Effective March 31, 2021, VMware Cloud is generally available, and VMware is announcing new offerings that bring a more integrated experience to customers. These offerings include: VMware Cloud Universal: a flexible subscription that simplifies the purchase and consumption of VMware multi-cloud infrastructure and management
Effective April 7, 2021, expanded cloud workload protection capabilities are available from VMware that deliver security for containers and Kubernetes. Container security challenges include open-source risks, the ephemeral nature of containers, and misaligned security and DevOps teams. VMware Carbon Black Cloud Container builds security
Many enterprises are evaluating hybrid and multi-cloud architectures as part of their application modernization strategy. VMware has long supported customers in these journeys through strong relationships with public cloud providers. VMware Tanzu editions include several capabilities to help enterprises manage the inevitable security, compliance,
Effective February 4, 2021, VMware vRealize Operations 8.3 is generally available with the following new features: Cloud Management Assessment: expands assessment from being focused on just vSphere (like the vSphere Optimization Assessment (VOA)) to broader business use cases Pathfinder: collection of educational material Federal
Since September 29, 2020, the Microsoft Azure VMware Solution is generally available (GA). Now, in 2024, Azure VMware Solution is more integrated and better available than ever before. This enables customers to seamlessly move VMware-based workloads from their data centers to Azure and integrate
VMware announced the end of availability of vSphere Platinum, Cloud Foundation Platinum, and vCloud Suite Platinum product editions. Effective April 2, 2020 the Platinum portfolio is no longer available for purchase.
Effective April 2, 2020, VMware will be updating its per-CPU licensing model to align more closely to the industry standard of licensing software based on CPU cores as a main licensing metric. This means that VMware uses the per-CPU licensing model while requiring one
On March 2, 2020, VMware instituted some price increases for a limited set of offerings, including a number of VMware Professional Services offerings, such as VMware Technical Account Manager Services and Consulting Services. Beginning April 2, 2020 prices will increase on VMware vRealize Suite
The End of General Support for vSphere 6.0 is March 12, 2020. This includes the following releases: vCenter Server 6.0, vCenter Update Manager 6.0, ESXi 6.0, Site Recovery Manager 6.0 and 6.1, vSAN 6.0, 6.1 and 6.2, vSphere Data Protection 6.0 and 6.1 and
On June 19, 2025, Microsoft announced that there will be no new version of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) for SQL Server 2025. Instead, Power BI Report Server will become the default reporting solution for customers using SQL Server. This change also comes with updated licensing eligibility, making Power BI Report Server more accessible to a
On July 16, 2025, Microsoft announced the general availability of Hotpatching for Azure Arc–connected servers running Windows Server 2025. This release introduces a subscription-based model for non-Azure machines, enabling organizations to apply updates with minimal disruption. This marks the first time Hotpatching is offered for non-Azure machines in a generally
On July 14, 2025, Microsoft released the Security Copilot capacity calculator. This new tool helps organizations estimate how many Security Compute Units (SCUs) they need to run Microsoft Security Copilot effectively. The tool is designed to support IT and security teams in planning their SCU requirements before deploying Microsoft Security Copilot. The calculator