VMware joined the Open-O project today as a premier member. The open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation works to enable end-to-end service orchestration via network functions virtualization (NFV) over both software-defined networks (SDN) and legacy networks.
As a premier member, VMware will participate in both the governing board, along with the technical steering and marketing committees. In 2016 VMware indicated it would put more focus on telco NFV. And it hired Gabriele Di Piazza as vice president of telco NFV products.
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