team.blue Named VMware Pinnacle Partner, Strengthening Its Position as a Leading European Infrastructure Provider
team.blue today announces that it has been retained as a VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Pinnacle Partner under Broadcom’s restructured Advantage Partner Program. The designation places team.blue among a select group of approximately 100 partners worldwide invited to the highest tier of VMware’s new partner ecosystem.
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The announcement follows significant changes across the VMware landscape since Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, including the consolidation of products into VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), the transition from perpetual licences to subscription-based models, revised licensing metrics, and a substantially streamlined partner network.
In this evolving environment, team.blue’s Pinnacle Partner status reinforces its long-term commitment to secure digital infrastructure across Europe.
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Broadcom’s restructuring of the VMware ecosystem marks a pivotal moment for our industry. Being named a Pinnacle Partner reflects the strength of our infrastructure platform, the scale of our European operations, and the expertise within our local brands. Most importantly, it provides our customers and partners with stability and a clear path forward at a time when clarity matters.
Stephen Ewart, Chief Revenue Officer, team.blue
Ensuring Continuity for Customers
For organisations running VMware environments, the designation ensures continued access to the full VMware Cloud Foundation portfolio within Broadcom’s new programme structure. team.blue will continue to support customers in:
Navigating subscription-based licensing models
Evaluating cost and architectural implications
Optimising existing VMware estates
Planning phased migrations
Maintaining compliance and security standards
By retaining Pinnacle Partner status, team.blue strengthens its ability to engage directly within Broadcom’s new framework while maintaining the operational continuity customers rely on.
Supporting the Broader Ecosystem
The restructuring of VMware’s partner network has impacted many resellers and service providers across Europe. As an authorised Pinnacle Partner, team.blue offers a compliant and stable route forward for organisations that can no longer transact directly. Under team.blue’s partner-first model:
Service providers retain ownership of their customer relationships
End customers experience no disruption
Infrastructure is delivered within the authorised framework
Long-term collaboration remains central
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Infrastructure should enable growth, not create uncertainty. Our VMware Pinnacle Partner designation strengthens our ability to deliver secure, enterprise-grade infrastructure across Europe while providing customers and service providers with long-term stability.
Alexander Vierschrodt, Product Director IaaS & Managed Hosting, team.blue
European Scale, Local Expertise
team.blue operates more than 60 digital infrastructure and hosting brands across 22+ European countries, serving over 3.3 million customers. Across the Group, local brands including Curanet (Denmark), TransIP and Proserve (The Netherlands), and Combell (Belgium) are actively supporting customers and partners as the VMware ecosystem evolves, combining local expertise with European infrastructure scale.
Together, these brands combine local expertise with the reassurance of European infrastructure scale.
Security and Long-Term Resilience
As a European technology provider, team.blue delivers GDPR-aligned environments, strong data protection standards, and enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure designed for long-term operational resilience.
Being named a Pinnacle Partner reinforces team.blue’s role as a stable, secure European infrastructure provider committed to long-term collaboration and practical solutions as the VMware ecosystem continues to evolve.
More details on how these changes impact customers and partners can be found here.
