VMware vCloud Hybrid Cloud Service: 5 Partner Considerations
May 20, 2013
Grazed from The Var Guy. Author: Editorial Staff.
The VMware vCloud Hybrid Service (an IaaS cloud alternative to Amazon Web Services, Windows Azure and Google Compute Engine) launches May 21. For VMware (NYSE:VMW) channel partners, there are at least five timely questions worth asking. Here’s a preview plus some perspective from The VAR Guy.
First, the background: VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger unveiled the IaaS cloud plan back on March 13 during an EMC-VMware Strategic Forum. Fast forward to this week: Gelsinger and Bill Fathers (GM, Hybrid Cloud Services) will unwrap the new IaaS cloud for partners and customers. The big questions?…
1. Channel Partner Program: Will VMware’s public cloud have a partner program from Day 1? If so…
How will it reward agents (those that simply drive customers onto the IaaS system)?
How will it reward VARs, integrators and consultants that become long-term partners of record?…
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