Latin America. Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing solutions, announced that PernixData and Calm.io will join the Nutanix family.
Nutanix has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PernixData, a pioneer in scale-out data acceleration and analytics. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. In addition, Nutanix has completed the acquisition of Calm.io, an innovator in the automation of development operations (DevOps).
By adding world-class technology, products and engineering talent, Nutanix can accelerate the delivery of an enterprise cloud platform that rivals the agility, automation and simplicity of the consumer category of the public cloud, but with the control, security and attractive long-term economics of an on-premise infrastructure. These additions will enable Nutanix to pioneer new software stacks for storage-class memory systems, enhance its Application Mobility Fabric (AMF) network with cloud-wide workload migration, and incorporate rich cloud-inspired workflow orchestration and automation into its Prism management software.
Nutanix and PernixData share an architectural design philosophy that states that next-generation data center networks must keep data and applications close to promote the fastest possible performance and to provide flexible and cost-effective infrastructure scale. With this common vision, the two companies will develop an advanced data stack that will replace traditional storage silos and high-latency networks with newer storage-class memory and advanced interconnects. These planned strategic investments in new server and storage technologies will provide customers with a redesigned data network for a post-Flash era of enterprise computing.
The combined teams will also focus on reducing the inertia of application data that inhibits workload mobility in virtual and cloud environments. Planned enhancements to the Nutanix App Mobility Fabric (AMF) will provide the flexibility to run any application in any environment, without business-critical data falling prey to a legacy infrastructure.
"PernixData's software has helped hundreds of customers virtualize their applications without compromising performance and visibility," said Poojan Kumar, CEO and co-founder of PernixData. "With cultures, ambition and talent perfectly aligned, we are truly excited to join the Nutanix team. And, with our common devotion to 100% software-based solutions, we can't wait to help our customers accelerate their move to the Nutanix enterprise cloud platform."
The Calm.io and Nutanix teams will work to create a primarily application-based approach to choosing, managing and consuming IT infrastructure (thereby enabling customers to choose the right cloud for each application). Nutanix plans to add cloud automation and management capabilities to its existing software stack to provide application and service orchestration, runtime lifecycle management, policy-based governance, plus comprehensive reporting and auditing services to support all application environments, including virtual machines. containers and microservices. Together, Calm.io and Nutanix plan to bring together clouds, platforms, and people on an elegantly simple pane of glass.
"We've shared a vision similar to Nutanix's from day one (data center infrastructure should be fully automated, simple to deploy and easy to use)," said Aaditya Sood, CEO and founder of Calm.io. "We are excited to join the Nutanix team to work together to remove the terrifying complexity of legacy data centers with a radical application-centric vision for IT infrastructure."
"Today is a very special day in Nutanix's history," said Dheeraj Pandey, founder, CEO and chairman of nutanix's board of directors. "PernixData and Calm.io have exceptional technology, strong engineering teams and visionary leaders with the 'Founder's Mindset'; they have dreamed big and persevered against adversity to develop phenomenal products. We are honored to welcome them to the Nutanix family, and build the next generation of innovative products and truly help our customers realize the vision of the enterprise cloud.
