Key Strategic Acquisitions for VMware
I was keeping a close watch on VMware even before the inception of Calsoft Inc . It was exciting to watch VMware growing from a young Silicon Valley startup to a formidable force in the enterprise market space. It is still growing at a rapid pace even after its merger with EMC and later will Dell. Forbes positioned VMware as the fifth largest software companies last year. VMware has always taken the inorganic approach to strengthen its portfolio. From Trango, a mobile virtualization company that VMware acquired in 2008 to the recent Boxer acquisition in October 2015, VMware bought over two dozen companies. As always in the long list of acquisitions, a few didn’t align with company’s mission and some become the game changer for the company. Same thing happened with VMware as well. Here is a brief analysis of five acquisitions that I feel had created significant impact on VMware: 1) Nicira – Acquired in July 2012 This is one of the most strategic acquisitions made by VMware...