…Jason Sauers, founder and director of connected systems at Phidiax, a Denver-based Microsoft partner, said while some VMware customers might expand their usage of Azure after seeing positive results from using the ASR product, that doesn't need to happen in order for Microsoft to succeed.
"This world is a hybrid world, so it is more likely for [VMware] customers to leverage their on-premise investments as-is, with some cloud supplement to bring advanced yet affordable capabilities," Sauers told CRN.
"Azure will continue to supply seamless enterprise capability for all platforms, while enabling those who want to convert to specific Microsoft offerings," added Sauers…