- Bell the first Canadian communications company to offer VMware
Cloud on AWS with Bell Cloud Professional Services
- New collaboration will harness the strengths of all three
organizations to help Bell customers across Canada accelerate their
journey to the cloud
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 13, 2021 /CNW
Telbec/ - Bell Canada (TSX, NYSE:
BCE) today announced it is working with VMware and Amazon Web
Services (AWS) to help organizations across Canada plan, simplify
and manage their hybrid cloud transformations.
This collaboration leverages the strengths of all three
companies to design and deliver solutions for hybrid cloud
environments with a single point of contact. The Bell Cloud
Professional Services team will work with organizations to assess
their current structures, workloads and goals, and develop the
optimal cloud strategy for their business in conjunction with
VMware and AWS. Bell manages the migration to ensure a seamless and
agile transition with cloud infrastructure and security support,
all on Canada's largest broadband fibre and 5G networks.
"Bell's relationship with VMware and AWS builds on our renowned
network leadership and supports our vision to be Canada's cloud
transformation leader," said Jeremy
Wubs, Senior Vice President, Marketing for Bell Business
Markets. "Through this work, and the power of 5G, fibre and the
cloud, we're focused on helping Canadian organizations innovate and
grow by accelerating their digital transformations."
Cloud transformation has become a business imperative for
organizations eager to increase agility, build digital resilience,
foster innovation and create new business opportunities. These
organizations are increasingly looking to hybrid cloud
environments, recognizing the benefit of having their public clouds
integrate and work seamlessly with their on-premises infrastructure
and taking advantage of their existing skillsets, tools and
processes. Bell Cloud Professional Services works with
organizations to simplify and accelerate their journey to the cloud
with highly skilled cloud experts, industry-leading network and
business solutions, and Bell's advanced partner ecosystem.
"When it comes to accelerating innovation, organizations need
freedom and flexibility to build the future," said Claude Reeves, Vice President and Country
Manager, VMware Canada. "We're thrilled to partner with Bell to
deliver a more efficient and cost-effective path to the hybrid
cloud that will enable users to modernize applications with a
faster time-to-market to support innovation."
VMware Cloud on AWS brings VMware's enterprise class
Software-Defined Data Centre (SDDC) software to the AWS Cloud,
delivered as an on-demand service with optimized access to AWS
services. With the same architecture and operational experience
on-premises and in the cloud, IT teams can now derive instant
business value by leveraging the best of both worlds with the AWS
and VMware hybrid cloud experience.
"We're excited to be expanding our relationship with Bell and
VMware to help customers access the speed, agility, and resilience
the cloud has to offer," said Rachel
Mushahwar, Managing Director/General Manager, Americas
Channel and Partner Chief at AWS. "By accelerating their digital
transformation, customers will have greater access to tools to grow
their business and be able take full advantage of the latency and
bandwidth benefits offered by modern 5G networks."
This relationship builds on Bell's agreement with AWS, announced
earlier this year, to support 5G innovation and accelerate cloud
adoption across Canada. Bell is the first Canadian communications
company to offer AWS-powered 5G MEC (multi-access edge computing)
for business and government customers.
About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications
company, providing advanced broadband wireless, TV, Internet media
and business communication services throughout the country. Founded
in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. To learn
more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
Through Bell for Better, we are investing to create a
better today and a better tomorrow by supporting the social and
economic prosperity of our communities with a commitment to the
highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. This
includes the Bell Let's Talk initiative, which promotes Canadian
mental health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns
like Bell Let's Talk Day and significant Bell funding of community
care and access, research and workplace leadership initiatives
throughout the country. To learn more, please
visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
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