As Intel and AMD continue to increase processing power by expanding out cores per processor, how will this affect VMware licensing? Good question. Effective November 1st of 2006, VMware redefined ...

VMWare asked customers to purchase one license per processor, which, according to the company, provides clarity about the costs of the software. Now processors with more than 32 cores will need ...

VMware announced this week it will price its products per CPU and not per core, assuring users that they will not be penalized for moving to emerging multi-core processors. The move follows ...

‘AMD has a few levels above 32 cores. For those that are, we tried to be as flexible as possible in giving customers a fair amount of time to grandfather them in with the goal being zero impact ...

or for those that are in the process of purchasing physical servers with more than 32 cores per CPU, we are providing a grace period after the licensing metric change goes into effect on April 2, 2020 ...

In this new license model, VMware will still license per CPU, however, the number of cores supported per CPU will be capped at 32. Anything over 32 cores will require a second CPU license.

VMware Workstation already supports dual-core processors ... the per-socket pricing model is database vendor Oracle Corp. The Redwood Shores, Calif., company on Thursday changed its licensing ...

This approach will make it easier for customers to compare software licensing and pricing between VMware (using per-CPU with up to 32 cores) and other vendors (using per core pricing). It also ...

in a marked step away from per-processor software licensing. The per-processor price model for editions of VMware's core virtualisation technology (vSphere) remains unchanged. For its vCenter ...

Broadcom is significantly increasing the minimum requirements for VMware licenses ... The new licensing policy effectively means a massive price increase for many companies, as in future they will ...

VMware announced this week it will price its products per CPU and not per core, assuring users that they will not be penalized for moving to emerging multi-core processors. The move follows Microsoft ...