{"id":743957,"date":"2013-03-28T08:34:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T12:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=625165"},"modified":"2013-03-28T08:34:06","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T12:34:06","slug":"paypal-to-stick-with-vmware-at-least-in-part-says-vmware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/743957","title":{"rendered":"PayPal to stick with VMware, at least in part, says VMware"},"content":{"rendered":"

So this is weird. On Wednesday night, a VMware exec posted a statement from PayPal on his blog<\/a> outlining PayPal’s plans to pursue a hybrid cloud strategy.<\/p>

The statement VMware ran (with permission) from Nat Rajesh Natarajan, PayPal’s VP of platform engineering and operations, appeared two days after stories surfaced\u00a0here<\/a> and here<\/a>\u00a0about PayPal dumping VMware in favor of OpenStack. That juicy tidbit was part of stories outlining Mirantis’ plans to open source <\/a>some of its own OpenStack technology. Mirantis is the integrator implementing the OpenStack project at VMware. It didn’t take long for the\u00a0backtracking<\/a>\u00a0to begin.<\/p>

And then, VMware weighed in, on behalf of itself and Paypal, in a blog by Bogomil Balkansky, VMware SVP of cloud infrastructure platform, with a quote from Natarajan:<\/p>

\u00a0\u201cPayPal is focused on delivering agile platforms that seamlessly scale across multiple cloud environments. Our initiative with OpenStack is intended to enable agility, innovation and choice. We\u2019re not interested in a \u201crip and replace\u2019 approach. In fact, this collaboration will help us utilize robust virtualization technologies such as VMware. They are a valued PayPal partner, and we intend to continue leveraging their core strengths in our cutting edge cloud environment.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>

Oooookayyyyy. Does anyone else find it odd that a VMware senior vice president felt the need to quote a customer saying that VMware remains “a valued partner?” \u00a0This just shows how fraught the notion of technology changeovers can be for incumbent vendors.\u00a0I’ve asked PayPal again for further comment on the VMware blog — which was sent to me by PayPal, by the way — and will update when it comes.<\/p>

Balkansky went on to write: “Yes, PayPal has given us permission to post Nat\u2019s words. We’d never speak on their behalf … this is their story to tell.”<\/p>

So now I guess we’ll have to wait for PayPal to tell it.<\/p>
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