Why “VMware” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
I had a lot of positive experiences with VMware (ESXi + vCenter). Every time I had a new project, I tried to keep it as simple as possible and it worked wonderfully. SAN, Distri…
by ExoticPearTree · Sep 8, 2026
Reminds me of setting up VMware Workstation with USB ISA cards to keep a line running. Ugh
by JoeBOFH · Sep 8, 2026
And I know that sounds like victim blaming. Anybody stuck in this situation has my empathy. But I just don't know how to get it across to some company execs/leaders that th…
by dramm · Sep 8, 2026
> Is there something more to the process of VM migration from VMWare than just using this tool (and manually creating the proper virtual hardware profile in the new hypervisor)?…
by justsomehnguy · Sep 8, 2026
You are hallucinating and don't have any clue what you are talking about (VMware employee #10/11 -- I lost count, First Director of PM at VMware). VMwware sure as hell did…
by dramm · Sep 8, 2026
Leaving VMware just got harder? What? NO! It just became more obvious that you've failed if you are still stuck there. (VMware employee #10/11 -- I lost count. First Direct…
by dramm · Sep 8, 2026
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VMware LLC is an American cloud computing and virtualization technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, U.S. On November 22, 2023, Broadcom acquired VMware in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $69 billion, with the End-User Computing division of VMware then sold to KKR and rebranded to Omnissa. VMware was the first commercially successful company to virtualize the x86 architecture. Read more on Wikipedia