--- title: In a Setback to VMWare, Tesco is Looking to Migrate to... description: Tesco is hiring a Head of Software Engineering to lead a migration from VMware to Proxmox across its store systems. A job listing spotted by The Register is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/in-a-setback-to-vmware-tesco-is-looking-to-migrate-to-proxmox-li3okabmz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: In a Setback to VMWare, Tesco is Looking to Migrate to Proxmox | daily.dev og:description: Tesco is hiring a Head of Software Engineering to lead a migration from VMware to Proxmox across its store systems. A job listing spotted by The Register is... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/in-a-setback-to-vmware-tesco-is-looking-to-migrate-to-proxmox-li3okabmz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/li3OKABMz.png og:image:alt: In a Setback to VMWare, Tesco is Looking to Migrate to Proxmox og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # In a Setback to VMWare, Tesco is Looking to Migrate to Proxmox **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tesco is hiring a Head of Software Engineering to lead a migration from VMware to Proxmox across its store systems. A job listing spotted by The Register is the only public sign of the plan so far, with no details on store count or rollout speed. The hire will define repeatable store setups, automate installs and rollbacks, and build an API-first management platform, with Java, Python, and Terraform listed as skills. Tesco bought perpetual VMware licenses in 2021 and Broadcom stopped supporting them in January 2026, and Tesco's lawsuit says the end of 2027 is the earliest it can be off VMware and calls that a significant risk to its business. The lawsuit also alleges one Broadcom offer this year came in around 175 percent above what its 2021 contract entitled it to. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is Tesco moving away from VMware to Proxmox? Tesco is migrating its store systems from VMware to Proxmox after Broadcom stopped supporting Tesco's perpetual VMware licenses in January 2026, forcing Tesco to pay third-party providers for support. Tesco is suing Broadcom, alleging it refused to honor a 2021 licensing agreement and abused its market power, with one new offer priced around 175 percent above the 2021 contract terms. _Anyone weighing a VMware exit can follow how Tesco's Proxmox migration unfolds on daily.dev._ ### What does Tesco's Edge Platform job listing say about the VMware to Proxmox migration? The listing, for a Head of Software Engineering, describes defining repeatable setups for different store types, testing each version, and automating installs, upgrades, rollbacks, and recovery. The role also covers building an API-first management platform for provisioning, monitoring, patching, and remote diagnostics across stores, with Java, Python, and Terraform listed as required skills. _Engineers planning similar edge migrations can track details like this on daily.dev._ ### When does Tesco expect to fully exit VMware? Tesco's lawsuit against Broadcom states the end of 2027 is the earliest it can be fully off VMware, a timeline it calls a significant risk to its business. The company bought perpetual VMware licenses in 2021, but Broadcom ended support for them in January 2026, pushing Tesco toward third-party support and the Proxmox migration. _Teams timing their own VMware exit can watch cases like this unfold on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom’s “abusive conduct”](https://daily.dev/posts/tesco-moving-40-000-server-workloads-off-vmware-amid-broadcom-s-abusive-conduct--c4zzbfi11) · Ars Technica · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Tesco is migrating 40,000 servers off VMware and suing Broadcom for over GBP 100 million](https://daily.dev/posts/tesco-is-migrating-40-000-servers-off-vmware-and-suing-broadcom-for-over-gbp-100-million-zi9tg5jbn) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Dell wants £10m\+ from VMware if Tesco case goes against it](https://daily.dev/posts/dell-wants-10m-from-vmware-if-tesco-case-goes-against-it-8pgdn2n6z) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [VMware re-states claim Siemens used unlicensed software](https://daily.dev/posts/vmware-re-states-claim-siemens-used-unlicensed-software-xdpwfd0op) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit](https://daily.dev/posts/t-mobile-moving-tens-of-thousands-of-virtual-machines-off-vmware-amid-lawsuit-rpbd0mcwc) · Ars Technica · 3 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#edge-computing](https://daily.dev/tags/edge-computing), [#vmware](https://daily.dev/tags/vmware), [#proxmox](https://daily.dev/tags/proxmox) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/in-a-setback-to-vmware-tesco-is-looking-to-migrate-to-proxmox-li3okabmz) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"In a Setback to VMWare, Tesco is Looking to Migrate to Proxmox","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/in-a-setback-to-vmware-tesco-is-looking-to-migrate-to-proxmox-li3okabmz","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/in-a-setback-to-vmware-tesco-is-looking-to-migrate-to-proxmox-li3okabmz"},"datePublished":"2026-10-27T09:53:24.467Z","dateModified":"2026-10-27T09:54:12.354Z","description":"Tesco is hiring a Head of Software Engineering to lead a migration from VMware to Proxmox across its store systems. 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