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Our Partners—The Cornerstone to Our Success

Market Leading Virtualization Solutions, Award-winning Programs, Unparalleled Value

With the VMware Partner Network your company benefits from market leading virtualization solutions combined with award-winning programs designed to enable, distinguish, and reward you.  As a partner, your company gains exclusive access to resources that will drive both license and service business, create new opportunities, increase profitability and close deals more quickly.

A comprehensive partner program, the VMware Partner Network, provides your company with the tools you need to stand out to customers and gain a long-term competitive advantage in your VMware virtualization practice.

 

Gain Expert Status and Build Customer Credibility

Get Recognized for Your Expertise
VMware offers four new virtualization solution competencies developed to clearly differentiate our reselling partners’ expertise to customers and maximize the benefits of the VMware Partner Network. Regardless of your company’s size, business model, or market focus, our virtualization solution competencies make it easier for your company to distinguish and deliver virtualization expertise in the marketplace.  Earn instant customer credibility, based on knowledge and ability, with the following competencies:

  • Infrastructure Virtualization Competency
  • Business Continuity Competency

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  • Desktop Virtualization Competency
  • Virtualization Management Competency

Which Partner Program is Right for You

Solution Providers

Partners that add value by combining their technology expertise along with services to design, plan and deploy sophisticated virtualization solutions to meet the technical and business needs of your customers.
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System Builders

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who build and brand their own computer system hardware from individual components for resell.
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Service Providers

Hosting providers, service providers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or other companies that acquire and use VMware software to provide virtualization infrastructure and operations services to a third-party end customer or multiple third-party end customers in a hosted environment.
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Technology Provider

Partners that specialize in developing, marketing and selling packaged applications that complement virtualization software solutions for specific niche markets.
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Global System Integrators & Outsourcers

Partners that help define, implement and consult on a strategic virtualization platform to large enterprise organizations.
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Corporate Resellers

Corporate resellers are large partners with national and worldwide coverage via multiple sales segments. These partners are certified in multiple VMware competencies and offer customers the full range of VMware solutions to business of all sizes.
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Technology Alliance Partner

The Technology Alliance Partner Program is designed for commercial software, hardware and storage vendors to leverage the VMware resources needed to deliver enhanced value to shared customers.
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VMware Authorized Training Centers

VMware Authorized Training Centers (VATCs) are training partners that have been carefully selected by VMware to deliver authorized VMware technical training to our customer and channel partners.
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Global Education & Research Programs

Are you a faculty or staff member within an academic institution? Gain access to cutting-edge virtualization technology and resources free of charge. As a program member, your department will receive free licenses for use in the classroom, research projects and labs.
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