Beyond NSX: A Strategic Alternative for VMware Customers
Akamai Technologies, Tuesday, November 25th, 2025
Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has become a major inflection point for IT leaders everywhere. What was once a predictable (albeit complex) part of the infrastructure stack is now a source of significant uncertainty, and CISOs and infrastructure managers are grappling with forced product bundling, staggering price hikes, and a growing sense of being trapped.
It isn't just a pricing issue - it's a strategic one. This new reality is forcing IT leaders to make a choice: accept a future of escalating costs and rigid terms or seek a modern alternative that aligns with the dynamic needs of the modern business.
Many security leaders are choosing to turn this challenge into an opportunity to move beyond the limitations of NSX, VMware's network and security virtualization platform for software-defined networking and microsegmentation. Instead, they're adopting more flexible, effective, and cost-efficient approaches to reducing risk.