Telia is now a VMware Cloud Service Provider Pinnacle tier partner

Telia announced today that it is now a VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Pinnacle tier partner in the Broadcom Advantage Partner Program for the Nordic and Baltic markets to help mutual enterprise customers to innovate by adopting VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) as their private cloud infrastructure. Telia will deliver new managed VMware Cloud Foundation private cloud services, including sovereign cloud services that support data residency and other jurisdictional controls.

Telia will add the new VMware Cloud Foundation to its portfolio of services, helping organizations modernize infrastructure with the best possible TCO, deliver a frictionless self-service experience for developers with consolidated VM and container-based workload support on a single platform, and provide enterprise-grade resiliency and security. Telia intends to support the new license portability feature of VCF, which will put into place a flexible hybrid cloud experience for customers.

“As a Pinnacle partner, Telia’s expertise, experience and influence in the industry will play a crucial role in helping to lead our customers on their cloud journey,” says Ahmar Mohamed, Vice President, Partners, Managed Services, And Solutions GTM, VMware Cloud Foundation Division at Broadcom. “The VCSP Pinnacle tier is designed to build stronger relationships with our most valued VCSP partners to help customers implement a highly efficient cloud operating model that combines public cloud scale and agility with private cloud security and performance.”

“Telia’s strategy is to be the partner of choice, helping our customers tackle their digital and cloud transformations. We build on our leading digital connectivity infrastructure and customer service, to offer cloud, IoT and security services,” says Rainer Deutschmann, Group Chief Operating Officer at Telia. “We are excited to take the next step in our partnership with Broadcom and to serve our customers even better as a VMware Cloud Service Provider at the highest Pinnacle Partner level in the Nordics and Baltics. This enables us to help enterprises to overcome their complex challenges, including highly secure and sovereign cloud requirements, making the most of their technology investments to grow their businesses.”

Pinnacle is the highest program level in the Broadcom Advantage Partner program. Pinnacle partners are Broadcom’s most invested and strategic partners, boasting extensive certifications, a track record of significant sales and service achievements, and broad international coverage. Holding Pinnacle status signifies a partner's deep technological know-how and proficiency in addressing the most intricate customer issues. Broadcom works in close partnership with Pinnacle partners, including co-selling to mutual customers, to provide the foundational technology that drives the digital landscape.