T-Systems and VMware have been partners since 2005. Together the two companies offer high-performance and secure virtualization and cloud solutions. vCloud Datacenter Services are at the center of the long-standing collaboration between T-Systems and VMware. Using this special cloud solution, companies can easily and securely expand their virtualized IT infrastructures with VMware technology with capacities from the private cloud. And if a company decides to outsource all of its existing IT, then this is also possible with no problems – without losing its own investments when switching to the cloud.
It’s hard to overstate the benefits: Computing and storage capacities are available virtually at the push of a button as Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) from the cloud. If more short-term capacities are needed, customers can flexibly order these according to need. This not only saves costs but also helps creates more agility and faster response times for new market developments and changed customer requirements. This way customers benefit from combined forces – the virtualization expertise of VMware and the cumulative expertise of T-Systems in cloud computing – which enables them to remain competitive.
T-Systems expanded its solution portfolio based on VMware technology in recent years in close cooperation with the virtualization expert. Some 15,000 servers are available for the Dynamic Services platform. What's more, VMware provides consultation support, such as within the scope of the Cloud Readiness Services (CRS) and Application Management and Modernization (AMM) solutions.
Because 80 percent of new T-Systems SAP customers opt to go the cloud route, the strategic partnership was also expanded in this area. With Dynamic Services for SAP® Solutions, companies can obtain scalable SAP services from the private cloud.
VMware is one of T-Systems' few strategic partners. Likewise, T-Systems is the only certified VMware Partner in Germany for the provision of vCloud Datacenter Services. T-Systems also has Global Consulting and Integration Partner (CIP) status: more than 200 certified employees have been trained by VMware for supporting virtualization solutions work at T-Systems.