{"id":297451,"date":"2026-11-04T21:38:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/vmware-releases-vsphere-express-for-virtualization-on-up-to-128-cores\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T21:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T21:38:49","slug":"vmware-releases-vsphere-express-for-virtualization-on-up-to-128-cores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/vmware-releases-vsphere-express-for-virtualization-on-up-to-128-cores\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware releases vSphere Express for virtualization on up to 128 cores"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>After alienating many long-time small- to medium-sized business (SMB) customers, Broadcom\u2019s VMware is trying to appeal to its smaller customers.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the virtualization company announced vSphere Express, a lower-end virtualization offering for organizations that require \u201ccost-effective essential virtualization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>vSphere Express comes after many customers reported that VMware was pushing them to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), the flagship private cloud bundle that has many features SMBs don\u2019t need and is expensive. 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