Virtualization

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  VMware CEO: Dell Spin-Off Equals ‘Best Of Both Worlds’

  by Mark Haranas

  ‘Post [Dell] spin-off, we’ll be the only standalone cloud company that has the necessary strategic partnerships with all the major cloud companies and all the leading infrastructure companies to deliver on a truly customer-centered multi-cloud vision,’ says Raghu Raghuram during VMware’s first quarter earnings report.

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  VMware’s New CEO Is A ‘Channel Ambassador’: Sandy Hogan

  by Mark Haranas

  ‘Not only is he channel friendly, I would say that he is and will be a channel ambassador,’ says VMware’s global channel chief Sandy Hogan tells CRN.

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  VMware’s Engineering Star, VP Of Networking, Security Leaves

  by Mark Haranas

  Just days after VMware named its new CEO, the company’s worldwide leader of software-defined networking, security and automation engineering has left the company after 17 years.

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  No Hard Feelings In VMware CEO Bake-Off: Sanjay Poonen, Raghu Raghuram

  by Mark Haranas

  ‘Big week for Raghu Raghuram, new CEO of VMware, delighted for him, he’s been like an elder bro to me!’ says VMware COO Sanjay Poonen on Twitter.

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  VMware Launches ‘Game-Changer’ Lifecycle Partner Program

  by Mark Haranas

  ‘It’s awesome that VMware is now willing to fund these types of activities because many of them are big investments and big expenses for us,’ says Bob Keblusek, CTO of Sentinel Technologies.

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  VMware ‘Making Progress’ On Potential Spin-Off From Dell

  by Mark Haranas

  VMware reports $3.3 billion in revenue, up 7 percent year over year, during its fourth fiscal quarter earnings report on Thursday.

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  VMware Nabs HPE President As Firm Adds ‘Dynamic Leaders’

  by Mark Haranas

  VMware hires two new executives hailing from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Bank of America.

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  VMware Adds AI Technologist, Venture Capitalist To Its Board

  by Mark Haranas

  ‘Ken is an experienced technologist and corporate director with deep roots in software, mobile and AI technologies,’ says VMware board member Paul Sagan.

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  VMware Names Zane Rowe As Interim CEO

  by Mark Haranas

  ‘VMware remains focused on helping customers optimize their digital infrastructure—from app modernization and multi-cloud to networking, security and digital workspaces. We look forward to continued growth and innovation across our technology offerings,’ says Rowe in a statement.

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  Nerdio Seeing Growth Surge Amid ‘Unbelievable’ WVD Demand

  by Kyle Alspach

  The startup has been at the forefront of enabling MSPs to tap into Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop service.

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  VMware Partners Hopeful On VMC On AWS Future With Hogan, Sullivan At Helm

  by Mark Haranas

  Partners believe VMware’s Sandy Hogan and AWS’ Chris Sullivan can solve the channel conflicts surrounding large VMware Cloud on AWS deals being taken direct.

• Virtualization Startup Cameyo’s Sales Surging Amid Coronavirus Crisis

  by Joseph Tsidulko

  The startup is just over two years old, but it’s taking on Citrix and VMware with a quick and affordable offering for app virtualization. Revenue has tripled over the past four months as enterprises scramble to implement work-from-home initiatives.

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  VMware Hires Google Cloud VP As New CMO To Drive Kubernetes

  by Mark Haranas

  ‘Containers are the operating system of the future, and I am excited by what VMware is doing with Kubernetes and Tanzu to help customers accelerate development and run securely at scale,’ says VMware’s new Chief Marketing Officer Carol Carpenter.

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  VMware COO On Salary Freezes, Pay Cuts: ‘This Too Shall Pass’

  by Mark Haranas

  ‘We want VMware to be the best place to work in. So while we had to announce those COVID-19 measures, they’re not forever,’ says Sanjay Poonen, chief operating officer at VMware.

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  VMware Confirms Employee Salary Freeze, CEO Pay Cut

  by Mark Haranas

  ‘We can confirm that there have been a number of cost management changes impacting the VMware workforce,’ says VMware in a statement to CRN.