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Muskego staff seek $200,000 for 2026 IT backbone upgrades as VMware licensing soars
Summary
IT director warned Broadcom's VMware licensing increases and aging disaster-recovery hardware are driving a request for capital funding to replace network switches, hosts/servers and SAN storage and to refresh disaster-recovery equipment; the proposed 2026 ask was presented to the Committee of the Whole for inclusion in the capital budget.
MUSKEGO, Wis. ' The city's IT lead told the Committee of the Whole on Sept. 9 that steep vendor price increases and aging backup infrastructure are driving a request of roughly $200,000 for 2026 capital funds to refresh the city's networking and server backbone.
Why it matters: Broadcom's ownership of VMware and reported license increases are creating recurring software costs the IT director said the city can reduce by moving to alternate virtualization platforms and by replacing obsolete hardware.
What was presented The IT presenter described a "perfect storm" of rising VMware license…
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