Managed VMware

Generally available: Bring Your Own License (BYOL) license management for Google Cloud VMware Engine is generally available (GA).

BYOL license management lets you register and manage portable VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) license keys in the Google Cloud console across projects associated with your Cloud Billing account.

Amazon EVS now in scope for FedRAMP Class C

The Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) service is now in scope for FedRAMP Class C (formerly Moderate baseline) in all United States Regions.

Amazon EVS is now available in more regions

Today, we're announcing that Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) is now available in the Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Europe (Spain), and Israel (Tel Aviv) Regions.

Amazon EVS now supports i7i.metal-48xl Amazon EC2 instance type

Today, we're announcing that Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) now supports the i7i.metal-48xl Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) bare-metal instance type, offering a higher core-count option with a newer generation processor to help you realize cost-performance…

VMware component updates: The VMware Engine operations team is updating vCenter Server and ESXi to version 8.0 Update 3k to address security vulnerabilities…

VMware component updates: The VMware Engine operations team is updating vCenter Server and ESXi to version 8.0 Update 3k to address security vulnerabilities described in Broadcom Security Advisory VMSA-2026-0006.

Retirement: Azure VMware Solution License-included service will be retired August 30, 2027

In November last year, Broadcom changed its VMware licensing policies across all hyperscaler platforms to require customers to “bring your own” portable license for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). What’s changing?

Amazon EVS is now available in additional Regions

Today, we're announcing that Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) is now available in the Asia Pacific (Seoul), Europe (Zurich), and Europe (Stockholm) Regions.

Amazon EVS VCF 9.0 and 9.1 support

Today, we are announcing that Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) now supports VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 and 9.1.

Retirement: Azure VMware Solution AV36 node End of Support now August 30, 2027

Updated: Microsoft’s support lifecycle is evolving in alignment with VMware’s roadmap. Broadcom will end support for the current AV36 VCF version on September 30, 2027, and the AV36 SKU is not compatible with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9, the next-generation platform.

Amazon EVS enables support for 32 hosts per environment

Today, we are announcing that Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) now supports up to 32 ESXi hosts per environment, double the previous limit of 16 hosts.

Amazon EVS now supports i7i.metal-24xl Amazon EC2 instance type

Today, we're announcing that Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) now supports the i7i.metal-24xl Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (Amazon EC2) bare-metal instance type, offering a lower-core-count option with a newer generation processor to help you realize cost-performance…

Amazon EVS now offers Microsoft Windows Server Licensing

Today, we're announcing that Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) now offers Microsoft Windows Server licensing entitlements.

Retirement: Azure VMware Solution AV36P and AV52 node retirement on June 30, 2029

Microsoft is announcing the retirement of the AV36P and AV52 Nodes on June 30, 2029. UPDATE: On August 30, 2027, as a result of the latest Broadcom VCF licensing change, the AVS license-included SKUs will be retired.

Amazon EVS now supports multiple VMware NSX Edge Gateways

Today, we're announcing that Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) now supports the ability to deploy multiple VMware NSX Tier-0 Gateways within VMware Software-Defined Data Centers (SDDC), enabling enhanced network segmentation and more flexible routing configurations.

Amazon EVS now supports VCF and VMware ESX software version selection

Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) now supports the ability to specify supported combinations of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and ESX software versions when setting up your EVS environments and hosts.

Retirement: Azure VMware Solution AV36 Node Retirement now on August 30, 2027

UPDATED: Microsoft announced the retirement of the AV36 node type on June 30, 2028, that date has changed to align with VMware’s roadmap.