MONTREAL — Bell Canada announced today it has partnered with VMware and Amazon Web Services (AWS) “to help organizations across Canada plan, simplify and manage their hybrid cloud transformations,” says a press release.
This collaboration, which will see Bell offering its business customers VMware Cloud on AWS, “leverages the strengths of all three companies to design and deliver solutions for hybrid cloud environments with a single point of contact,” the release reads.
“The Bell Cloud Professional Services team will work with organizations to assess their current structures, workloads and goals, and develop the optimal cloud strategy for their business in conjunction with VMware and AWS. Bell manages the migration to ensure a seamless and agile transition with cloud infrastructure and security support, all on Canada’s largest broadband fibre and 5G networks,” the release explains.
VMware Cloud on AWS brings VMware’s enterprise-class, software-defined data centre (SDDC) software to the AWS Cloud, delivered as an on-demand service with optimized access to AWS services.
“We’re thrilled to partner with Bell to deliver a more efficient and cost-effective path to the hybrid cloud that will enable users to modernize applications with a faster time-to-market to support innovation,” says Claude Reeves, vice-president and country manager of VMware Canada, in the press release.
AWS is excited to expand its “relationship with Bell and VMware to help customers access the speed, agility, and resilience the cloud has to offer,” said Rachel Mushahwar, managing director/general manager, Americas channel and partner chief at AWS.
“By accelerating their digital transformation, customers will have greater access to tools to grow their business and be able take full advantage of the latency and bandwidth benefits offered by modern 5G networks.”
This partnership builds on Bell’s existing agreement with AWS, announced in June, to support 5G innovation and accelerate cloud adoption in Canada.
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