Channel Brief: VMware Hypervisor Updates, HPE’s AI Partner Push, More

Channel Brief: VMware Hypervisor Updates, HPE’s AI Partner Push, More

A. Today’s Tech, Channel and MSP News Good morning! VMware by Broadcom announced more changes — this time to its Hypervisor for Desktop suite, HPE has a new pilot program aimed at helping partners take advantage of the massive opportunity available with AI and venerable password management company 1Password has a new solution for channel … Read more

Channel Brief: RSA Kicks Off, VMware Cloud on AWS and more

Channel Brief: RSA Kicks Off, VMware Cloud on AWS and more

A. Today’s Tech, Channel and MSP News Good morning, folks! Hope you had a great weekend. RSAC kicks off in San Francisco this week, and considering that many MSPs are now adding cybersecurity to their offerings, we’ll be following the conference closely. You can check out our initial roundup of news and announcements here and … Read more

Broadcom Closes VMware Acquisition – What Does it Mean For the Channel?

Broadcom Closes VMware Acquisition – What Does it Mean For the Channel?

Broadcom has completed its acquisition of VMware, Inc. after an 18-month process that saw multiple delays. The original acquisition announcement was made in May 2022, and saw multiple deadline extensions, including May 2023, October 2023 (due to delays from China) and, finally, November 26, 2023. The merger also was plagued by regulatory concerns, especially from … Read more

VMware Announces Next-Gen Data Services Manager for Cloud Foundation Customers

VMware Announces Next-Gen Data Services Manager for Cloud Foundation Customers

VMware, Inc. has announced the next generation of VMware Data Services Manager, to make data services as easy to consume as VMware virtualized compute, storage, and networking, according to a statement from the company. VMware Data Services Manager is a natively-integrated experience for VMware Cloud Foundation customers, and will deliver management for a wide range … Read more

VMware Makes Cross-Cloud Services Through Oracle Cloud Marketplace

VMware Makes Cross-Cloud Services Through Oracle Cloud Marketplace

VMware, Inc. is making VMware Cross-Cloud services available to customers through the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. VMware announced customers can take advantage of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) with VMware Cross-Cloud services to migrate and operate applications on OCI more efficiently, innovate faster, and improve resiliency. Oracle Cloud Marketplace enables Oracle customers to access a wide variety of applications and … Read more

Kyndryl Becomes VMware Cloud Managed Services Provider

Kyndryl Becomes VMware Cloud Managed Services Provider

Cloud infrastructure provider Kyndryl announced this week it has become a VMware Cross-Cloud Managed Services Provider. Kyndryl has achieved the VMware Managed Services Specialization and has completed a Validated Service Offering (VSO) for VMware Cloud on AWS, according to a statement from Kyndryl. Kyndryl has been working to build its relationships with big cloud hyperscalers … Read more