DATAGROUP broadens range of cloud services: New Pinnacle Partner and VMware
Cloud Service Provider

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DATAGROUP broadens range of cloud services: New Pinnacle Partner and VMware
Cloud Service Provider

11.06.2024 / 07:30 CET/CEST
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Pliezhausen, 11 June 2024. DATAGROUP is now officially a VMware Cloud
Service Provider for the European market and holds Pinnacle Partner status,
the highest level in the Broadcom Advantage Partner Program. Using VMware
Cloud Foundation services, DATAGROUP helps customers modernize their cloud
infrastructure and support innovation. The new partnership enables DATAGROUP
to provide sovereign cloud services that support data residency and other
jurisdictional controls

DATAGROUP is now a VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Pinnacle partner in
the Broadcom Advantage Partner Program for the European market. Pinnacle is
the highest program level and stands for deep technological know-how and
proficiency in addressing the most intricate customer issues. This status
enables DATAGROUP to deploy Mware Cloud Foundation (VCF) with mutual
customers as their private cloud infrastructure. It helps customers
modernize their individual infrastructure and improve business resilience
and innovation.

"As a Pinnacle partner, DATAGROUP's expertise, experience and influence in
the industry will play a crucial role in helping to lead our customers on
their cloud journey," says Ahmar Mohammad, Vice President, Partners, Managed
Services, and Solutions GTM, VMware Cloud Foundation Division at Broadcom.
"The VCSP Pinnacle tier is designed to build stronger relationships with our
most valued VCSP partners to help customers implement a highly efficient
cloud operating model that combines public cloud scale and agility with
private cloud security and performance."

"The invitation to become a Pinnacle Partner underlines our strong
partnership and makes us very proud." said Joachim Rath, Managing Director
at DATAGROUP. "DATAGROUP has relied on the enhanced technical capabilities
of VMware products and services for many years and will continue to rely on
VMware in the future."

Pinnacle partners are Broadcom's most invested and strategic partners,
boasting extensive certifications and a track record of significant sales
and service achievements. Broadcom works in close partnership with Pinnacle
partners, including co-selling to mutual customers, to provide the
foundational technology that drives the digital landscape.

For more information on the DATAGROUP WMware White Label offer for cloud
service providers we refer to https://www.datagroup.de/vmware-csp/

About DATAGROUP

DATAGROUP is one of the leading German IT service providers. Some 3,500
employees at locations across Germany design, implement, and operate IT
infrastructures and business applications. With its CORBOX product,
DATAGROUP is a full-service provider, supporting global IT workplaces for
medium and large enterprises as well as public authorities. DATAGROUP is
growing organically and through acquisitions. The acquisition strategy is
particularly noted for its optimal integration of new companies. DATAGROUP
is actively participating in the consolidation process with its "buy and
turn around" and its "buy and build" strategy.

Contact

Sarah Berger-Niemann
Corporate Communications
presse@datagroup.de


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   Language:       English
   Company:        DATAGROUP SE
                   Wilhelm-Schickard-Str. 7
                   72124 Pliezhausen
                   Germany
   Phone:          +49 (0)7127 970 000
   Fax:            +49 (0)7127 970 033
   Internet:       www.datagroup.de
   ISIN:           DE000A0JC8S7
   WKN:            A0JC8S
   Indices:        Scale 30
   Listed:         Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf,
                   Frankfurt (Scale), Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate
                   Exchange; London
   EQS News ID:    1921877

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