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Hi everyone, well we are less than 1 month away from VMworld US and for TAM customers this is one of our premier event, alongside VMworld Europe. If you are a TAM customer please make sure you are in sync with your VMware TAM, with your corporate goals for the event. If this is your first VMworld, or possibly your first as a TAM customer, you should ensure you and your TAM are working together on a plan for VMworld that takes these goals into account. This is such a great event, it has so many facets, including the especially important TAM specific events such as TAM Customer Day as well as TAM Customer Central, which as a TAM customer you will have access to, and will enhance your experience even more while at VMworld.
Breaking news: Google Cloud and VMware Extend Strategic Partnership.
New solution will support VMware workloads running in GCP; empower customers’ hybrid and multi-cloud strategies
PALO ALTO, Calif. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Google Cloud and VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announce Google Cloud VMware Solution by CloudSimple, a new service that will allow organizations to run their VMware workloads in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), providing customers with choice and flexibility to run VMware workloads on-premises, in a hybrid architecture, or in the cloud. The solution will leverage VMware Cloud Foundation infrastructure software, deployed on GCP and designed and operated by CloudSimple, a VMware Cloud Verified partner. [Continue reading...]
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