Rethinking Microsegmentation During A VMware Exit
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, January 14th, 2026
Broadcom's acquisition of VMware and the subsequent shift to subscription-based licensing and bundled offerings have forced many organizations to re-evaluate their long-term reliance on the VMware ecosystem.
While some large enterprises have managed to negotiate acceptable commercial terms, many customers, particularly small and mid-sized organizations, are experiencing increased costs, reduced flexibility, and less predictable roadmaps.
As a result, interest in migrating away from VMware is accelerating. For many teams, this reassessment begins as a cost or licensing conversation, but it quickly exposes a deeper challenge: a VMware migration is rarely just a hypervisor replacement. It often triggers parallel changes across networking, operations, and security architectures.