A conversation with Chris DeFortuna, Cloud and Infrastructure Manager at Meriplex When Broadcom’s restructuring of the VCSP program cut Meriplex’s route to market, Chris DeFortuna and his team didn’t just lose a vendor relationship. They lost the foundation of a managed cloud business that had been running on VMware for nearly two decades, serving thousands […]
· July 9, 2026 · 6 min read
Today’s CIOs and CTOs are stuck between two real pressures. Development teams need infrastructure now. Compliance teams need control that holds up under audit. When either side wins completely, the organization loses. If it takes two weeks to get a VM through a request queue, teams don’t wait. They open a public cloud account. They
· May 8, 2026 · 4 min read
Providing private cloud resources across multiple teams is a standard deployment model in the modern data center. Whether you’re splitting infrastructure between Finance and Engineering, giving unique customers their own isolated infrastructure, or managing dev, staging, and production as distinct environments, multi-tenancy is table stakes in a virtualized environment. Deploying and managing isolated environments is
· April 27, 2026 · 9 min read
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware didn’t just raise prices; it broke the math that most MSPs built their managed services practice on. If your margins depended on VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) program pricing, you’ve probably already done the calculation and the numbers don’t work anymore. But the real problem isn’t the cost increase. It’s that
· April 16, 2026 · 6 min read
If you’re an MSP right now, you’re probably managing at least two uncomfortable conversations simultaneously. The first is about your virtualization platform—costs are up, licensing has changed, and everyone wants to know what your VMware story looks like going forward. The second is about AI: customers are asking about it, vendors are pitching it, and
· April 13, 2026 · 9 min read
Broadcom ended the VCSP program, leaving thousands of MSP and CSPs with an expiration date on their virtualization licenses. Now what? The clock is ticking and service providers need to find an alternative solution that maintains their margins, provides at the very least equivalent enterprise-level virtualization features, and preserves their operational model. On top of
· February 20, 2026 · 5 min read
The past few years have turned infrastructure planning into a reactive loop. Licensing resets arrive mid-cycle. Vendor roadmaps shift without warning. “Modernization” gets demanded on timelines that do not match operational reality. For teams running large virtualization estates, the goal is not to chase novelty – it is to regain control. That means predictable operations,
· February 12, 2026 · 4 min read
Las Vegas is a fitting place for the final Gartner IOCS conference of 2025. Because for IT leaders everywhere, the odds have changed and the future of their virtualization strategy is suddenly on the line. For the first time in more than two decades, enterprises are being forced to confront a question most never considered:
· December 12, 2025 · 4 min read
Enterprise infrastructure teams are at a pivotal moment. Private clouds have never been more important for organizations, as new workloads demand on-premises deployment. At the same time, VMware’s licensing and business model changes under Broadcom are forcing many organizations to evaluate alternatives for a private cloud foundation. The immediate need is clear: a reliable, enterprise-grade
· June 18, 2025 · 7 min read
Most practitioners agree that free trial versions of enterprise infrastructure software are essential for gaining a firm understanding of how that product works. Whether you’re a new practitioner or a seasoned virtualization admin (vAdmin), testing a platform in a risk-free environment allows you to make informed decisions on how (or if) it fits your needs.
· April 21, 2025 · 4 min read
The wait is over for our Private Cloud Director users. We’re thrilled to announce the arrival of our latest feature-rich release, which launches on April 10th! To stay ahead in the cloud landscape, constant innovation is required, and our new 8-week release schedule ensures that you have access to the latest advancements at an accelerated
· April 10, 2025 · 4 min read
For organizations evaluating VMware alternatives, a recent report by PivotNine offers valuable insights into migrating to Platform9 Private Cloud Director. This report details a hands-on assessment of Platform9’s vJailbreak tool, providing a fact-based look at the migration process. “Instead of a complex and tedious migration, customers can use Platform9’s tools to automate the bulk of
· April 3, 2025 · 2 min read