Microsoft ends license-included Azure VMware Solution, and Broadcom’s VCF becomes the only door in
On August 20, 2026, Microsoft announced the retirement of the license-included Azure VMware Solution: sales stop after October 31, 2026, and a mandatory move to a VCF BYOL model before August 30, 2027. For customers, this is the last exit without going through Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation bundle.