Brocade today has announced that it will acquire privately held Vyatta in an all-cash transaction. Vyatta provides software-based network operating system that is relevant for multiple applications in network virtualisation, software-defined networking (SDN) and private/public cloud computing platforms.
“This acquisition complements our R&D investments in Ethernet fabrics and SDN, as well as our broad industry and solutions-level partnerships that enable Brocade to pursue new market opportunities in data center virtualisation, public cloud, enterprise virtual private cloud, and managed services,” said Mike Klayko, CEO of Brocade. “We are now bolstering these ‘build and partner’ efforts with this strategic acquisition with the goal of being the innovation and thought leader in the software networking category.”
Vyatta is shipping products today and is developing a next-generation, on-demand network OS that delivers advanced routing, security and VPN functionality for physical, virtual and cloud networking environments. Vyatta pioneered and created the industry’s first and only platform-independent network operating system, the Vyatta Network OS. This OS enables system architects to secure and connect virtual, cloud or physical infrastructures while delivering the same elasticity, mobility, auto-provisioning and utility licensing benefits of the applications they support.
Brocade plans to utilise Vyatta technology and expertise with the goal of offering its customers an end-to-end architecture built on a highly virtualised, dynamic network infrastructure. This virtualised data centre infrastructure promises to make both service providers and enterprises more agile through accelerated deployment and reduced development cycles in their networks. It also enables Brocade to extend its open data centre fabric and IP networking technologies directly into any number of server hypervisor environments that gives customers the utmost choice and flexibility in selecting the right solution for their business needs.
