Together, companies will leverage cloud-native technologies
During VMworld 2018 Europe, VMware announced an agreement to acquire Heptio, a leader in open Kubernetes ecosystem. The company, through its products and expertise, helps organizations to deploy and operationalize the container management platform. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 2016 by Joe Beda and Craig McLuckie, two of the creators of Kubernetes, Heptio has applied its vision to a growing set of products, open source projects, and contributions to the platform's upstream. In addition, the company offers training, support, and professional services that accelerate the integration of Kubernetes and related technologies into the enterprise IT framework. With the acquisition, Heptio will open new avenues for VMware to further engage with the open source community and further develop Kubernetes as well as support cloud-native needs after the company's definitive acquisition.
“Kubernetes is emerging as an open framework for multi-cloud infrastructures that enable enterprises to run modern applications,” says Paul Fazzone, senior vice president and general manager of Cloud Native Apps at VMware. “Heptio's products and services will reinforce and complement VMware's efforts with PKS, with whom we already have a technology partnership, to establish Kubernetes as the standard for cloud infrastructure. We are excited to join the Heptio team, led by Craig and Joe, with the VMware team to help us guide customers as they move to a multi-cloud world.”
“The Heptio team has focused on Kubernetes, creating products that make it easy to manage multiple clusters across multiple clouds,” explains Craig McLuckie, CEO and co-founder of Heptio. “And now we will leverage VMware's cloud-native capabilities and expertise, amplifying our market impact. VMware's interest in Heptio is an acknowledgment that there is a lot of innovation happening in open source and we are committed to contributing even more to the community – with resources, ideas and support.”
The transaction is expected to close in VMware's fourth fiscal 2019 quarter and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. This acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on fiscal 2019 operating results.
Founded in 2016 by Joe Beda and Craig McLuckie, two of the creators of Kubernetes, Heptio has applied its vision to a growing set of products, open source projects, and contributions to the platform's upstream. In addition, the company offers training, support, and professional services that accelerate the integration of Kubernetes and related technologies into the enterprise IT framework. With the acquisition, Heptio will open new avenues for VMware to further engage with the open source community and further develop Kubernetes as well as support cloud-native needs after the company's definitive acquisition.
“Kubernetes is emerging as an open framework for multi-cloud infrastructures that enable enterprises to run modern applications,” says Paul Fazzone, senior vice president and general manager of Cloud Native Apps at VMware. “Heptio's products and services will reinforce and complement VMware's efforts with PKS, with whom we already have a technology partnership, to establish Kubernetes as the standard for cloud infrastructure. We are excited to join the Heptio team, led by Craig and Joe, with the VMware team to help us guide customers as they move to a multi-cloud world.”
“The Heptio team has focused on Kubernetes, creating products that make it easy to manage multiple clusters across multiple clouds,” explains Craig McLuckie, CEO and co-founder of Heptio. “And now we will leverage VMware's cloud-native capabilities and expertise, amplifying our market impact. VMware's interest in Heptio is an acknowledgment that there is a lot of innovation happening in open source and we are committed to contributing even more to the community – with resources, ideas and support.”
The transaction is expected to close in VMware's fourth fiscal 2019 quarter and is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. This acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on fiscal 2019 operating results.
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