IBM-VMware partnership navigates acquisition impact [Video]

It’s been eight months since Broadcom Inc. acquired VMware, a move that has prompted plenty of analysis. Among many other subjects, this year’s VMware Explore has been a chance to unpack what’s going on with the cloud and cloud service providers around VMware, including when it comes to the IBM-VMware partnership.

The partnership goes back 20 years. It has involved investment and joint innovation, according to Brendan Kinkade (pictured), vice president of strategic technology partnerships at IBM.

“We have a joint innovation lab where we’ve had probably 20-some-odd projects come through, and those have resulted in some of the foundational components of the cloud environment that we run VCF in today,” he said.

Kinkade spoke with theCUBE Research’s Rob Strechay at VMware Explore, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the IBM VMware partnership and the transition and impact of Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware.

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