{"id":90313,"date":"2019-03-01T21:45:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T02:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2021-08-21T19:35:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T23:35:06","slug":"vmware-crossing-the-streams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/vmware-crossing-the-streams\/","title":{"rendered":"VMWare Crossing the Streams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0087332\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghostbusters<\/a><\/em> warned us. Egon Spengler (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000601\/?ref_=tt_cl_t4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harold Ramis<\/a>) warned us not to <strong>cross the streams. <\/strong>You should not cross the streams because as Raymond Stantz (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000101\/?ref_=tt_cl_t2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dan Aykroyd<\/a>) explained it would cause <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161221135429\/http:\/\/uncyclopedia.wikia.com\/wiki\/Protonic_Reversal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">total protonic reversal<\/a>. Despite the warning, <strong>VMware <\/strong>is crossing the streams.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-99524\" title=\"VMWare Crossing the Streams\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ghostbusters.jpg?resize=346%2C166&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VMWare Crossing the Streams\" width=\"346\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ghostbusters.jpg?resize=150%2C72&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ghostbusters.jpg?resize=75%2C36&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ghostbusters.jpg?resize=768%2C370&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ghostbusters.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rumors have it that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dellemc.com\/en-us\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dell\/EMC<\/a>\/VMware and <a title=\"Microsoft\" href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Microsoft<\/strong><\/a> (<a title=\"NASDAQ | MSFT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/NASDAQ-MSFT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSFT<\/a>) are crossing their streams with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmware.com\/products\/nsx-cloud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>VMware<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmware.com\/products\/nsx-cloud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cloud NSX<\/strong><\/a> on Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Azure<\/strong><\/a> partnership could be coming soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crn.com\/slide-shows\/virtualization\/300102881\/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-vmwares-new-nsx-based-virtual-cloud-network.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nsx vmware noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"VMware NSX\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190502124252\/https%3A\/\/www.crn.com\/resources\/0225-09b687994342-89d446a0aa08-1000\/vmware-nsx.jpg?resize=86%2C86&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VMware NSX\" width=\"86\" height=\"86\" \/><\/a><a title=\"VMware\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vmware.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VMware&#8217;s<\/a> (<a title=\"NYSE : VMW\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyse.com\/quote\/XNYS:VMW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VMW<\/a>) <strong>multi-cloud<\/strong> approach combines the core VMware technology stack with services delivered through partnerships with other service providers including <a title=\"Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a> (<a title=\"NASDAQ : AMZN\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/NASDAQ-AMZN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMZN<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Amazon Web Services<\/strong><\/a> (AWS) Google Cloud and IBM Cloud. As well as an emerging development environment centered on the open source <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kubernetes.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kubernetes<\/a><\/strong> container orchestrator. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channele2e.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chennele2e<\/a><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230528003324\/https:\/\/www.channele2e.com\/channel-partners\/csps\/vmware-cloud-on-microsoft-azure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hypothesizes<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The two companies are jointly developing software that will let their customers more easily run computing jobs, which rely on VMware software, inside Microsoft\u2019s Azure cloud computing service \u2026 could be announced \u2026 in the coming weeks \u2026 move computing chores from their own private data centers, where VMware\u2019s software is a critical ingredient, to Microsoft\u2019s \u201cpublic\u201d cloud service.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger described a range of cross-platform work \u2014 including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Azure: NSX and VDI with more VMware management products for Azure are on the way.<\/li>\n<li>Google Cloud Platform: VMware has partnered with Google and Kubernetes. Also, Android- and\u00a0 Chromebook-related offerings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the slide below shows, the deal with Microsoft links VMware to most of the enterprise VM&#8217;s in the cloud. What impact will the VMware-Microsoft deal impact the VMware-AWS relationship? Will AWS continue to enjoy \u201cmost favored nation\u201d status in VMware\u2019s public cloud partner ecosystem?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/top-cloud-providers-2018-how-aws-microsoft-google-ibm-oracle-alibaba-stack-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101070\" title=\"The number of virtual machines in the cloud - Enterprise based on Right Scale estimates\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/stacking-up-cloud-vendors-2018.png?resize=369%2C177&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The number of virtual machines in the cloud - Enterprise based on Right Scale estimates\" width=\"369\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/stacking-up-cloud-vendors-2018.png?w=770&amp;ssl=1 770w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/stacking-up-cloud-vendors-2018.png?resize=75%2C36&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/stacking-up-cloud-vendors-2018.png?resize=150%2C72&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/stacking-up-cloud-vendors-2018.png?resize=768%2C369&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/rcpmag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redmond Channel Partner<\/a><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/rcpmag.com\/blogs\/scott-bekker\/2019\/02\/microsoft-vmware-azure.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">points out<\/a> that former VMware executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/raymondblanchard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ray Blanchard<\/a>, who was in charge of the VMware partnership with AWS joined Microsoft a year ago.<\/p>\n<h6>Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiercetelecom.com\/telecom\/vmware-announces-major-upgrade-to-nsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VMware announces major upgrade to NSX (<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiercetelecom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FierceTelecom<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"Ralph Bach\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/new-resume\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ralph Bach<\/a>\u00a0has been in IT long enough to know better and has blogged from his\u00a0<a title=\"Bach Seat\" href=\"https:\/\/rbach.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bach Seat<\/a> about IT, careers, and anything else that catches his attention since 2005. 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