The evolution of VMware's focus on hybrid and cross-cloud software and services has prompted the company to transition vCloud Air US and European data centres, customer operations and customer teams to cloud service providers OVH for an undisclosed sum.
The transaction is expected close in calendar 2Q 2017.
After the close of the acquisition OVH will operate the service as vCloud Air Powered by OVH and continue to leverage VMware's hybrid cloud technology.
"We have enjoyed a long and successful partnership with OVH and view this acquisition as an extension of our partnership and a positive for our customers and partners," said Pat Gelsinger, CEO, VMware.
"Customers will have access to OVH's global footprint and high-touch customer support and still retain the VMware SDDC technology innovation that they are accustomed to."
OVH is a long standing VMware vCloud Air Network partner with more than 200,000 VMs from thousands of customers running VMware vSphere Private Cloud. It has more than one million customers and 260,000 servers deployed and was recognised as Service Provider of the Year by VMware 2011-2014 and in 2016.