Gartner VP analyst Michael Warrilow isn't sure that will move buyers. "Although concerns about cloud costs and geopolitics are driving renewed interest in private cloud, I don't think VCF will on its own," he told The Register. Warrilow has previously said many VMware users have signed up for a three-year Broadcom subscription to give themselves time to plan a migration to a rival product. VMware will end support for VCF 8 in October 2027 and Warrilow said that's the date by which users will have to decide whether to stick with Broadcom or bail. "Resistance is futile unless you can get off version 8 by October 2027," he said. ®