As CRN reported on Tuesday, VMware has boosted the vRAM entitlement in all versions of vSphere, doubling vSphere Enterprise from 32GB to 64GB and Enterprise Plus from 48GB to 96GB. VMware has also ...

On Wednesday, VMware unveiled a list of changes to its vSphere 5 licensing model that the company hopes will calm customer concerns over higher costs after transitioning from vSphere 4.x to the new ...

VMware customers are venting their spleen over the licensing changes coming in vSphere 5, which in some cases will amount to a significant price hike. Evidence of customers' frustration can be found ...

VMware has tweaked its new licensing model, which had attracted the ire of many of its customers, saying that it was "a company built on customer goodwill", and took "customer feedback to heart". On ...

For some customers, the licensing scheme VMware announced for vSphere 5 last month was a turning point. After years of having VMware abstract the lock-in enforced by traditional software vendors, ...

VMware's vSphere 5 pricing could accelerate the shift toward a mixture of commercial and open source products in the virtualization arena EMC VMware’s vSphere 5 brings new features and performance ...

VMware announced vSphere 5 yesterday, which will bring greater scalability and robustness to VMware’s virtualization platform. The new version will support larger virtual machines—up to 1TB of RAM and ...

The July 12 VMware launch for vSphere 5 was comprehensive in its scope. But much of what it offered was overshadowed by changes to its vRam licensing model that aligned costs with the benefits of ...

It is not often that a technology company truly listens to its customers and openly corrects its position. Usually, changes are made months and years later and the change is introduced in a subtle and ...