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From: Zivai Campbell <zivai.campbell@canonical-mail.com>
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Subject: Re: Ubuntu for datacentre vs Vmware - Follow up
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On Jul 23, 2021 12:08 PM, "Zivai Campbell" <zivai.campbell@canonical-mail.c=
om> wrote:
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> Hi Sultan=20
> =A0=20
> One of the many reasons I'm getting back in touch with you is that we are=
 concerned about the state of open source.
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> When VMware changed its pricing structure, they forced many to consider o=
pen-source alternatives. Becoming increasingly expensive and complicated, a=
nd proving impossible to forecast costs long term as license suppliers can =
make changes at any time.=20
>=20
> Ubuntu has been a consistent, reliable and trusted pillar of the opensour=
ce community and we are concerned this is a growing pattern as seen with IB=
M and Redhat. We help maintain open-source data center alternatives like Op=
enstack, to guarantee an option for cost-forecastable, long-term cloud inno=
vation at scale.
>=20
> It would be great to sync and see what JACK's strategy is in the coming f=
uture when it comes to opensource? =20
> =A0=20
> As stewards of this space, please speak to us as we are to happy to provi=
de some guidance. How does this affect you?=20
> =A0=20
> Kind regards=20
> Zivai =20
> =20
>     =20
> =20
> Zivai Campbell=20
> Enterprise Development & Cloud | Canonical Ltd.=A0=20
> +44 7874955090=A0I Zivai.Campbell@canonical.com<https://sales.canonical-m=
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> On Jul 21, 2021 2:10 PM, "Zivai Campbell" <zivai.campbell@canonical-mail.=
com> wrote:
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> > Hi George,=20
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> > Hope you are well,=A0=20
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> > We had previously spoken with you and JACK about your VMware environmen=
t, it would be great to see how your infrastructure strategy has developed.=
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> > Do you have a spare 15mins to sync?=20
> > If not you can drop me an email :)=20
> > =A0=20
> > Kind regards,=20
> > Zivai =20
> > =20
> >     =20
> > =20
> > Zivai Campbell=20
> > Enterprise Development & Cloud | Canonical Ltd.=A0=20
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<div>Hi Sultan,</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hope your well, have yo=
u had a chance to read over my previous message,</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">regards</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Zivai</div>
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f;"><span style=3D"color: #ec5300;"><b>Ubuntu</b></span>=A0-=A0<i>The platf=
orm of scale-out computing</i>=A0</span></p>
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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Jul 23, 2021 12:08 PM, "Zivai Campbell" &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:zivai.campbell@canonical-mail.com">zivai.campbell@canonica=
l-mail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class=3D"sales_loft_wrapper" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 1=
1pt;">Hi Sultan <div class=3D"sales_loft_wrapper" style=3D"font-family: Ari=
al; font-size: 11pt;">=A0</div> <div class=3D"sales_loft_wrapper" style=3D"=
font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">One of the many reasons I'm getting b=
ack in touch with you is that we are concerned about the state of open sour=
ce.<br><br><span>When VMware changed its pricing structure, they forced man=
y to consider open-source alternatives. Becoming increasingly expensive and=
 complicated, and proving impossible to forecast costs long term as license=
 suppliers can make changes at any time. </span><br><br><span>Ubuntu has be=
en a consistent, reliable and trusted pillar of the opensource community an=
d we are concerned this is a growing pattern as seen with IBM and Redhat. W=
e help maintain open-source data center alternatives like Openstack, to gua=
rantee an option for cost-forecastable, long-term cloud innovation at scale=
.</span><br><br><span>It would be great to sync and see what JACK's strateg=
y is in the coming future when it comes to opensource?</span>
</div> <div class=3D"sales_loft_wrapper" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-=
size: 11pt;"><span>=A0</span></div> <div class=3D"sales_loft_wrapper" style=
=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span>As stewards of this space, =
please speak to us as we are to happy to provide some guidance. How does th=
is affect you?</span></div> <div class=3D"sales_loft_wrapper" style=3D"font=
-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span>=A0</span></div> <div class=3D"sale=
s_loft_wrapper" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span>Kind r=
egards</span></div> <div class=3D"sales_loft_wrapper" style=3D"font-family:=
 Arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span>Zivai</span></div>
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<p><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-seri=
f;"><span style=3D"color: #000000;">Enterprise Development &amp; Cloud | </=
span><span style=3D"color: #0000ff;">Canonical Ltd.</span>=A0</span></p>
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-mail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution">
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class=3D"sales_loft_wrapper" style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 1=
1pt;">
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hi George,</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hope you are well,=A0</=
div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">We had previously spoke=
n with you and JACK about your VMware environment, it would be great to see=
 how your infrastructure strategy has developed.</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Do you have a spare 15m=
ins to sync?</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">If not you can drop me =
an email :)</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">=A0</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Kind regards,</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Zivai</div>
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