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HPE to Acquire SDN Startup Plexxi

HPE to Acquire SDN Startup Plexxi Image Credit: Plexxi

HPE announced Tuesday that it's acquiring Plexxi, a leading provider of software-defined data fabric networking technologyfor an undisclosed amount.

Founded in 2010, Plexxi is focused on enabling data center modernization and hybrid cloud with its software-defined data fabric.

Plexxi’s technology will extend HPE’s market-leading software-defined compute and storage capabilities into the high-growth, software-defined networking market, expanding our addressable market and strengthening our offerings for customers and partners. 

By seamlessly combining Plexxi’s next-generation data center fabric with HPE’s existing software-defined infrastructure, HPE can deliver a true cloud-like experience in the data center. 

HPE sees two clear opportunities to integrate Plexxi’s innovative technology:

 i. Integrating Plexxi technology into our hyperconverged solutions.  Building on last year’s SimpliVity acquisition, Plexxi will enable us to deliver the industry’s only hyperconverged offering that incorporates compute, storage and data fabric networking into a single solution, with a single management interface and support. 

 ii. Plexxi’s technology will extend HPE's composable infrastructure portfolio, called HPE Synergy. Composable infrastructure, built on HPE OneView, is a new category of infrastructure that delivers fluid pools of storage and compute resources that can be composed and recomposed as business needs dictate.  

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