VeloCloud CEO On VMware Acquisition: 'This Isn't The Finish Line, It's A Well-Appointed Pit Stop'

Going Bigger

VMware earlier this month said it planned to acquire VeloCloud, but the partner-friendly SD-WAN startup won't be using the deal to rest on its laurels.

Fresh off the news of the deal, Sanjay Uppa,l VeloCloud's CEO and one of its three co-founders, spoke with CRN about why VMware and VeloCloud are a natural fit, how VeloCloud won't be eliminating or consolidating its services or service provider strategy, and that partners can still call his cell, anytime.

Here are five questions and answers that solution providers need to know about the new deal.