VMware launches the VMware vCloud Air Network

For businesses who are looking to capitalize on the advantages of Hybrid Cloud canlook for VMware Vcloud Air Network to provide greater choice and flexibility. VMware vCloud Air Network represents an evolution and expansion of the company’s VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP).

The company also announced the rebranding of VMware vCloud® Hybrid Service to VMware vCloud Air. The name change underscores VMware’s commitment to deliver value added as-a-service solutions (e.g. Infrastructure as a Service, Desktop as a Service, Disaster Recover as a Service, etc.) to customers on its hybrid cloud platform.

VMware recently announced its hybrid cloud expansion in the Asia-Pacific region via a joint venture with SoftBank Telecom Corp. and SoftBank Commerce & Service Corp. (SoftBank C&S) that brought vCloud Air to Japan.

“We continue to see tremendous momentum for VMware vCloud Air as more and more businesses look to capitalize on the undeniable operational and economic benefits of hybrid cloud,” said Bill Fathers, executive vice president and general manager, Hybrid Cloud Services Business Unit.

The VMware vCloud Air Network supports customers with increased service flexibility, greater options for global cloud services and the choice of local cloud service providers from either VMware vCloud Air or from our ecosystem of VMware vCloud Air Network Service Provider partners.

In the VMware vCloud Air Network, customers can use a new partner badging system to identify and select from VMware vCloud Air or VMware vCloud Air Network service providers.

Additional VMware vCloud Air Network customer benefits include:

• Multiple compliance certifications, infrastructure and application services in managed and self-service environments as well as vertical market specializations;
• Data sovereignty provided through local VMware vCloud Air datacenters and VMware vCloud Air Network service providers;
• A seamless transition from on-premises to the cloud for VMware customers.

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