VMware partners extend their support to vSphere 4

BANGALORE, INDIA: VMware, Inc., a provider in virtualization solutions on Wednesday announced that it has got broad support from its virtualization partner ecosystem, with more than 500 technology partners supporting the launch of VMware vSphere 4.

The Vmware's ecosystem, which includes more than 22,000 channel and technology partners in the VMware partner network, would provide customers from small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) to the enterprise with a wide variety of applications, cloud services, desktop solutions, management solutions, networking, security solutions, servers and storage devices.

These solutions interoperate with VMware vSphere 4, while providing customers many options for accessing VMware vSphere 4 through OEM and channel partners, said a press release.

“VMware prides itself on partnering with a broad set of technology and channel partners around the world to deliver first-class solutions and services to help customers do more with less,” said Brian Byun, vice president of global alliances, VMware.

He added that as customers adopt cloud computing as the new way to deliver IT, VMware’s robust partner ecosystem will continue to play a key role in helping customers execute on the vision of delivering IT as a service.

VMware vSphere 4 provides ecosystem partners with numerous integration and co-development programs such as VMware ReadyTM, VMware VMsafeTM and VMware Community Source that enable them to use VMware APIs and interfaces to build advanced technology integrations that deliver value-added solutions, said the release.

These integrations would plug seamlessly into VMware vSphere 4, which provides simplified integration capabilities, backward compatibility with previous versions of VMware software, and new interfaces that support industry-leading management solutions, it added.