Your vSphere.
Your terms.
Not Broadcom's.
Broadcom ended vSphere 7 support in October 2025. SIXE covers your VMware infrastructure: 24/7 SLA, dedicated engineer, CVE response — without renewing with Broadcom.
Broadcom no longer publishes patches for your environment
Products covered
Direct support. No Broadcom contract. No subcontracting.
VMware vSphere
/ ESXi 7 & 8
24/7 incidents, hardening, compensatory post-EOL patching and CVE response. Host, cluster and high-availability management — without an active Broadcom contract.
vCenter Server
7 / 8
Cluster management, DRS, vMotion and resolution of virtual infrastructure management incidents.
vSAN 7 / 8
Storage policies, deduplication, performance and incident resolution.
vSAN 7 EOLNSX-T
Microsegmentation, distributed firewall and software-defined network overlays.
Coverage on requestSite Recovery
Manager
Failover without production impact. VM replication.
ActiveCeph Storage + IBM Power / PowerVM
Full support for VMware integration with external Ceph storage and IBM Power Systems. Available as a certified IBM Business Partner since 2009 — no other European provider offers this combination.
Partner since
What we do exactly
In-house engineers. No escalation to someone who doesn't know your setup.
P1 and P2 with contractual SLA and financial penalties. Response within 1 hour for total production outage.
Continuous NVD monitoring and vendor advisories. Mitigation plan within 24h for CVSS ≥ 9 vulnerabilities, without relying on Broadcom's portal.
ESXi, vCenter and perimeter network hardening. Attack surface reduction. Periodic configuration audits with documented report.
Applicable pre-EOL patches and compensatory post-EOL mitigations. Advanced HA, DRS and networking configuration.
Proxmox VE, OpenStack, PowerVM or Broadcom's VCF. No deadline pressure. You set the timeline when the technical and economic evaluation is complete.
Contractual SLA
Total hypervisor failure, loss of vCenter access or datastore corruption.
↳ Contractual penalties applyPerformance degradation or component failure with workaround available.
↳ Contractual penalties applyArchitecture reviews, hardening and proactive recommendations.
Broadcom vs. SIXE
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| Broadcom (perpetual) | SIXE third-party | |
|---|---|---|
| vSphere 7 support | ✕ No support since Oct 2025 | ✓ Covered · 24/7 SLA |
| Security patches | ✕ Blocked without contract | ✓ Patching + CVE mitigations |
| Cost | Back payments + licence audit | A fraction of Broadcom's contract price |
| Perpetual licence | ✕ Eliminated · forces subscription | ✓ Your perpetual licence remains valid |
| Dedicated engineer | ✕ Anonymous global escalation | ✓ Same engineer · knows your environment |
| On-site Europe | ✕ Not available | ✓ In-house team in Europe |
| VCF (Broadcom) | SIXE third-party | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum cores | 72 cores per VCF bundle | ✓ Sized to your actual environment |
| Price increase | ↑ 3×–10× for most organisations | ✓ A fraction of Broadcom's price |
| Products included | Full bundle — pay for everything | ✓ Only what you use |
| Migration timeline | ✕ Dictated by Broadcom | ✓ You decide |
| Platform flexibility | ✕ Full lock-in to VCF | ✓ Evaluate Proxmox / OpenStack |
| Negotiable SLA | ✕ Vendor standard | ✓ Negotiated to your actual criticality |
Frequently asked questions
Yes. With a perpetual licence you have the legal right to run vSphere 7 indefinitely — the licence does not expire when Broadcom ends support. What you lose is access to new patches and the technical portal. SIXE fills that gap: technical support, compensatory patching and CVE response without an active Broadcom contract.
Patches published before EoGS (2 Oct 2025) remain applicable. For subsequent CVEs, SIXE applies compensatory hardening: security configurations, firewall rules and network segmentation. For active vSphere 8, SIXE manages Broadcom patches on your behalf.
No. It makes sense from environments with 3–4 ESXi hosts up to infrastructures with dozens of nodes. Broadcom requires a minimum of 72 cores per VCF bundle — we size the cost to your actual environment.
Yes, with conditions. Reactivating official Broadcom support will likely require a licence audit. SIXE can help you assess those conditions before any decision is made. Third-party support doesn't burn any bridges if managed correctly.
Yes. It includes technical guidance to evaluate Proxmox VE, OpenStack, PowerVM (IBM Business Partner since 2009) or Broadcom's own VCF. You set the timeline when the technical and economic evaluation is complete.
Assessment of your VMware environment
We review your vSphere version, host count and licence status. We model the real cost comparison against Broadcom. No commitment.
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