VMware today was recognized on CRN’s inaugural Software-Defined Data Center 50 list, which features channel-friendly companies that provide some of the most innovative data center technologies available.

Selected by CRN editors, the list recognizes technology vendors that are leading the way in meeting a growing need for state-of-the-art offerings that virtualize infrastructure and deliver it as a service.

CRN editors select companies for the Software-Defined Data Center 50 list on the basis of multiple criteria, including each company’s overall impact in the industry, its influence on the channel as a whole, and the desirability of the technology and services it makes available to its partners.

Learn more about this distinction by viewing VMware’s profile on this year’s Software-Defined Data Center 50 list.