Google Cloud has announced the acquisition of CloudSimple, a California-based provider of software to help organisations run VMware workloads in the cloud.
The move expands on the companies’ existing partnership and will enable Google to bring forward a fully integrated VMware migration path, with the promise of improved support.
This may not go down as the most surprising acquisition of 2019, given the announcement in August of extended entente cordiale between VMware and Google Cloud. The companies’ solution which enabled customers to run VMware workloads on-prem, in the cloud or as part of a hybrid architecture was based on CloudSimple’s technology.
CloudSimple had a similar offering in place with Microsoft, allowing organisations to run native VMware environments at scale on the Azure cloud. Guru Pangal, CloudSimple CEO, noted that while partnerships with the two hyperscalers taught the company how to ‘dance amongst the elephants’, Google Cloud’s ‘innovation prowess’ and ‘clear leadership’ in analytics sealed the deal.
Rich Sanzi, VP Engineering, Google Cloud
Apps [from VMware] can run exactly the same as they have been on-premises, but with all the benefits of the cloud, like performance, elasticity, and integration with key cloud services and technologies.
Guru Pangal, CEO, CloudSimple
Google Cloud’s amazing innovation prowess, modern infrastructure and clear leadership in areas like smart analytics convinced us that joining this incredible team will accelerate our joint vision.
