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Lumen and VMware expand partnership to drive rapid innovation at the Edge the right capabilities to effectively create , deploy and manage applications in this new environment ,” said Jeff Storey , President and Chief Executive Officer , Lumen Technologies .
“ This deliberate move to invest in and accelerate our efforts with VMware will allow us to quickly bring to market softwaredefined solutions that address the real issues our customers face as they move applications to the Edge . That is powerful .”
Lumen Technologies and VMware , have announced a significant expansion of their partnership to fast-track the design , development and delivery of Edge Computing and more secure , work-fromanywhere solutions . Lumen and VMware ’ s combined capabilities will enable customers to deliver future-forward experiences for any application , to any device , from the global cloud core to the distributed network Edge .
“ Resilient Edge Computing solutions will drive the next wave of digital innovation for the enterprise and customers need
Pat Gelsinger , Chief Executive Officer , VMware , said : “ We see an exploding set of Edge use cases that will result in every human experience becoming digital . These trends have only been accelerated as a result of the pandemic . Materialising these opportunities requires strong partnership by proven technical leaders . The Lumen- VMware partnership will provide the exact combination required to transform business processes and customer experience .”
Citrix appoints new vice president for Partner Sales in EMEA
Citrix has announced the appointment of Pilkku Aasma as vice president , Partner Sales EMEA . Aasma becomes responsible for strengthening the company ’ s commitment to the EMEA partner ecosystem and its long-term success and profitability and prioritises expanding the digital workspace skills and capabilities of partners to support remote work and an engaging employee experience . Aasma follows Daren Finney , who was promoted to chief operating officer for the Citrix channel organisation worldwide .
Both roles report to Bronwyn Hastings , Senior Vice President , Worldwide Channel Sales and Ecosystem . Aasma joins Citrix after two decades in a wide range of multiple markets and leadership positions at Microsoft . Most recently she led the Small , Medium and Corporate Segment sales and marketing in Germany . Prior to that Aasma had direct responsibility for Microsoft ’ s 40,000 partners in Germany and held various sales and operations leadership roles in Western Europe , and Central and Eastern Europe .
“ 2020 was an exceptional year which tested the resilience and adaptability of both companies and people in how we work , collaborate and support each other . It ’ s safe to say that the North Star for 2021 will be further Digital Transformation as remote work is here to stay at a scale unprecedented before the global pandemic ,” said Aasma .
Pilkku Aasma , Vice President , Partner Sales EMEA , Citrix
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