{
  "id": 5030773,
  "title": "Arm in the enterprise is at least three years away, says Broadcom software boss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/arm-in-the-enterprise-is-at-least-three-years-away-says-broadcom",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-02T06:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register Science",
    "slug": "the-register-science",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/09/02/arm-in-the-enterprise-is-at-least-three-years-away-says-broadcom-software-boss/5293804"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Broadcom software executive Ram Velaga has stated that Arm servers will not have significant market share in the enterprise for at least three to five years. This may disappoint hardware vendors who are considering Arm servers, as buyers may be hesitant to adopt the devices if they cannot manage them with their existing tools. VMware, the leading enterprise server virtualization supplier, currently only supports x86 servers. However, Velaga emphasized that VMware's mission is to serve as the abstraction layer for both CPU and GPU, regardless of instruction set. The company has already been supporting Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs, and is working on a hypervisor for Arm servers, with a preview having been recently delivered. Velaga also expressed his belief that VMware customers show little interest in processors based on the RISC-V instruction set, indicating that the company does not plan to prioritize RISC-V development at this time. Broadcom's R&D budget is primarily focused on maintaining and improving VMware's current products, with around 60% of the $5 billion annual spend allocated to this purpose. The remaining funds are directed towards developing new products, such as the recently announced AI factory.",
  "summary": "And RISC-V is absolutely nowhere",
  "key_points": [
    "Arm servers will not have significant market share in enterprise for at least 3-5 years.",
    "VMware supports x86 servers only, not Arm servers currently.",
    "VMware developing hypervisor for Arm servers with preview delivered recently."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Arm in the enterprise is at least three years away, says Broadcom software boss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/arm-in-the-enterprise-is-at-least-three-years-away-says-broadcom-5034217",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:11:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}