“Negative” views of Broadcom driving thousands of VMware migrations, rival says
April 11, 2026 6:50am
Amid customer dissatisfaction around Broadcom's VMware takeover, rivals have been trying to lure customers from the leading virtualization firm. One of VMware's...
Amid customer dissatisfaction around Broadcom's VMware takeover, rivals have been trying to lure customers from the leading virtualization firm. One of VMware's biggest competitors, Nutanix, claims to have swiped tens of thousands of VMware customers. Speaking at a press briefing at Nutanix’s.NEXT conference in Chicago this week, Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami said that “about 30,000 customers” have migrated from VMware to the rival platform, pointing to customer disapproval over Broadcom’s VMware strategy, SDx. Ars Technica reported this update on 2026-04-09 with additional details in the linked source coverage.
5-Second Takeaway
Amid customer dissatisfaction around Broadcom's VMware takeover, rivals have been trying to lure customers from the leading virtualization firm.
Why This Matters
One of VMware's biggest competitors, Nutanix, claims to have swiped tens of thousands of VMware customers. Speaking at a press briefing at Nutanix’s.NEXT conference in Chicago this week, Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami said that “about 30,000 customers” have migrated from VMware to the rival platform, pointing to customer disapproval over Broadcom’s VMware strategy, SDx.
What Changed
- Ars Technica published this report on 2026-04-09.
- The headline focus is "“Negative” views of Broadcom driving thousands of VMware migrations, rival says".
- Amid customer dissatisfaction around Broadcom's VMware takeover, rivals have been trying to lure customers from the leading virtualization firm.
- One of VMware's biggest competitors, Nutanix, claims to have swiped tens of thousands of VMware customers.
- Speaking at a press briefing at Nutanix’s .NEXT conference in Chicago this week, Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami said that “about 30,000 customers” have migrated from VMware to the rival platform, pointing to customer disapproval over Broadcom’s VMware strategy, SDx.
- Central, a London-based IT publication, reported today.
- “I think there's no doubt that the customer sentiment continues to be negative about Broadcom,” Ramaswami said, per SDx.
- Central.Read full article Comments.
Key Facts
- Ars Technica published this report on 2026-04-09.
- The headline focus is "“Negative” views of Broadcom driving thousands of VMware migrations, rival says".
- Amid customer dissatisfaction around Broadcom's VMware takeover, rivals have been trying to lure customers from the leading virtualization firm.
- One of VMware's biggest competitors, Nutanix, claims to have swiped tens of thousands of VMware customers.
Key Numbers
- Ars Technica published this report on 2026-04-09.
- Speaking at a press briefing at Nutanix’s .NEXT conference in Chicago this week, Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami said that “about 30,000 customers” have migrated from VMware to the rival platform, pointing to customer disapproval over Broadcom’s VMware strategy, SDx.