In 2017, VMware bought Velocloud, a company dedicated to the development of WAN networks defined by software. And after the integration of VMware in Broadcom, this has decided to part with everything related to VeloCloudthat will now go to edge Networks.
The CEO of the company, Jayshree Ullalhas published a post confirming the operation and contributes the reasons that have led the company to take this step, referring to the fact that when VMware bought Velocloud, there for 2017, the long -range networks (WAN) defined by software were already currently because people used them as more economical alternative than other options to have Wans.
At present, as an Ullal reflects, the traffic patterns of the WAN networks have changed, for different reasons, among which is their high probability of connection to many data sources. In addition, he also points out that ia agents will bring more changes to this type of networks, as they connect to different networks at different points in search of data.
Ullal is sure that Velocloud’s purchase will help edge to manage and work with all the news that have recently appeared in relation to WAN networks, as well as the changes that will reach them in the future.
The edge directive stressed that «The optimized cloud portfolio for AI, and sure, of Velocloud, will offer solutions that take into account the application to connect without barriers the clients’ sites, of the type they are, complementing the portfolio of products and network services with and without cable for data centers and business facilities«.
He Fundador de Velocloud, Sanjay upalhe stood out of the operation through a post in his LinkedIn profile that his company has realized relatively recently that “the company Apps architectures were changing again with the appearance of an agetic framework distributed in the distributed company.”
Upal, who was still in front of Velocloud since his purchase as Broadcom senior vice president, highlighted the support received by them, but has also stressed that «The best way to take advantage of this opportunity was according to a network -systems responsible, since customers were increasingly looking for a complete solution, from a LAN in the facilities, passing through the WAN to the data center«.
So “How much edge, a partner close to Broadcom proposed that Velocloud became part of its network products and services, we knew it was the right option«. It is unknown how much edge has paid for Velocloud, and there are also no details on other terms of the operation.
In your day, VMware bought Velocloud to grow its network virtualization divisionbut the WAN networks did not have a simple integration into its portfolio because it was fundamentally dedicated to the manufacture and sale of hardware. Arista is more dedicated to this type of equipmentso it is likely to have more facilities to integrate Velocloud products.
Meanwhile, VMware has almost completely passed to private clouds, so it is not very likely to miss what Velocloud offered him. As for Broadcom, it may remain interested in being related to Velocloud, or with edge based on how the company’s integration is carried out, since it has developed for the EDGE a safe access service combining products from Velocloud and Symantec.
