{
  "id": 12875359,
  "title": "IBM offloads 'hundreds' of its cloudy VMware customers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ibm-offloads-hundreds-of-its-cloudy-vmware-customers",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/10/08/ibm-offloads-hundreds-of-its-cloudy-vmware-customers/5301849"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Broadcom has acquired the cloud division of IBM, including the VMware customers it had sold hundreds of to 11:11 Systems. Broadcom's new partner program now focuses on partners that exclusively support its Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud stack. As a result, former VMware partners are left with the option to either migrate to 11:11 Systems' VMware cloud or sell their contracts to other Broadcom partners. 11:11 CEO Brett Diamond believes that the acquired customers, who use VCF versions 7 and 8, are ideal candidates for migration. Diamond's company has data centers in 40 to 50 locations and a migration strategy for the newly acquired customers. These customers, which include large multinationals and Fortune 500 companies, are confident in their decision to stick with VMware. The acquisition allows 11:11 to expand its range of services by integrating them into a custom console that collaborates with 50 other tools. Broadcom's decision to discontinue its partnership with IBM was likely due to the fact that Red Hat OpenShift, a competitor of VMware, is now a stronger offering from Broadcom after recent improvements.",
  "summary": "Broadcom partner 11:11 picks ‘em up ahead of channel death deadline",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "IBM offloads 'hundreds' of its cloudy VMware customers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ibm-offloads-hundreds-of-its-cloudy-vmware-customers-12877809",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:01:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}