Shifting to the multi-cloud: VMware has adapted to work-from-anywhere model

Virtualisation software creates a virtual machine that acts like a real computer. This helps companies cut information technology costs by saving on server and storage space

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virtual reality | Cloud | Technology

Neha Alawadhi  |  New Delhi 

VMware, which makes virtualisation software, is increasingly delivering the software in a model that will suit the new normal, where both employees and customers are getting used to functioning in a work-from-anywhere system. A lot of the company’s offerings were earlier delivered in a traditional on-premise, perpetual licensing model.

But now the firm is shifting to a subscription SaaS world, says VMware India Managing Director and Vice-president Pradeep Nair. “We brought virtualisation as a technology to the industry. That happened really quickly. And then we expanded, to do ...

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First Published: Mon, May 03 2021. 02:47 IST
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