What’s the real impact of Broadcom’s VMware acquisition onyour IT strategy—and what can you do about it? In this episode of MTMG’s IT Roundtable, infrastructure expert Dan Wakefield breaks down what IT leaders must consider before jumping into new hypervisors or container strategies.You’ll hear how one client faced a $400K renewal decision, why support ecosystems collapsed overnight, and how a practical framework can help teams assess risk, retraining, and cost. If you’re navigating virtualization shifts,this is your roadmap to doing it right.

⏱️ Key Events Timeline

🎯 00:00 Welcome & Guest Intro: Meet Dan Wakefield, MTMG’s infrastructure guru
💰01:00 VMware Pricing Shock: Why support bills skyrocketed by 400%
🔁06:45 VMware Partner Cuts: How Broadcom broke customer trust
📦07:50 Containers & Kubernetes: Should your org go all-in?
🧠13:00 TCO & Skills Gaps: How to actually calculate the cost of change
❓20:15 Real-world frameworks and “What should I do next?”

📚 Notable References

📘 OpenStack – Discussed as a community-supported platform for organizations needing Kubernetes orchestration
📘OpenShift – Mentioned as a common Kubernetes engine paired with OpenStack
📘VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation) – Broadcom’s bundled offering for hybrid cloud environments
🧠Tanzu – VMware’s Kubernetes platform that impacts licensing bundles
💻Docker – Referenced as the base container tech leading to Kubernetes adoption
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