Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), a leading telecom operator in Saudi Arabia, has joined the VMware vCloud Air Network as an Enterprise level service provider.

The VMware vCloud Air Network provides organisations with VMware-based enterprise-class security and infrastructure compatibility, with the freedom to readily move workloads among private, public and hybrid clouds.

Using proven VMware technology customers already use in their existing data centers, VMware vCloud Air Network service providers can accelerate their business growth by offering customers trusted and secure public and hybrid cloud services.

As an Enterprise partner, VMware recognizes Mobily as a solution provider that can deliver comprehensive VMware solutions and services to customers on the journey to cloud computing, a statement said.

“We are pleased to announce this partnership with VMware, and we also endeavour to enhance our business advance solutions with the VMware Partner Network in order to keep the Saudi market updated with the latest technologies,” said Maziad Alharbi, acting chief technology officer, at Mobily.

"The innovative spirit of Mobily drives the company to provide the Saudi market with state-of-the-art solutions, especially with the local market considered as one of the most sophisticated and dynamic ones in the region.”

“We welcome Mobily to the VMware vCloud Air Network, which enables customers to easily and securely extend their data centers to the cloud, using the same trusted infrastructure they’ve been using on-premises,” said Reeman Ansari Graham Crich, director, Cloud and Service Provider Partners, EMEA, VMware.

“Since 2008, VMware has been working with the service provider community to provide customers with a simple and flexible path to the cloud, and we are pleased to have Mobily as a part of this global network.”  - TradeArabia News Service