VMware may be selling software but people buy it cause of their service. Without people to service the customer, people will be less inclined to buy.

This post has been edited by ReoAyanami: Yesterday, 03:15 AM

it's not usually, but at least the support responds pretty quickly and is actually helpful.

This post has been edited by Quantum Geist: Dec 9 2025, 07:05 PM

He creates a lot of millionaire at Penang too.

Bukan terrapins ka? Turtles 404 😁

Can see the trend.

I always thought it was stupid. Ironically, my career here was built on the virtual platform because I was hired to virtualised the functionality that they previously sold as a add-on hardware accelerator. Actually, it was great for the company because customers could try the software version and then started buying licenses for it. Even now that they are moving back to hardware platforms, they will still be using the software version rather than a add-on hardware accelerator, which has been discontinued.

No, our customers a lot doing self-hosting due to sensitive data. Just recently, a couple of big ones started ordering lots of new hardware from us. We can't get enough chips for our platforms.

Yup, looks like good day for vendors to support onpremise equipment

This post has been edited by RT8081: Dec 9 2025, 08:28 PM

Broadcom spent 69bil to acquire VMWare, Hock Tan have to find way to cut cost and recoup back asap

boycott

I have loss count on how many companies that he had acquired since become ceo.

He remove the turtle, he remove company longevity. I bet all 4th floor rename to 3A too.

that is how finance and business ppl do stuff, they do not develop a product/own solution to sell. they buy ready made business/solution and make it theirs.

just like this.



This post has been edited by brkli: Dec 9 2025, 09:15 PM

What do you think about proxmox or hyper-v?

Proxmox is pretty good if you're willing to learn how to configure/harden/manage with mostly documentation and forum help, not sure how resilient it is for production though, it has Ceph storage, but I'm not really knowledgeable about that part. Not sure if there's anyone in Malaysia that offers proxmox support for on-prem deployments.

I don't really know much about hyper-v outside of using it to run a linux vm that's not wsl on my work computer. It has issues with running some desktop environments that aren't common, like Cosmic DE, that's about the only thing notable I know.

Broadcom overpaid for the purchase. Now they need a fall guy executioner to perform the unfavorable right-sizing tasks

Used VWware a decade ago

too bad seeing a bright star fallen

This. Luckily I buy more instead of averaging bursa stocks

depend la, your shop got real engineer capable of handling it without support or not
if sikit sikit call vendor, anything also wont work well

sack paid

He only wants the tech not the people.

it's a dog eat dog world

i know one CEO kena like this

he removed anyone he doesnt like by asking them to resign. Some of them are the best performers who couldn't get along with him or constantly disagree with him. Surprise that no one complained him to Labour Office

few years later, he was removed from office by the board instead.

It's all business.