VMware Licensing Changes Explained: How They Will Impact your IT Strategy
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left perpetual license holders uncertain about what lies ahead. With VMware’s push to its subscription-based model, bundling of products and significant changes to its partner programs, IT and finance executives are being pressed to adapt quickly – whether by reallocating budgets or reevaluating their overall IT strategy. Read on to […]
Three Ways VMware Customers Can Buy Time & Extend Value
Facing a steep cost increase for VMware? You have options, and Rimini Street can help: Start with three ways to buy time and extend the value of your VMware investments. As the dynamic IT landscape continually evolves, CIOs and IT decision makers face an increasingly complex array of challenges. The most pressing of which involve […]
Lwart Environmental Solutions Expands Long-Standing Relationship with Rimini Street, Consolidating Support for VMware and SAP Support to Regain Control of Licensing and Roadmap Decisions
Brazilian oil re-refinery avoids forced upgrades, stabilizes core systems and redirects IT savings toward business innovation LAS VEGAS – March 17, 2026 – Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), the Software Support and Agentic AI ERP Company™, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced the expansion of its long-time partnership […]
Self-Funded Modernization for U.S. Federal IT: Advancing Mission Outcomes without Expanding Budgets
Federal agencies face growing pressure to strengthen cybersecurity, improve citizen services and adopt new digital capabilities while operating under flat or declining budgets. At the same time, they must maintain strict compliance, ensure system availability and protect mission-critical platforms that can’t afford disruption. This tension creates a fundamental challenge: How can federal agencies advance IT […]
Why Maximizing the Value of VMware Perpetual Licenses is a Smart Strategic Move
As Broadcom continues to reshape VMware’s licensing and support model, many organizations are re-evaluating their IT virtualization strategies. VMware officially marked the end of general support (EoGS) for vSphere 7.x perpetual licenses on October 2, 2025. Additionally, the end of general support for vSphere 8.x perpetual licenses is currently scheduled for October 11, 2027. These […]
Understanding VMware Partner Program Changes and Alternatives
As VMware’s partner ecosystem evolves under the Broadcom acquisition, organizations, notably those seeking support for smaller footprints of up to 200 VMware hosts, are seeking ways to maintain reliability and control costs while adapting to new program requirements. Leaders must rethink how they purchase, manage and support their VMware environments going forward, prioritizing agility to […]
Flexible, High-Value Support Now Available on the Rimini E-Commerce Store
Every organization deserves access to comprehensive, cost-effective support that can help keep business operations running smoothly and securely. Rimini Street, the global leader of third-party support for Oracle, SAP, VMware and hundreds of additional products, is proud to announce the launch of the Rimini Store — a new e-commerce destination offering unmatched enterprise support with […]
VMware Price Shocks in Higher Education: What IT Leaders Need to Know
Broadcom’s acquisition of and sweeping changes to VMware have caused turbulence across industries, but nowhere is the impact felt more acutely than in higher education. Having served as the Deputy CIO of Arizona State University for more than eight years, I know firsthand that colleges and universities have long relied on VMware to power everything […]
