Atos, EMC and VMware are combining their efforts toward cloud computing, announcing a strategic alliance for open cloud computing. As part of the initiative, Atos plans to create a new company, Canopy, to provide cloud solutions and services as a one-stop shop vendor.
“The launch of Canopy and its unique set of enterprise-grade services will ensure that Atos is well positioned to play a leading role in this new and growing market,” said Atos Chairman and CEO Thierry Breton, in a statment.
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As part of the strategic alliance and in addition to providing the technologies upon which the new Atos cloud solutions and services will be delivered, EMC and VMware also intend to invest alongside Atos in helping to drive innovation and the successful adoption of Canopy’s solutions in the marketplace.
The companies said the new cloud offerings will be based on open standards designed to allow clients to choose whether to run the solution off- or on-premise and how to mix private, public and hybrid cloud solutions.
EMC and VMware’s offerings will include an open cloud platform designed to allow customers to choose, access and deploy cloud-based services for their enterprise IT needs.
“Cloud computing is altering forever the way in which IT is designed and consumed across data centers, applications and end user access points. EMC looks forward to working even more closely with Atos, accelerating this shared vision and making the benefits of cloud computing a reality for enterprise customers in key targeted industries,” noted EMC Chairman and CEO Joe Tucci, in a statment.
VMware CEO Paul Maritz added that the move to cloud computing represents a shift in how customers consume and manage IT resources. Those customers are asking for the benefits of the cloud on their terms, with the ability for managed services to be delivered on or off premise.
The strategic alliance is expected to leverage the common channels of Atos and EMC to bring the portfolio to market.
