In five weeks, two of VMware’s most senior leaders, its former Chief Technology Officer and its former head of strategic ecosystem, invested in VergeIO and joined its board. The reason is the same for both. The exit from VMware is not a swap of one hypervisor for another. It is a move to a private cloud operating system, a single codebase that runs virtualization, storage, networking, and tenancy as native functions. This center collects the announcements, the research, and the live session that explain what the shift means for the customers and partners leaving VMware behind.
Featured Article
VergeIO Gets a Vote of Confidence
Blocks & Files on the two former VMware leaders backing VergeIO and what the pattern signals for the market.
“Yusuf will find ex-VMware colleague and CTO Kit Colbert is also on VergeIO’s board, having joined and invested in June. There’s a pattern here. VergeIO now has two ex-VMware heavy hitters to talk to potential partners, the board, and CxO-level influencers about why VergeIO and VergeOS are a great destination for VMware switchers.”Blocks & FilesRead the Article →
Announcements & Live Session
Former VMware Ecosystem Leader Zia Yusuf Joins the Board and Invests in VergeIO
Zia Yusuf, who led VMware’s Strategic Ecosystem and Industry Solutions organization, invested in VergeIO and joined its board to help build the go-to-market and partner strategy for the market VMware left behind.
Read the Announcement →Former VMware CTO Kit Colbert Invests in VergeIO and Joins the Board
VMware’s former Chief Technology Officer, who set the company’s technical direction and led 2,400 engineers, backs the VergeOS architecture from the engineering side.
Read the Announcement →Life After VMware: The Reseller Playbook for What Comes Next
Zia Yusuf and VergeIO SVP of Sales Chris Lehman map the reseller, strategic partner, and ecosystem strategy. July 16, 2026, 12:00 PM ET.
Register for the Webinar →VergeIO Blogs
Why Are VMware Executives Joining the VergeIO Team?
Two of VMware’s most senior leaders reached the same verdict from different seats. Here is what the pattern means for the market leaving VMware behind.
Read the Post →Social Media
The Announcement on X
Two VMware leaders, a few weeks apart, reach the same conclusion. See and repost the news from VergeIO.
View on X →Two VMware Leaders, One Conclusion
The announcement on LinkedIn. Like and reshare to help the news travel.
View on LinkedIn →Industry Articles
Former VMware Ecosystem Leader Zia Yusuf Joins the VergeIO Board
VMblog covers the announcement that Zia Yusuf has invested in VergeIO and joined its Board of Directors.
Read the Article →The Economic Shift Supporting Private Cloud Adoption
The economics behind the move to private cloud, and why the model now favors an integrated operating system over a stack of separate products.
Read the Article →Former VMware Ecosystem Leader Zia Yusuf Joins the VergeIO Board
The VergeIO announcement, syndicated on the AP News wire.
Read the Release →More to come. The on-demand recording of the July 16 webinar will be added here after the live session.