5 Things VMware Must Do In 2014
VMware (VMW) CEO Pat Gelsinger must balance public, private and hybrid cloud priorities while fending off Microsoft Hyper-V, OpenStack, KVM and more. Here are 5 top priorities for VMware and its channel partners.
December 30, 2013
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VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger.
VMware wants to virtualize server, storage and network resources as part of the broader Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) push. VMware NSX — based on the Nicira acquisition — will play a key role in the SDDC effort. In 2014, VMware must demonstrate channel partners that are succeeding with the NSX offering — especially as Cisco Systems and other potential SDN (software defined networking) rivals give chase.
VMware must describe how its Horizon Suite plus Desktone acquisition will empower VARs to promote desktop as a service (DaaS). Rival options like Amazon WorkSpaces and independenceIT (a channel-friendly option) are popping up. Perhaps the biggest question: Will VMware launch Horizon Suite and Desktone in the vCloud Hybrid Service?
Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Windows Azure each were ranked among the world's Top 10 Cloud Services Providers (CSPs) in 2013, according to Talkin' Cloud. Can VMware's recently launched vCloud Hybrid Service give chase — and give customers the perfect balance between private and public cloud options?
Even as VMware expands its own hybrid cloud service, the company must keep the spotlight on its CSP partner base. Core to the effort: Making sure VARs use cloud credits while working closely with VMware's CSPs.
VMware and EMC are pushing Pivotal as a cloud platform for PaaS, Big Data applications and more. Led by former VMware CEO Paul Maritz, Pivotal could give VMware channel partners a boost — especially vs. Microsoft's Windows Azure and SQL Azure. But VMware and Pivotal must clearly articulate how partners will benefit from yet another family of offerings…
VMware and EMC are pushing Pivotal as a cloud platform for PaaS, Big Data applications and more. Led by former VMware CEO Paul Maritz, Pivotal could give VMware channel partners a boost — especially vs. Microsoft's Windows Azure and SQL Azure. But VMware and Pivotal must clearly articulate how partners will benefit from yet another family of offerings…
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