Termination of VMware IT Academy and Academic Software License Programs by Broadcom VMware

Broadcom VMware has terminated the VMware IT Academy and Academic Software License programs.

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In accordance with our Broadcom agreements, NDG has ended the VMware ICM and OSS labs. In our continued commitment to supporting learners and academic institutions, NDG is providing alternative virtualization learning options to enable academic institutions to transition from VMware while continuing to teach virtualization effectively.

NETLAB+ Replacement Labs
NDG Proxmox VE 8: Setup and Management labs - Replacement for VMware vSphere ICM
NDG Proxmox VE 8: Advanced Administration and Optimization - Replacement for VMware vSphere OSS

NDG Online Replacement Labs
NDG Proxmox VE 8: Setup and Management labs - Replacement for VMware vSphere ICM
NDG Proxmox VE 8: Advanced Administration and Optimization - Replacement for VMware vSphere OSS
NDG Sandbox for Proxmox VE - Explore, test, and learn with a Proxmox sandbox environment

If you currently have or acquire a VMware vSphere license, NETLAB+ will continue to function as intended. Please note that a VMware vSphere license is not included with NETLAB+. The NDG team is working on a NETLAB+ version that will utilize Proxmox instead of VMware vSphere.

NDG has taken the following steps:

Development of Proxmox VE Labs:

  • NDG has created Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) labs tailored for academic institutions, allowing the teaching of an open-source hypervisor in classroom settings.
  • Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE) is an open-source server virtualization platform that is available at no cost. (APGLv3, and it is free to use - no license cost. There are optional support costs if you so choose.)

Learn more about our transition to Proxmox® VE