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Strategic Partnership for Cloud Computing: T-Systems to Offer Customers VMware vCloud Datacenter Services
FRANKFURT, Germany, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
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- Cost reduction and business agility through standardized cloud services.
- Customers can quickly increase their IT capacities in T-Systems' high-security
data centers.
- Data privacy and compliance in line with German legislation.
T-Systems join forces with VMware to provide customers with easier, quicker and more
manageable access to cloud computing. The companies announced their strategic partnership
today at the VMware vForum 2012 [http://www.vmwareforum2012.com/frankfurt ] in Frankfurt.
On average enterprises have virtualized more than 50 percent of their servers, leading
to sizable gains in efficiency and manageability over the past few years. That enterprises
are increasingly choosing VMware's virtualization and cloud solutions to realize these
benefits speaks to the trust that customers place in VMware cloud infrastructure. Yet the
promise of cloud to access IT capacity on-demand without a fixed investment is better
fulfilled when a service provider offers the same quality of IT infrastructure in the
cloud that enterprises are used to on-premise. The VMware vCloud Datacenter Service to be
provided by T-Systems delivers on the hybrid cloud promise, to provide IT infrastructure
out of the cloud that has undergone a demanding certification process by VMware. This
gives enterprises the confidence to move IT capacity into the cloud easily and without any
surprises in terms of portability, compatibility, security, manageability and control.
Thus when a customer's data center has reached its capacity limit, or resources for new
projects are needed within minutes, T-Systems provides a familiar solution in a hybrid
cloud model. T-Systems plans to deliver its VMware vCloud Datacenter Service this fall. It
will be based on VMware's award-winning cloud infrastructure suite, including VMware
vSphere and VMware vCloud Director.
Into the cloud at the push of a button
"Put simply, enterprises will be able to move the contents of their servers to the
T-Systems cloud at the push of a button," said Jürgen Urbanski, Cloud expert at T-Systems
and a member of Deutsche Telekom's Cloud Leadership Team. "Internally, we have been using
proven VMware technologies for many years. Therefore, we are delighted to announce that we
plan to deliver VMware vCloud Datacenter Services. This will help ensure that our joint
customers can move seamlessly between on-premise and cloud deployments, with the high
standards of security and compliance expected of a German provider," he added.
Deutsche Telekom aims to strengthen its growth with cloud services over the next few
years. Closer partnerships with top-tier technology providers like VMware play a crucial
part in achieving this aspiration. "Our goals are to make innovations from our community
of strategic partners available to customers more quickly, to empower customers through
self-service, and to offer customers choice and flexibility by embracing industry-leading
standards and cloud APIs," says Urbanski. "Our new VMware vCloud Datacenter Service will
be a great example of that."
"We have a long-standing strategic partnership with T-Systems. Starting with the
virtualization of the server and client infrastructure, through business-critical
applications to setting up a highly automated data center environment, we are delighted
that T-Systems is now also expanding the VMware vCloud Datacenter Services network," said
Thomas Kühlewein, Vice President for VMware CEMEA. "T-Systems understands how a whole mix
of factors are changing the nature of IT and running a business: more mobile employees, a
host of new devices, applications and data, as well as an increased need for greater
flexibility - all while continuing to control costs. T-Systems cloud services help IT
organizations master these new challenges, and delivering VMware vCloud Datacenter
Services can enable them to successfully become key innovation drivers for their
organizations," Kühlewein continued.
About Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies
with more than 129 million mobile customers, almost 34 million fixed-network lines and
17-million broadband lines (as of March 31, 2012). The Group provides fixed-network,
mobile communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers, and ICT
solutions for business and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in around 50
countries and has over 235,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenue of
EUR-58.7 billion in the 2011 financial year - over half of it outside Germany (as of
December 31, 2011).
About T-Systems
Drawing on a global infrastructure of data centers and networks, T-Systems operates
information and communication technology (ICT) systems for multinational corporations and
public sector institutions. On this basis, Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer arm
provides integrated solutions for the networked future of business and society. Some
48,200 employees at T-Systems combine industry expertise with ICT innovations to add
significant value to customers' core business all over the world. The corporate customers
unit generated revenue of around EUR-9.2 billion in the 2011 financial year.
About VMware
VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable
businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on VMware to help them transform the
way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is
evolutionary and based on their specific needs. With 2011 revenues of $3.77 billion,
VMware has more than 350,000 customers and 50,000 partners. The company is headquartered
in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at
http://www.vmware.com. Its German branch office is located in Unterschleissheim,
Munich.
VMware, VMware vCloud and VMware vSphere are registered trademarks and/or trademarks
of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names
mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective organizations. The use of the word
"partner" or "partnership" does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware
and any other company.
Deutsche Telekom AG
Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49(0)228-181 - 4949
E-mail: media@telekom.de
Media representatives can find further information at: http://www.telekom.com/media
and http://www.telekom.com/presspics
http://twitter.com/deutschetelekom
Source: Deutsche Telekom
Strategic Partnership for Cloud Computing: T-Systems to Offer Customers VMware vCloud Datacenter Services
FRANKFURT, Germany, June 14, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
?
- Cost reduction and business agility through standardized cloud services.
- Customers can quickly increase their IT capacities in T-Systems' high-security
data centers.
- Data privacy and compliance in line with German legislation.
T-Systems join forces with VMware to provide customers with easier, quicker and more
manageable access to cloud computing. The companies announced their strategic partnership
today at the VMware vForum 2012 [http://www.vmwareforum2012.com/frankfurt ] in Frankfurt.
On average enterprises have virtualized more than 50 percent of their servers, leading
to sizable gains in efficiency and manageability over the past few years. That enterprises
are increasingly choosing VMware's virtualization and cloud solutions to realize these
benefits speaks to the trust that customers place in VMware cloud infrastructure. Yet the
promise of cloud to access IT capacity on-demand without a fixed investment is better
fulfilled when a service provider offers the same quality of IT infrastructure in the
cloud that enterprises are used to on-premise. The VMware vCloud Datacenter Service to be
provided by T-Systems delivers on the hybrid cloud promise, to provide IT infrastructure
out of the cloud that has undergone a demanding certification process by VMware. This
gives enterprises the confidence to move IT capacity into the cloud easily and without any
surprises in terms of portability, compatibility, security, manageability and control.
Thus when a customer's data center has reached its capacity limit, or resources for new
projects are needed within minutes, T-Systems provides a familiar solution in a hybrid
cloud model. T-Systems plans to deliver its VMware vCloud Datacenter Service this fall. It
will be based on VMware's award-winning cloud infrastructure suite, including VMware
vSphere and VMware vCloud Director.
Into the cloud at the push of a button
"Put simply, enterprises will be able to move the contents of their servers to the
T-Systems cloud at the push of a button," said Jürgen Urbanski, Cloud expert at T-Systems
and a member of Deutsche Telekom's Cloud Leadership Team. "Internally, we have been using
proven VMware technologies for many years. Therefore, we are delighted to announce that we
plan to deliver VMware vCloud Datacenter Services. This will help ensure that our joint
customers can move seamlessly between on-premise and cloud deployments, with the high
standards of security and compliance expected of a German provider," he added.
Deutsche Telekom aims to strengthen its growth with cloud services over the next few
years. Closer partnerships with top-tier technology providers like VMware play a crucial
part in achieving this aspiration. "Our goals are to make innovations from our community
of strategic partners available to customers more quickly, to empower customers through
self-service, and to offer customers choice and flexibility by embracing industry-leading
standards and cloud APIs," says Urbanski. "Our new VMware vCloud Datacenter Service will
be a great example of that."
"We have a long-standing strategic partnership with T-Systems. Starting with the
virtualization of the server and client infrastructure, through business-critical
applications to setting up a highly automated data center environment, we are delighted
that T-Systems is now also expanding the VMware vCloud Datacenter Services network," said
Thomas Kühlewein, Vice President for VMware CEMEA. "T-Systems understands how a whole mix
of factors are changing the nature of IT and running a business: more mobile employees, a
host of new devices, applications and data, as well as an increased need for greater
flexibility - all while continuing to control costs. T-Systems cloud services help IT
organizations master these new challenges, and delivering VMware vCloud Datacenter
Services can enable them to successfully become key innovation drivers for their
organizations," Kühlewein continued.
About Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies
with more than 129 million mobile customers, almost 34 million fixed-network lines and
17-million broadband lines (as of March 31, 2012). The Group provides fixed-network,
mobile communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers, and ICT
solutions for business and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in around 50
countries and has over 235,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenue of
EUR-58.7 billion in the 2011 financial year - over half of it outside Germany (as of
December 31, 2011).
About T-Systems
Drawing on a global infrastructure of data centers and networks, T-Systems operates
information and communication technology (ICT) systems for multinational corporations and
public sector institutions. On this basis, Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer arm
provides integrated solutions for the networked future of business and society. Some
48,200 employees at T-Systems combine industry expertise with ICT innovations to add
significant value to customers' core business all over the world. The corporate customers
unit generated revenue of around EUR-9.2 billion in the 2011 financial year.
About VMware
VMware is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable
businesses to thrive in the Cloud Era. Customers rely on VMware to help them transform the
way they build, deliver and consume Information Technology resources in a manner that is
evolutionary and based on their specific needs. With 2011 revenues of $3.77 billion,
VMware has more than 350,000 customers and 50,000 partners. The company is headquartered
in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at
http://www.vmware.com. Its German branch office is located in Unterschleissheim,
Munich.
VMware, VMware vCloud and VMware vSphere are registered trademarks and/or trademarks
of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names
mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective organizations. The use of the word
"partner" or "partnership" does not imply a legal partnership relationship between VMware
and any other company.
Deutsche Telekom AG
Corporate Communications
Tel.: +49(0)228-181 - 4949
E-mail: media@telekom.de
Media representatives can find further information at: http://www.telekom.com/media
and http://www.telekom.com/presspics
http://twitter.com/deutschetelekom
Source: Deutsche Telekom