VMware Shows Continued Momentum for Partner Connect Program; Announces Cloud Native Master Services Competency to Run & Manag...
21 July 2020 - 10:00PM
Business Wire
VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise
software, today announced continued momentum in its Partner Connect
program with the addition of a new VMware Cloud Native Master
Services Competency (MSC), the first competency related to the
VMware Tanzu portfolio. This new Cloud Native MSC will provide a
foundational step to enable current and future partners to
architect a Kubernetes-based platform supported by complementary
technologies from the cloud native ecosystem for continuous
delivery of applications and is intended to recognize partners who
specialize in Kubernetes operations, site reliability engineering
and DevOps.
The VMware Cloud Native MSC is the first Master Services
Competency to launch following VMware’s announcement of Partner
Connect in March. VMware Partner Connect is the new, flexible and
dramatically simplified program for partners to do business with
VMware in a way that aligns with their business models.
“VMware’s new Cloud Native MSC is designed to help partners
expand their services capabilities and opportunities and recognize
them for their Kubernetes and platform operations expertise,” Teri
Bruns, Vice President, Tanzu Ecosystem Partners, VMware. “This
competency will help VMware partners embrace the industry shift to
Kubernetes and modern applications and enable partners to build new
revenue streams as container usage skyrockets.”
Cloud Native principles have come to define modern applications
as business critical – the use of containers, microservices and
APIs is now widespread. This requires that organizations embrace
new methods for building applications, and repeatable processes for
refactoring and re-platforming existing applications. Importantly,
underlying infrastructure must also rapidly evolve to support the
needs of modern applications. That’s why Dimensional Research found
that among enterprises running Kubernetes, 59% are already doing so
in production.1 Partners that embrace these principles can guide
their customers and accelerate application modernization
initiatives.
The Cloud Native MSC builds upon foundational training and
certifications introduced in early 2019 and provides partners with
the capabilities to offer and deliver VMware Tanzu platform
services to their customers. The competency validates a partner’s
understanding of Kubernetes concepts and equips them to help
enterprise run and manage modern applications. The competency
covers core offerings of the VMware Tanzu portfolio, including
VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid and VMware Tanzu Mission Control;
though principles are relevant to the wider cloud native
ecosystem.
Earlier this year, VMware announced the availability of vSphere
7 with Kubernetes, evolving its flagship platform to support
virtual machines and containers. As customers continue to demand
Kubernetes-based solutions to support the delivery of modern
applications across multi-cloud platforms, the new skills attained
by achieving the Cloud Native MSC will allow partners to help
hundreds of thousands of vSphere customers operate a modern
applications platform.
“VMware Tanzu solutions are disrupting how applications are
built, run and managed – and with that comes opportunity for
partners,” said Bruns. “Your customers’ success depends on their
ability to deliver revenue generating applications and capabilities
faster, and to operate those applications and services reliably and
at scale. This MSC is ideal for Partners who have existing
infrastructure expertise and want to expand their business to
deliver professional services across DevOps, and drive the
consumption of new modern apps via the Tanzu portfolio.”
Requirements for individuals and requirements for the partner
organization to achieve the Cloud Native MSC include:
- Three (3) individuals must complete the Certified Kubernetes
Administrator (CKA) Certification and the VMware Cloud Native
Master Specialist Badge, and
- The Partner organization must submit one (1) Customer Reference
which validates that it has successfully completed an installation
of the appropriate product.
Further illustrating the significance of the Cloud Native MSC,
nine partners have already achieved the certification:
- AHEAD
- Altoros
- Boxboat Technologies
- Data Essential
- EngineerBetter
- Huco
- ITQ
- Metanext
- TeraSky
Master Services Competencies (MSCs) are VMware partner
designations designed to recognize services-capable partners with
delivery expertise and experience within a VMware solution area.
These competencies now allow partners to differentiate in six key
solution areas: Cloud Management and Automation, Cloud Native, Data
Center Virtualization, Digital Workspace, Network Virtualization
and VMware Cloud on AWS.
Additional Resources
VMware Tanzu website Partner Connect Program Master Service
Competencies Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certification
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About VMware
VMware software powers the world’s complex digital
infrastructure. The company’s cloud, app modernization, networking,
security, and digital workspace offerings help customers deliver
any application on any cloud across any device. Headquartered in
Palo Alto, California, VMware is committed to being a force for
good, from its breakthrough technology innovations to its global
impact. For more information, please visit
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VMware, vSphere, Tanzu, and Tanzu Mission Control are registered
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be trademarks of their respective companies.
1 A commissioned study conducted by Dimensional Research.
The State of Kubernetes 2020. Published February 2020.
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