The VMware Cloud Provider Program was designed for Service Providers to facilitate a successful partnership with VMware through offering benefits such as software licensing on a monthly rental basis, support, and tools through which partners can develop, promote, and sell their VMware-based products, services, and solutions to provide Service Provider-hosted IT Services (referred to as “Rental License”). In addition, this program supports the option for partners to purchase VMware-hosted Cloud Services(referred to as “Managed Service Offering”)in order to become a Managed Services Provider (referred to as “MSP”).