September 25, 2025
The past year has brought significant change to the VMware ecosystem. With Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, many MSPs are finding themselves facing questions about continuity, customer impact, and how to adapt to a new licensing and partner model. These changes are real, and I know firsthand they can feel disruptive. At OTAVA, we believe moments of disruption can also create moments of opportunity, if approached with the right strategy and partner by your side. VMware Cloud Foundation: The New Path Forward As they’ve recently re-stated, Broadcom’s strategy is clear: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is now the single, integrated platform for private cloud. VCF combines compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, and management in one stack. It’s designed to reduce complexity, lower costs, and give MSPs and their customers the flexibility to run workloads seamlessly across on-premise solutions, edge deployments, and authorized service provider clouds. This is a shift from the past. The broad VCSP and White Label programs are sunsetting on October 31, 2025. Going forward, only a select group of authorized Pinnacle and Premier partners can deliver VMware services. OTAVA is proud to be one of them. What This Means for MSPs If you’re an MSP, the message is simple: the…
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