Broadcom · FinOps Profile

Broadcom Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for Broadcom: enterprise license agreements covering VMware Cloud Foundation, vSphere, Aria Operations, Symantec, and Mainframe products. Pricing is core / CPU / socket / seat based and contracted per agreement; APIs ship with the underlying product license rather than being separately metered.

Broadcom Finops is the FinOps profile for Broadcom on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a annual cycle, and pricing category enterprise license.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Cloud Infrastructure, Virtualization, Observability, Mainframe, and FinOps.

Category: Enterprise Software & Infrastructure Pricing: Enterprise License Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
Cloud InfrastructureVirtualizationObservabilityMainframeFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseTaxAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
Broadcom Inc.
PricingCategory
Standard
PricingUnit
license-year
ProviderName
Broadcom
PublisherName
Broadcom Inc.
ServiceCategory
Enterprise Software
ServiceName
Broadcom

Meters

license_cores
Unit: core
Per-core licensing for VCF / vSphere subscription editions.
license_hosts
Unit: host
Per-host licensing where applicable.
aria_operations_pps
Unit: point-per-second
Aria Operations for Applications metered by points-per-second / data-point ingestion.
support_subscription
Unit: year
Annual support subscription tied to the product license.

Sources