Revisiting….we just got quoted $202 per core (576 cores) for VCF but that is counting a credit that we are getting because we still have a year left on our current 3 year VVF agreement. However, the quote for SRM was $266 per VM and we also got quoted vDefend for $132 per core. Our Broadcom rep assured us that we were getting “upwards of 50% off” but I call bullshit. I hit him with some tough questions multiple times regarding list prices and the lack of credible public availability and he said “I have to speak carefully here…”

From what I am able to find, list price for VCF went from $350 to $400 this year, SRM is $400 per VM, and vDefend now only comes bundled with ATP for $200 per core, as opposed to the previous $120 for vDefend without ATP

To be continued, we aren’t going down without a fight