OTAVA®, a leader in secure and compliant multi-cloud solutions, today announced two key promotions within its senior leadership team. Brian Hoekelman has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Product and Business Development, and Stefan Richardson has been named Senior Vice President of Business Operations.
The recent announcement from Broadcom about the upcoming sunset of the VMware Advantage Partner Program, including the end of White Label, has left many in our industry facing difficult questions and tight timelines. I want to speak directly to the CEOs, founders, and leaders who are feeling the weight of these changes. If your business was built around VMware services, I understand what’s at stake. You’ve spent years cultivating trusted client relationships, ensuring service continuity, and making strategic investments in VMware technologies. Now, with the Advantage Program ending October 31, 2025, and a significant partner consolidation underway, you’re being asked to pivot fast. You’re not alone. And you don’t have to figure this out by yourself. At OTAVA, we remain fully engaged in Broadcom’s ecosystem as an authorized VMware Cloud Service Provider. We are actively aligned with the new model and prepared to support other service providers, MSPs, and cloud platforms who find themselves impacted by the shift. But this isn’t about “taking your business.” This is about helping you keep it. This isn’t about reacting. This is about helping you respond. We are a partner for partners. We believe in listening first, solving second, and executing with care. Whether…
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