to six years, addressing enterprise frustrations regarding frequent upgrades.
As VMware Explore 2025 approaches, customers are eager to learn more about Broadcom’s plans for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). The focus will highlight VCF as an efficient platform for enterprises aiming to run modern cloud infrastructures on-premises, complete with enhanced automation capabilities.
In 2024, the theme of VMware Explore centered around the importance of private AI and strategies for cloud repatriation, where enterprises are increasingly returning workloads from public clouds to their own data centers. The European edition reinforced this focus, with announcements such as VeloRAIN, an innovative networking architecture employing AI to optimize the performance and security of distributed AI workloads.
At the 2023 VMware Explore, generative AI was a significant topic, showcasing VMware’s partnership with Nvidia to enable enterprises to execute AI applications using their proprietary data securely.
Stay tuned for updates and insights from VMware Explore 2025 as Broadcom navigates both product advancements and customer engagement in this transitional period.
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