Broadcom’s prohibitive VMware prices create a learning “barrier,” IT pro says

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Compatibility problems

Migration from VMware not only led to the delay in projects for the Indiana school district; It also caused complications for its HCI equipment. The IT director of the district told ARS that Dell would not provide long-term hardware support if it does not work VMware. And this despite the fact that Dell reports the 10-year life on devices when he was bought in 2019, in 2019, in accordance with the IT professional.

“They mainly keep our service contract hostage if we do not buy VMware,” said the IT Director of ARS.

Having placed, the IT team is trying to repeat the equipment without Dell support, noting that the district has already invested $ 250,000 in the system for six years.

“This made us return to the drawing board over the next three or four years, in fact,” said the leader IT.

The IT director of Indiana said that Dell suggested that the district can buy a completely new stack of server equipment with new support, but the budget restrictions, especially in the coming years, make it unreasonable.

“New balloons are very fast and [Dell workers] In fact, it seems, I do not understand that I can’t just spend such an amount of money in a random way, ”the director said.

The Indiana area is also currently using unsupported equipment.

“At present, we are flying blind,” said the IT director.

ARS turned to Dell Technologies about the situation of the school district and the impact that VMWARE has higher prices on organizations that rely on Dell technologies associated with VMware. The representative shared the following statement:

Dell Technologies is still committed to the support of all VXRAIL customers with active support. Vxrail continues to provide value to thousands of organizations around the world, and we are closely cooperating with customers to guarantee that they can maximize their investments. For Dell, a long story offers a choice through a wide portfolio of technological partners and solutions, helping organizations choose a path that best corresponds to their strategy, infrastructure needs and long-term IT centers.

In Aydaho, VMware was part of the School District of Aidaho -Fols 91, at least since 2008. The school district operated about 80 virtual machines on four ESXI hosts, and all this was controlled centrally through Vcel. According to the ARS report, in virtual machines, including the students' information system, key databases and other applications that directly support teaching and training are Donovan Gregory, IT Sysnet administrator in the district.

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