My company's CEO mentioned that GCP is no longer allowing a pay-as-you-go option for our VMware Engine service and insists that we need to migrate off completely by the end of the month. This seems like a huge challenge on our part. Is it true that GCP is saying we either need to commit to a minimum contract period or face disconnection? I'm trying to figure out if there's any other possibility here or if it's just that my CEO doesn't want to pay for an extra month under the pay-as-you-go arrangement. Currently, we have a $75,000 monthly contract, and I don't think there's been a price increase yet.
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It looks like you're using the Google Cloud VMware Engine, which is likely the reason for these new requirements. You might want to consider migrating to a different setup if this commitment isn’t working for you.
What’s happening is that Broadcom is implementing their new policies and sales strategies. GCP is just providing the infrastructure—you might’ve been notified earlier about these changes. With a $75,000 monthly bill, you're likely looking at a commitment of around $900,000 a year or more with some kind of multiplier involved.
Yeah, it sounds like Broadcom is the one calling the shots here. They’re apparently requiring a minimum one-year contract, which is quite a shift. Many are transitioning to public cloud because of this. It's a bit of a tough spot, for sure.
So this is really happening? Broadcom is enforcing this one-year commitment through GCP? No pay-as-you-go options at all?
Wait, so this is all real? They’re actually making us commit for a year through GCP?