David Blackman, partner director for VMware A/NZ, said Australia is on a fast-track to virtualisation, with VMware posting triple-digit growth year-over-year in the country during the first quarter of 2008.
“This agreement makes it even easier for companies in Australia and New Zealand to gain the efficiency and productivity benefits of a virtual data centre,” he said.
According to Blackman, as part of the agreement the Fujitsu support group will provide 24/7 VMware support services out of its operations in North Ryde, Sydney. This complements the existing levels of hardware support services that are run from the same location.
“In addition, Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand now has general availability of Systemwalker Resource Coordinator Virtual Server Edition (RCVE), a complementary product to VMware virtualization that further enhances business continuity,” he said.
Blackman said Systemwalker RCVE enables control of both physical and virtualised blade servers via a single management view. This allows an integrated solution of Primergy servers and Eternus storage to provide fail-over capability to both physical and VMware virtualised servers.
According to Julian Badell, manager of strategic products at Fujitsu A/NZ, Fujitsu will sell VMware Infrastructure 3 on Fujitsu’s PRIMERGY line of industry-standard servers and provide local Level 1 and Level 2 support. The vendor currently has similar OEM agreements with VMware in other regions including Japan and Europe.
Fujitsu A/NZ and VMWare agree on OEM servers
By
Lilia Guan
on May 22, 2008 12:08PM

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
Partner Content

Tech For Good program gives purpose and strong business outcomes
Ingram Micro Ushers in the Age of Ultra

Build cybersecurity capability with award winning Fortinet training from Ingram Micro

How NinjaOne Is Supporting The Channel As It Builds An Innovative Global Partner Program

Secure, integrated platforms enable MSPs to focus bringing powerful solutions to customers
Sponsored Whitepapers

Driving Innovation and Sustainability through Hybrid IT and AI Solutions

Easing the burden of Microsoft CSP management
-1.jpg&w=100&c=1&s=0)
Stop Fraud Before It Starts: A Must-Read Guide for Safer Customer Communications

The Cybersecurity Playbook for Partners in Asia Pacific and Japan

Pulseway Essential Eight Framework