VMware Completes Acquisition of Pivotal for US$ 2.7 Billion

VMware, a provider of enterprise software, recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of cloud-native platform provider Pivotal Software in a deal worth US$ 2.7 billion. The latest acquisition integrates Pivotal’s developer-centric offerings with VMware’s upstream Kubernetes run-time infrastructure tools to deliver a comprehensive enterprise security solutions. The acquisition also offers product building blocks and integrated solutions that are tested and proven with technical expertise that customers need to accelerate software delivery across data center, cloud, and edge environments. VMware’s cloud, networking, security, and digital workspace offerings provide a dynamic and efficient digital foundation for customers globally. Pivotal’s offerings will be core to the VMware Tanzu portfolio of products and services designed to help customers transform the way they build, run, and manage their most security applications.