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Seattle startup led by former VMware execs raises $4.7M for ‘machine-learning-in-a-box’ service

by James Thorne on May 30, 2019May 31, 2019 at 9:53 amComment

A Seattle startup led by former VMware execs that sells machine learning as a service has raised $4.7 million in a round led by Chris Rust of Clear Ventures. Tignis… Read More

Microsoft and VMware unveil new cloud service that lets VMware customers run their apps on Azure

by Tom Krazit on April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 at 11:47 amComment

Years after VMware cut a ground-breaking cloud deal with Amazon Web Services that helped make the hybrid cloud a reality, it has struck a similar partnership with Microsoft. Companies running… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2019: Top acquisitions and IPOs highlight Deal of the Year category

by James Thorne on April 9, 2019May 1, 2019 at 10:40 amComment

Like a Reese’s Cup, this GeekWire Awards category offers an appetizing combination — not chocolate and peanut butter, but the nominees for Deal of the Year saw sizable exits by… Read More

Microsoft reportedly exploring new partnership with VMware as Windows Server 2008 deadline looms

by Tom Krazit on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 at 10:48 amComment

One of the biggest obstacles to the growth of cloud computing is inertia, as companies that spent tens of millions of dollars on infrastructure technology years ago try to wring… Read More

As enterprise computing prepares for a multicloud world, cloud-native startups like Heptio will be attractive targets

by Tom Krazit on November 6, 2018November 7, 2018 at 3:40 pmComment

“Cloud native” has always had the ring of yet another enterprise computing buzzword, one designed to sound impressive to people with money and a casual grasp of the massive shift… Read More

VMware acquires Seattle’s Heptio to double down on Kubernetes

by Tom Krazit on November 6, 2018November 6, 2018 at 11:15 amComment

VMware’s ongoing transition into the cloud era took a big step Tuesday with the acquisition of Heptio, a startup that helps companies get up and running with Kubernetes. The Seattle… Read More

VMware doubles down on Bellevue as its partnerships with cloud providers deepen

by Tom Krazit on October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 at 1:52 pmComment

VMware plans to expand its presence in Bellevue with enough space to double its headcount in the region its two most important partners call home, according to a report. The… Read More

Amazon Web Services extends hybrid cloud push, reveals new database management service for VMware users

by Tom Krazit on August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 at 10:42 amComment

Amazon Web Services and VMware expanded their hybrid-cloud partnership Monday, announcing that AWS will ship a new version of its cloud-based database-management software that was designed for VMware-managed data centers.… Read More

As customers gather for VMworld, VMware unveils new security and hybrid cloud management tools

by Tom Krazit on August 27, 2018August 26, 2018 at 6:08 pmComment

Companies that rely on VMware’s software to manage their own data centers as they dip their toes in the public cloud will see several new vSphere features emerge this week… Read More

Puppet raises $42M to fuel its software development technology for the cloud, hopes to be cash-flow positive in a year

by Tom Krazit on June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 at 10:42 amComment

At one point three years ago, Portland’s Puppet thought it was headed toward an IPO. That did not happen, but CEO Sanjay Mirchandani says the DevOps toolmaker is back on… Read More

VMware jumps on the Kubernetes bandwagon with a new managed service for a multicloud world

by Tom Krazit on June 26, 2018June 25, 2018 at 9:47 pmComment

An awful lot of enterprise tech companies of a certain age have floundered trying to reinvent themselves for the cloud era, but VMware continues to find ways to give its… Read More

AI experts from Apple, Microsoft, VMware and more to give GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit tech talks

by Tom Krazit on June 19, 2018June 27, 2018 at 6:17 amComment

This is a pivotal time for artificial intelligence technology. More and more cloud services will make use of AI and machine learning tech over the next several years, yet the… Read More

VMware adds try-before-you-buy option for VMware Cloud on AWS, and new European region

by Tom Krazit on June 7, 2018June 6, 2018 at 3:32 pmComment

It’s been almost a year since VMware rolled out the fruits of its partnership with Amazon Web Services on hybrid cloud products, and the company is now making it easier… Read More

VMware bets that new versions of vSphere and vSAN will make the hybrid cloud easier to manage

by Tom Krazit on April 17, 2018April 16, 2018 at 8:14 pmComment

There was a time when it looked like the public cloud might consign VMware to the long list of bygone enterprise computing powerhouses, but the stickiness of the hybrid cloud… Read More

VMware and AWS roll out new services for the hybrid cloud and bring their joint product to Europe

by Tom Krazit on March 7, 2018March 6, 2018 at 4:53 pmComment

VMware unveiled the latest step in its evolving partnership with Amazon Web Services Wednesday, bringing the VMware Cloud for AWS to European customers alongside several new features for VMware’s data… Read More

VMware beats Wall Street expectations as reverse merger with Dell Technologies looms

by Tom Krazit on March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 at 3:11 pmComment

In what might be one of its last quarters as an independent public company, VMware gave investors something to smile about as they contemplate its future within the Dell Technologies… Read More

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VMware acquires Seattle’s CloudCoreo for its cloud security expertise

by Tom Krazit on February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 at 5:14 pmComment

VMware continued to build out its cloud story Wednesday, acquiring cloud configuration-management startup CloudCoreo to help customers get a better understanding of their risks in the cloud. The small Seattle… Read More

VMware, Amazon Web Services expand hybrid cloud partnership with new app migration services

by Tom Krazit on November 28, 2017November 27, 2017 at 7:48 pmComment

LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services and VMware surprised a few folks last year when they agreed to a sweeping partnership after years of sniping, and the two companies are… Read More

Now with VMware and Pivotal, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation is becoming the hub of enterprise tech

by Tom Krazit on August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 at 10:53 amComment

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation, the industry group that directs the development of the Kubernetes container-orchestration product, gained two new members Tuesday at VMworld 2017: VMware and Pivotal. The two… Read More

VMware’s hybrid cloud product for Amazon Web Services now generally available

by Tom Krazit on August 28, 2017August 28, 2017 at 8:34 amComment

VMware customers who would like to get in on some of the benefits of cloud computing without having to rip up existing investments around VMware’s data center management software have… Read More

Report: Amazon Web Services working with VMware on hybrid cloud product for data centers

by Tom Krazit on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 at 8:41 amComment

In what would be a strategy shift for Amazon Web Services, the public cloud market leader is apparently thinking about working with VMware on a data center product for hybrid… Read More

Puppet provides closer links to VMware, Docker to ease rapid software production and deployment

by Dan Richman on October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 at 11:49 amComment

Portland-based software-automation firm Puppet today announced tighter integrations with virtualization firm VMware and container powerhouse Docker. The announcements came in conjunction with PuppetConf, the company’s annual user conference in San Diego, Calif.… Read More

Virtualization meets the cloud: VMware strikes wide-ranging alliance with Amazon Web Services

by Dan Richman on October 13, 2016October 14, 2016 at 9:39 amComment

Virtualization giant VMware is partnering with market-leading public cloud provider Amazon Web Services to offer a version of VMware’s virtualization technology as a service. Dubbed VMware Cloud on AWS, the… Read More

Amazon Web Services will partner with VMware, Fortune reports

by Dan Richman on October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 at 8:47 amComment

Fortune is reporting that rivals Amazon Web Services and virtualization firm VMware next week will make up and pledge to cooperate. VMware’s chief executive three years ago described Amazon Web… Read More

VMware cozies up to IBM as new Cloud Foundation integrates in-house and cloud computing

by Dan Richman on August 29, 2016August 29, 2016 at 9:56 amComment

Virtualization company VMware this morning announced Cloud Foundation, an integration that the company says will combine some of its existing compute, storage and networking virtualization offerings, helping organizations run and manage existing… Read More