Virtualization and cloud infrastructure provider VMware said that it has signed on 40 Service Provider Partners in India under the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP).

VMware said that the Service Provider Program, has enabled partners to offer solutions that provide cost-effective, cloud-based virtualized infrastructure that meet the specific needs of their customers through a simplified, easily accessible service model.

“The growing interest by partners suggests that public and hybrid clouds are not only a strategic imperative in organizations today, but also that Indian companies are increasingly considering, evaluating and consuming compute services in the cloud,” said T Srinivasan, Managing Director, VMware India and SAARC.

The model, introduced in 2010, is fast emerging as a preferred option for Indian companies, both large and small, who are looking at subscription based hosted IT services to easily address their dynamic business requirements, while maintaining control and security of their IT environment, VMware said in a statement.

“Our strategic partnership with VMware has enabled us to build and offer Enterprise Grade Cloud services with complete flexibility, security and scalability,” said CVS Suri, President and CEO, Enterprise Services, Sify Technologies.

Sharad Sanghi, Managing Director and CEO of Netmagic Solutions said that it was one of the first Service Provider partners under the VSPP program in India to develop the orchestration layer on top of the VMware platform. “Our offerings leverage VMware technologies to provide unprecedented levels of scalability and flexibility for our customers.”