VMware

VMware, established in 1998 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is a leading software company specializing in cloud and virtualization services. It provides a comprehensive suite of software-defined services, including compute, storage, network, security, and cloud management, enabling businesses to run, manage, connect, and secure applications across private and public clouds. VMware's solutions enhance enterprise agility and flexibility, allowing users to choose their preferred development platforms and environments while increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, application development, and cybersecurity, and it operates globally, with a significant presence in the United States. VMware's software helps businesses securely access applications and data from anywhere, accelerating digital transformation.

Paul Fazzone

SVP Strategy and Planning, Office of the CEO

Past deals in Virtualization

VMware/ Bitnami

Acquisition in 2019
Bitnami is a library of popular server applications and development environments that can be installed with one click, either in your laptop, in a virtual machine or hosted in the cloud. They take care of compiling and configuring the applications and all of their dependencies (third-party libraries, language runtimes, databases) so they work out-of-the-box. The resulting packaged software (a 'stack') is then made available as native installers, virtual machines and cloud images. These Bitnami application packages provide a consistent, secure and optimized end-user experience when deploying any app, on any platform. Bitnami-packaged applications are deployed over a million times per month and Bitnami drove over 235 million hours of compute usage in 2015. Bitnami is the leading supplier of applications to the major cloud marketplaces: Amazon, Google, Oracle, Microsoft and VMware, among others.

CloudVelox

Acquisition in 2018
CloudVelox specializes in hybrid cloud automation solutions that facilitate the seamless transition of workloads between private data centers and public clouds. The company's platform allows existing Linux and Windows multi-tier applications to operate in the cloud without requiring any modifications. By extending the enterprise data center to the cloud, CloudVelox ensures that applications can access essential services hosted within the enterprise. This capability not only enhances IT productivity but also mitigates business risks, providing organizations with increased resilience in their operations. Founded by a team with deep expertise in various technology domains, CloudVelox aims to streamline and secure the cloud adoption process for businesses.

CloudCoreo

Acquisition in 2018
CloudCoreo, Inc. offers a cloud management platform that allows users to design, modify, and deploy application stacks across various cloud providers. Founded in 2014 and based in Austin, Texas, the company provides a community-driven DevOps framework combined with a deployment engine, streamlining the process of getting applications up and running. The platform features a command-line interface (CLI) tool that enables users to manage their stacks, which include not only virtual machines but also provider-managed services such as networking and security. By identifying potential risks at the time of deployment, CloudCoreo helps prevent compliance violations and security breaches, ensuring that customers maintain control over their cloud infrastructure. In February 2018, CloudCoreo became a subsidiary of VMware, further enhancing its capabilities in the cloud management space.

HyTrust

Series E in 2017
HyTrust is a developer of cloud security software focused on automating compliance and enforcing security policies across both private and public cloud environments. Founded by experts in enterprise infrastructure and security, the company addresses the critical security challenges associated with virtualization and cloud adoption. HyTrust's solutions provide a centralized point of control for managing access, policy management, and security configurations within virtual infrastructures. This includes bridging traffic between corporate and management virtual local area networks of hypervisors, along with monitoring and logging communication for enhanced data protection. By enabling organizations to securely expand virtualization to mission-critical applications, HyTrust plays a vital role in mitigating risks of data breaches and catastrophic data center failures. The company has garnered support from leading investors in the next-generation data center space, ensuring a robust foundation for its innovative security solutions.

PLUMgrid

Acquisition in 2016
PLUMgrid is a leading provider of software-defined networking (SDN) solutions that facilitate network virtualization for both public and private cloud environments. Founded in 2011 by experienced professionals from the networking and software sectors, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional locations in Europe and Asia. PLUMgrid specializes in an open networking suite designed for OpenStack, allowing users to efficiently manage multi-tenant virtual network infrastructures. The company has garnered multiple industry awards and recognition for its innovative approach, positioning it as a significant player in the cloud infrastructure market. With support from top-tier venture capital firms, PLUMgrid is experiencing rapid growth and is expanding its global footprint.

Arkin

Acquisition in 2016
Arkin Net Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a software-defined networking operations platform designed to simplify the management of software-defined data centers (SDDC) for enterprises. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with an additional office in Pune, India, Arkin's platform facilitates comprehensive visibility and analysis across both virtual and physical infrastructure. It enables organizations to enhance security, optimize resource utilization, and improve overall performance while fostering collaboration among IT teams. The platform is recognized for its user-friendly interface, akin to a Google Search experience, and includes features for planning, operating, visualizing, analyzing, and troubleshooting complex data center environments. Arkin has gained traction in the industry, supported by notable investors and experts in virtualization and big data. As of 2016, it operates as a subsidiary of VMware, Inc.

HyTrust

Series D in 2015
HyTrust is a developer of cloud security software focused on automating compliance and enforcing security policies across both private and public cloud environments. Founded by experts in enterprise infrastructure and security, the company addresses the critical security challenges associated with virtualization and cloud adoption. HyTrust's solutions provide a centralized point of control for managing access, policy management, and security configurations within virtual infrastructures. This includes bridging traffic between corporate and management virtual local area networks of hypervisors, along with monitoring and logging communication for enhanced data protection. By enabling organizations to securely expand virtualization to mission-critical applications, HyTrust plays a vital role in mitigating risks of data breaches and catastrophic data center failures. The company has garnered support from leading investors in the next-generation data center space, ensuring a robust foundation for its innovative security solutions.

Immidio

Acquisition in 2015
Immidio, founded in 2008 and based in Amsterdam, is a software development company specializing in virtualization technologies for the Microsoft Windows environment. The company focuses on enhancing the computing experience for both end-users and IT departments by delivering personalized and dynamic Windows desktops tailored to individual roles, devices, and locations. Immidio's products aim to improve usability and productivity, ultimately yielding measurable cost savings for enterprises. Recognizing the need for flexibility in modern workforces, Immidio empowers users to work efficiently from various devices and locations, ensuring a consistent and relevant desktop experience that aligns with contemporary demands for self-service and adaptability in the workplace.

CloudVolumes

Acquisition in 2014
CloudVolumes, founded in early 2011 and originally known as SnapVolumes, specializes in application lifecycle management across virtual, cloud, and physical environments. The company, based in Santa Clara, California, was established by experts from prominent organizations like VMware, Citrix, and Microsoft, aiming to deliver enterprise-class solutions for instant workload management. By virtualizing components above the operating system, CloudVolumes enables IT departments to efficiently manage legacy applications without the need for significant re-architecting or rewriting of existing software. Their technology seamlessly integrates with current policies and management solutions in data centers and cloud environments, enhancing operational efficiency and supporting application performance.

Desktone

Acquisition in 2013
Desktone, Inc. offers a virtual desktop hosting platform that delivers desktops as an outsourced subscription service. Its technology integrates all necessary components of desktop virtualization into a single, automated, self-service platform. This approach simplifies the provisioning and management of large-scale desktop environments, transforming capital expenditures into operational expenses. By enhancing the protection of physical resources and corporate information, Desktone increases business agility and reduces the total cost of ownership for desktop infrastructure. The platform is designed to improve client productivity by streamlining access to virtual desktops.

HyTrust

Series C in 2013
HyTrust is a developer of cloud security software focused on automating compliance and enforcing security policies across both private and public cloud environments. Founded by experts in enterprise infrastructure and security, the company addresses the critical security challenges associated with virtualization and cloud adoption. HyTrust's solutions provide a centralized point of control for managing access, policy management, and security configurations within virtual infrastructures. This includes bridging traffic between corporate and management virtual local area networks of hypervisors, along with monitoring and logging communication for enhanced data protection. By enabling organizations to securely expand virtualization to mission-critical applications, HyTrust plays a vital role in mitigating risks of data breaches and catastrophic data center failures. The company has garnered support from leading investors in the next-generation data center space, ensuring a robust foundation for its innovative security solutions.

Virsto Software

Acquisition in 2013
Virsto Software, founded in late 2007 by experts in storage and virtualization, specializes in developing innovative storage solutions tailored for virtual servers and data centers. The company's flagship product, Virsto One, is a hypervisor-based storage virtualization software that allows organizations to streamline storage management, enhance performance, and optimize the use of server and storage hardware. By providing a cost-effective approach to managing storage for virtual environments, Virsto aims to alleviate the complexities associated with traditional storage methods. As a result, businesses utilizing Virsto's technology can achieve significant reductions in both capital and operational expenses while improving their data management processes.

Nicira Networks

Acquisition in 2012
Nicira Networks is focused on transforming data center infrastructure for cloud computing through innovative software solutions that virtualize networking. Founded by experts in networking research from Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley, the company specializes in developing a Network Hypervisor, which allows for the logical reproduction of network services. This service enables the management and control of virtual networks, facilitating more flexible and scalable data centers. Nicira Networks is led by experienced entrepreneurs in the fields of networking, security, and virtualization, positioning the company as a leader in the shift toward cloud-based infrastructure.

DynamicOps

Acquisition in 2012
DynamicOps is a provider of virtual infrastructure and lifecycle management software solutions based in Burlington, MA. The company offers its Operations Virtualization platform, which enables enterprises to efficiently adapt to market changes by transforming existing IT infrastructure into on-demand private and public cloud services within days. This platform allows organizations to tailor their cloud experience by integrating existing processes and easily swapping technologies, thus creating a customized, multi-vendor solution. Key offerings include the DynamicOps Cloud Automation Center, which streamlines the management of IT services across a shared multi-tenant cloud environment, and the Virtual Resource Manager, which automates IT service delivery. Additionally, DynamicOps provides solutions for server provisioning, desktop provisioning, and lab management, empowering enterprise IT to develop next-generation cloud services.

Wanova

Acquisition in 2012
Wanova specializes in Distributed Desktop Virtualization solutions that enhance the management, support, and protection of desktops and laptops for businesses. The company's technology centralizes control over desktop infrastructure while ensuring an optimized user experience, including full support for offline access. Wanova's innovative architecture allows organizations to reduce operational costs, improve IT efficiency, and increase user productivity. By enabling secure access to files from various locations, Wanova's solutions empower IT departments to manage distributed and mobile enterprise environments more effectively, allowing them to concentrate on strategic initiatives rather than the individual management of each endpoint.

Shavlik Technologies

Acquisition in 2011
Shavlik, a global leader in simplifying the complexity of IT management, is dedicated to significantly reducing the time-to-value for IT professionals from months to minutes. Shavlik’s Protect, Patch for Microsoft System Center and Management Intelligence are some of its on-premise and cloud base solutions that enable customers to manage both physical and virtual machines, deploy software, discover assets, simplify configuration, control power usage and ensure endpoint security. By bringing the sophisticated capabilities enjoyed by large companies to organizations of all sizes and types, Shavlik is driving the democratization of IT.

Nimbula

Series A in 2010
Nimbula is a cloud infrastructure software company that enables enterprises and service providers to create private, public, or hybrid clouds. Its flagship product, Nimbula Director, offers a scalable and automated solution that allows users to maintain complete control over their cloud environments. Founded by Chris Pinkham and Willem van Biljon, key figures behind Amazon EC2, Nimbula has garnered support from prominent investors such as Accel Partners and Sequoia Capital. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with a development team located in South Africa. Nimbula has also joined the OpenStack Foundation to enhance its offerings within the cloud software space. The company's focus is on combining the flexibility and efficiency of public cloud services with the control and security typically associated with traditional data centers.

Blue Lane Technologies

Acquisition in 2008
Blue Lane Technologies, Inc. specializes in providing vulnerability shields for both physical and virtual server infrastructure, focusing on the protection of various operating systems, applications, and databases at the application layer. The company's key products include VirtualShield, which offers features such as application-aware firewalling, inter-VM flow visibility and analytics, application policy control, and intrusion prevention, and ServerShield, a network security appliance designed to enhance server security. Blue Lane Technologies serves multiple industries, including financial services, healthcare, high technology, hosting, and retail. Founded in 2002 and based in Cupertino, California, the company operates as a subsidiary of VMware, enhancing its capabilities in the cybersecurity landscape.

B-hive Networks

Acquisition in 2008
B-HIVE, based in Dubai, Riyadh, and Los Angeles, specializes in providing virtual environment management solutions for retailers, financial organizations, and web companies. Its flagship product, Conductor, is a virtual appliance that integrates with existing data center infrastructure. Utilizing advanced self-learning technology, Conductor maps user transactions and application components, allowing IT teams to monitor, analyze, and control operations effectively. The software offers visibility into multi-tier applications, tracking end-user transaction response times, virtual machine utilization, and interdependencies among virtual machines. By establishing baseline performance metrics and generating service level reports, B-HIVE enables businesses to deliver predictable service levels to customers while optimizing resource allocation and performance in a cost-effective manner.

Thinstall

Acquisition in 2008
Thinstall, Inc. operates as an application virtualization software company. It offers Virtualization Suite, an application virtualization platform that enables complex software to be delivered as self-contained EXE files, which can run instantly with zero installation from various data sources; Virtual Operating System (VOS), which enables entire applications to be packaged into a single EXE that can be run without an installation process, and without modifying the resident operating system.

Dunes Technologies

Acquisition in 2007
Dunes Technologies specializes in developing and providing process automation and system management software tailored for virtual service and virtual desktop environments. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Vaud, Switzerland, the company offers a comprehensive suite of cost-effective software tools aimed at efficiently managing virtual IT infrastructures. By leveraging automation, Dunes Technologies enhances IT operations performance and maximizes the benefits of virtualization. Their proactive service mediation platform is integral to the development of S-Ops products, which effectively manage application-based services throughout the entire operation life-cycle.

Akimbi Systems

Acquisition in 2006
Akimbi Systems, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. The company specializes in developing infrastructure management solutions tailored for software development and testing organizations. Its primary offering includes a complex configuration capture-and-restore system, which allows software developers and quality assurance engineers to suspend and capture configurations to a shared storage library. This functionality enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of the software development process. Akimbi Systems has formed strategic partnerships with notable firms, including Mercury, Microsoft, Platespin, and VMware. In June 2006, Akimbi Systems was acquired by VMware, further integrating its solutions into a larger infrastructure management ecosystem.
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