Software and services that help companies move off infrastructure vendors and run critical web traffic across multiple providers so they are not trapped by one supplier.
Vendor Lock-in Exit & Multi-Provider Resilience Services
Broadcom pulled VMware VDDK downloads, making leaving VMware harder, and nearly nine in ten European companies that use a CDN rely on Cloudflare, concentrating traffic risk. That shift makes vendor lock-in a board-level resilience issue and creates urgent demand for migration tools, multi-provider operational plans, and paid resilience support.
Projected Score
as a side gig ☆☆☆☆☆ (0/5)
no money or audience ★☆☆☆☆ (1/5)
with both ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
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The news behind it
- Sep 8, 2026 Hacker News (Algolia): Leaving VMware just got harder after Broadcom pulled VDDK downloads
- Sep 8, 2026 Hacker News (Algolia): Among European Companies That Use a CDN, Nearly 9 in 10 Use Cloudflare
- Sep 8, 2026 Hacker News (Algolia): Jellyfin 12.0
