{"id":8241,"date":"2025-11-17T23:05:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T03:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=8241"},"modified":"2025-11-17T21:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T01:44:48","slug":"gartner-says-vmware-upheaval-is-splintering-virtualization-market-faster-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/gartner-says-vmware-upheaval-is-splintering-virtualization-market-faster-than-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner says VMware upheaval is splintering virtualization market faster than expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Gartner<\/a> reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/broadcoms-vmware-overhaul-from-cloudland-chaos-to-hard-business-reality\/\">Broadcom\u2019s overhaul of VMware<\/a> is pushing the server virtualization market into its biggest shift in decades. Many longtime VMware customers now face steep price hikes and altered product plans, prompting them to explore other hypervisor options. Gartner urges IT leaders to define their core needs, evaluate modern platforms, and prepare structured exit strategies as organizations accelerate migration efforts through 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gartner reports that Broadcom\u2019s overhaul of VMware is pushing the server virtualization market into its biggest shift in decades. Many longtime VMware customers now face steep price hikes and altered product plans, prompting them to explore other hypervisor options. 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