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Broadcom quietly pulls VMware's VDDK downloads, complicating exits from vSphere

Broadcom has removed public access to VMware's Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK), a library relied on by major migration tools including Microsoft Azure Migrate, Red Hat's Migration Toolkit, Nutanix Move, and various VMware-to-KVM utilities. Customers report that Broadcom support confirmed the kit is no longer available for general download, though no official announcement or explanation has been issued.

virtualizationhowto.com · 2026-09-07

VMware to refresh vSphere Standard as Broadcom eases SMB sales pressure

VMware's parent Broadcom acknowledged that its sales team overemphasized VCF, its costly private cloud bundle, even when smaller customers wanted the cheaper vSphere Standard product. VCF chief product officer Paul Turner admitted the company has corrected this practice, and executives say an updated vSphere Standard release is coming soon, likely detailed at VMware Explore in Frankfurt in October.

arstechnica.com · 2026-09-04