VMware Doesn’t Want to Be Compared to Hypervisors Anymore
Over the past year, VMware by Broadcom has been remarkably consistent in its messaging. I am talking about VMware Cloud Foundation, which is no longer positioned as a virtualization platform or a hypervisor with additional features. It is presented as a complete private and hybrid cloud stack, an...
The Irony of Sovereignty – Why Many Organizations Still Depend on VMware
Over the last months, the infrastructure industry has been dominated by discussions around VMware, Broadcom, sovereignty, and the search for alternatives. Nearly every enterprise infrastructure conversation now touches the same topics: licensing costs, vendor lock-in, operational independence,...
Nach Broadcom – Wie ein Markt seine eigene Unsicherheit produziert und warum nicht jede Plattform zur nächsten VMware wird
Als Broadcom die Übernahme von VMware vollzog, war die erste Reaktion vieler Kunden rational. Man prüfte Verträge, bewertetet Kosten und evaluiert(e) Alternativen. Die zweite Reaktion war emotionaler und nachhaltiger. Ein grundlegendes Misstrauen hat sich in den Markt eingeschlichen. Nicht nur...
Digitale Souveränität und der Broadcom-Wendepunkt – Warum Oktober 2027 für den Public Sector kritisch wird
English Version: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/broadcoms-october-2027-turning-point-why-public-sector-rebmann-t3vme/ Digitale Souveränität ist in den letzten Jahren zu einem zentralen Begriff geworden, insbesondere im öffentlichen Sektor. Dennoch wird die Diskussion häufig an der Oberfläche...
Nutanix – The Questions Swiss VMware Customers Ask
In my first five months at Nutanix, I have had dozens of conversations across the Swiss market. From federal organizations to cantonal institutions, from service providers to highly regulated environments. On paper, these discussions look completely different - different architectures, different...
Beyond the Price Tag – Why Organizations Choose Nutanix
In many customer conversations today, the discussion about Nutanix starts in a very pragmatic place: price. Before we get the chance to talk about architecture, automation, or hybrid cloud strategies, most organizations first want to answer a simpler question: Can we even afford this option? Only...
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Nutanix
Nutanix is often described with a single word: HCI. That description is not wrong, but it is incomplete. Over the last decade, Nutanix has evolved from a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) pioneer into a mature enterprise cloud platform that now sits at the center of many VMware replacement...
Cloud Repatriation and the Growth Paradox of Public Cloud IaaS
Over the past two years, a new narrative has taken hold in the cloud market. No, it is not always about sovereign cloud. 🙂 Headlines talk about cloud repatriation - nothing really new, but it is still out there. CIOs speak openly about pulling some workloads back on-premises. Analysts write about...
I focus on sovereign cloud, hybrid multi-cloud architectures, and data privacy in regulated industries.
The views and opinions expressed here are entirely my own, reflecting my journey and insights.
