VMware Acquires AIOps Vendor Nyansa to Bolster SD-WAN

VMware today announced its intent to acquire AIOps provider Nyansa for an undisclosed sum, marking a sustained appetite for acquisitions following its $2.7 billion Pivotal purchase among others. The software giant says Nyansa’s technology will enable the company to deliver improved network visibility, monitoring, and remediation to its VeloCloud SD-WAN platform, making it easier for customers to operate and troubleshoot network disruptions, or application performance challenges.The acquisition of Nyansa will also extend end-to-end monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities for both the LAN and WAN, according to Sanjay Uppal, co-founder of VeloCloud and head of VMware’s SD-WAN division.“Nyansa is a proven solution that solves many of the shortcomings of today’s vendor-specific solutions,” he said in a statement.