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The State of VMware Panel Discussion: What Every Customer Needs to Know Now

November 6, 2025

Lightedge

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VMware’s partner program is undergoing its most dramatic change in decades. Under Broadcom’s new model, only ~100 global partners remain, while thousands of providers lose access to VMware SKUs, renewals, and expansion rights after October 31, 2025.

For customers, this shift raises pressing questions: Will your provider be able to support you long-term? What costs and risks might emerge? And if you choose to move away from VMware, how do you plan and execute a transition without disrupting mission-critical systems? Lightedge, named one of the global VMware Cloud Service Provider partners retained in the new program, hosts a panel discussion to help CIOs, IT leaders, and architects understand the impact of these changes and chart a secure path forward. Watch now: