--- title: "Tesco is migrating 40,000 servers off VMware and suing Broadcom for over GBP 100 million" url: https://daily.dev/posts/tesco-is-migrating-40-000-servers-off-vmware-and-suing-broadcom-for-over-gbp-100-million-zi9tg5jbn source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/tesco-vmware-broadcom-40000-servers-migration-lawsuit type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-06-18T10:50:08.479Z updated: 2026-06-18T10:50:31.949Z tags: ["infrastructure", "vmware", "licensing"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: 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. # Tesco is migrating 40,000 servers off VMware and suing Broadcom for over GBP 100 million **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tesco is migrating approximately 40,000 servers away from VMware and has filed a lawsuit against Broadcom in the UK High Court for over GBP 100 million, citing 'abusive conduct.' After Broadcom acquired VMware in late 2023, Tesco faced price hikes of around 175% and was forced into expensive subscription bundles, despite having purchased perpetual licenses in 2021 with support through 2026. Tesco has set a 2027 deadline to complete the migration regardless of the lawsuit's outcome. The case could set a legal precedent affecting how acquirers can restructure licensing terms for products customers already paid for, with implications for thousands of enterprises globally facing similar VMware pricing pressure. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## 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 - [Supermarket giant Tesco sues VMware for breach of contract](https://daily.dev/posts/supermarket-giant-tesco-sues-vmware-for-breach-of-contract-dztvdj6xe) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [VMware's in court again. Tesco latest in line](https://daily.dev/posts/vmware-s-in-court-again-tesco-latest-in-line-1rgni7wvz) · The Register · 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 - [In Tesco vs. VMware, Computacenter warns, Dell, Broadcom](https://daily.dev/posts/in-tesco-vs-vmware-computacenter-warns-dell-broadcom-hws2odyrw) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#vmware](https://daily.dev/tags/vmware), [#licensing](https://daily.dev/tags/licensing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/tesco-is-migrating-40-000-servers-off-vmware-and-suing-broadcom-for-over-gbp-100-million-zi9tg5jbn)