VMware Signs On 40 Service Provider Partners

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced that it has signed on 40 Service Provider Partners in India under the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP).

The program has been uniquely designed to help service providers develop, promote and sell their cloud products, services and solutions.
The VMware Service Provider Program is helping address the increasing demand for on-demand computing in India.
The model, introduced in 2010, is fast emerging as a preferred option for Indian companies, both large and small, who are looking at subscription based hosted IT services to easily address their dynamic business requirements, while maintaining control and security of their IT environment.
“With the VMware Service Provider Program, we have enabled our partners to offer solutions that provide cost-effective, cloud-based virtualized infrastructure that meet the specific needs of their customers through a simplified, easily accessible service model. The growing interest by partners suggests that public and hybrid clouds are not only a strategic imperative in organizations today, but also that Indian companies are increasingly considering, evaluating and consuming compute services in the cloud," said T Srinivasan, Managing Director, VMware India & SAARC.
The VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) is a cornerstone of VMware’s vCloud initiative and was created for IT partners providing Hosted IT services to end user companies and includes partners that provide subscription or web services to third parties. The program allows Service and Hosting Providers to consume VMware virtualization solutions, including VMware vSphere 5®, in a way that aligns with their business model. This has created new opportunities for Providers to offer virtualization enabled solutions, applications and services for their customers.
“The Cloud today offers granular flexibility in subscription and usage terms to customers. Customers are demanding cloud services on an hourly, monthly and even on a multi-year term basis. Our strategic partnership with VMware has enabled us to build and offer Enterprise Grade Cloud services with complete flexibility, security and scalability,” said CVS Suri, President & CEO, Enterprise Services, Sify Technologies. “Our association with VMware is not just confined to products; it also includes building strong expertise on VMware tools to support the end to end service lifecycle. Today, Sify has over 20 VMware Certified Professionals, 29 VMware Sales Professionals and 56 VMware Technology Sales Professionals, which differentiates us vis-à-vis other public cloud players in the country.”
Sify is a leader in the public cloud space across IaaS (Infrastructure as a service) and PaaS (Platform as a service) in India, enabling hundreds of enterprise customers to leverage the benefits of the cloud platform.
“With reduced fixed costs, predictable operational expenses and increased adaptability in a dynamic market environment, we are witnessing a growing demand for our Cloud services today,” said Sharad Sanghi, Managing Director & CEO, Netmagic Solutions. “Netmagic was one of the first Service Provider partners under the VSPP program in India to develop the orchestration layer on top of the VMware platform. Our offerings leverage VMware technologies to provide unprecedented levels of scalability and flexibility for our customers. We believe that the ability to deliver resources in time with our clients’ needs, gives us a significant advantage in the market.”
VMware vSphere 5® is the industry’s most widely deployed virtualization platform, which delivers the most comprehensive set of capabilities for high availability, security, resource optimization and business continuity, making it the platform of choice for critical infrastructure and applications for customers of any size.
VMware entered India in 2004. With offices in 8 cities, VMware employs over 1,500 people across India. The company recently announced the opening of its second R&D center in India in Pune.