In the Broadcom Advantage Partner Program, ThinkOn, a Canadian cloud service provider with a global data center footprint and channel-only approach, is now a VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Pinnacle tier partner. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is a private cloud architecture that enables mutual corporate customers to innovate.
ThinkOn, with its headquarters located in Toronto, ON, Canada, offers its cloud services through their partner network in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In addition to sovereign cloud services that support data residency and other jurisdictional controls, ThinkOn will now start offering managed VMware Cloud Foundation private cloud services.
With the addition of the new VMware Cloud Foundation to their offering, ThinkOn would be able to assist enterprises in modernizing their infrastructure at the lowest possible total cost of ownership (TCO), provide enterprise-grade security and resiliency, and facilitate developers' self-service with a single platform that unifies workload support for virtual machines (VMs) and containers. With ThinkOn's Cornerstone Service Delivery Infrastructure, which supports hybrid, multi-tenant, and dedicated/private cloud services models, ThinkOn plans to enable the new license portability feature of VMware Cloud Foundation, enabling a flexible hybrid cloud experience.
Vice President of Partners, Managed Services, and Solutions GTM at Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation Division, Ahmar Mohamed, stated, “As a Pinnacle partner, ThinkOn's knowledge, experience, and influence in the industry will play a crucial role in helping to lead our customers on their cloud journey. To assist clients in implementing a highly effective cloud operating model that blends the scalability and agility of the public cloud with the security and performance of the private cloud, the VCSP Pinnacle tier is intended to forge closer ties with our most esteemed VCSP partners.’
VMware Cloud Foundation
As part of Broadcom's expanded initiative, ThinkOn will enable other VCSP partners to receive VMware Cloud Foundation entitlements in an unbranded way by supporting the VCSP White Label approach. By simplifying the transfer of their client data to ThinkOn cloud services, ThinkOn can assist partners in making the move to this new paradigm with confidence. ThinkOn's partners in the Broadcom Advantage Program would maintain control over their customer relationships as white label providers, preventing them from having channel conflicts with other Pinnacle partners.
“We are thrilled to have achieved Pinnacle Partner status in the Broadcom Advantage program, further demonstrating our dedication to the VCF platform services,” said ThinkOn’s Chief Strategy Officer Dan Timko. “ThinkOn places a high value on vendor-channel integrity, and because to our established relationship with VMware, we are in a unique position to assist businesses in upgrading their infrastructure, promoting innovation, and bolstering business resilience with managed VMware Cloud Foundation services. We now enable partners to flourish inside Broadcom's vision through the Broadcom Advantage program, and we are eager to carry on along this successful path together.”
ThinkOn would offer value-added services, a transparent pricing structure, and a subscription-based business strategy to help partners better serve their consumers and grow their business. Together with IaaS, BaaS, data archiving, DRaaS, and object storage solutions, ThinkOn's VMware Sovereign Cloud certification would enhance account management and spur sales growth in a secured cloud environment.
Pinnacle is the highest program level in the Broadcom Advantage Partner program. With a history of noteworthy sales and service accomplishments, numerous certifications, and vast global coverage, Pinnacle Partners are Broadcom's most strategic and invested partners. A partner's strong technological expertise and skill in handling the trickiest customer difficulties are demonstrated by their Pinnacle status. To supply the core technology that powers the digital world, Broadcom closely collaborates with Pinnacle partners, even going so far as to co-sell to shared clients.
