Close
  • Latest News
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Video
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
Read Down
Sign in
Close
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Read Down
Password recovery
Recover your password
Close
Search
Logo
Logo
  • Latest News
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Video
  • Big Data and Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Applications
  • IT Management
  • Storage
  • Sponsored
  • Mobile
  • Small Business
  • Development
  • Database
  • Servers
  • Android
  • Apple
  • Innovation
  • Blogs
  • PC Hardware
  • Reviews
  • Search Engines
  • Virtualization
More
    Home Latest News
    • Networking

    Nutanix CEO Squashes Rumor of Sale to Cisco

    Written by

    Jeff Burt
    Published May 19, 2015
    Share
    Facebook
    Twitter
    Linkedin

      eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More.

      Nutanix CEO Dheeraj Pandey is putting an end to rumors that Cisco Systems will buy his company, issuing a statement May 18 that his company remains committed to Dell as its OEM partner and to its own plans to become “one of the next iconic independent software companies.”

      In his statement addressed to the “Dell Team,” Pandey said he and other company executives have plans to go public “in the not-so-distant future,” and that “if we ever decide to become part of another company, Dell will have a front-row seat in bidding for it.”

      “There is no truth to the rumors,” the CEO wrote. “With the ever-increasing attention on convergence and the cloud, we will continue to see press and analysts put forward their guesses on mergers and acquisitions in this space. Keep the faith. If you’ve known us even a bit, you’d have realized we’re a fiercely independent bunch.”

      The rumors that swept through the industry over the past few days gained momentum after Jared Rinderer, senior research analyst with Equity Capital Research Group, wrote in a column on the StorageNewsletter site May 15 that Cisco wanted to grow its capabilities in the hyper-converged infrastructure space in its growing competition with VMware and its parent company, EMC, both of which were at one time strong partners with the networking giant.

      VMware earlier this month launched the VxRack family of hyper-converged data center solutions.

      “By acquiring Nutanix, Cisco gains a conspirator with a mutual adversary, VMware,” wrote Rinderer, who didn’t indicate the source of his information. “For more than a year now, VMware and Nutanix have been in numerous, highly-heated, public skirmishes. VMware is threatened by Nutanix’s one-stop shop for datacenter infrastructure and its potential to disrupt VMware’s objective of the complete automation of the datacenter. Nutanix dislikes VMware’s strategy tax (known as the ‘vTax’) and vendor lock-in agenda.”

      Nutanix is a growing presence in both the hyper-converged infrastructure and software-defined storage (SDS) spaces. Rinderer wrote that bringing Nutanix into the fold would help Cisco push back against VMware, which competes more directly with Cisco through its NSX software-defined networking (SDN) platform, the foundation of which is technology that it inherited when it bought Nicira for $1.26 billion in 2012.

      Nutanix’s Pandey wrote that his company is eyeing markets beyond the hyper-converged infrastructure and SDS spaces, and that executives will detail some of these plans at its upcoming user conference, which opens June 8 in Miami.

      “We are also firmly committed to the Dell partnership, just as Dell is committed to Nutanix,” he wrote. “We could have over-distributed ourselves by signing many more OEM agreements in the last 12 months, but we’ve always believed in the mantra of ‘less is more.’ … You will begin seeing even more business design improvements in the coming months. The market opportunity for Dell and Nutanix is immense, and we are barely getting started.”

      Jeff Burt
      Jeff Burt
      Jeffrey Burt has been with eWEEK since 2000, covering an array of areas that includes servers, networking, PCs, processors, converged infrastructure, unified communications and the Internet of things.

      Get the Free Newsletter!

      Subscribe to Daily Tech Insider for top news, trends & analysis

      Get the Free Newsletter!

      Subscribe to Daily Tech Insider for top news, trends & analysis

      MOST POPULAR ARTICLES

      Artificial Intelligence

      9 Best AI 3D Generators You Need...

      Sam Rinko - June 25, 2024 0
      AI 3D Generators are powerful tools for many different industries. Discover the best AI 3D Generators, and learn which is best for your specific use case.
      Read more
      Cloud

      RingCentral Expands Its Collaboration Platform

      Zeus Kerravala - November 22, 2023 0
      RingCentral adds AI-enabled contact center and hybrid event products to its suite of collaboration services.
      Read more
      Artificial Intelligence

      8 Best AI Data Analytics Software &...

      Aminu Abdullahi - January 18, 2024 0
      Learn the top AI data analytics software to use. Compare AI data analytics solutions & features to make the best choice for your business.
      Read more
      Latest News

      Zeus Kerravala on Networking: Multicloud, 5G, and...

      James Maguire - December 16, 2022 0
      I spoke with Zeus Kerravala, industry analyst at ZK Research, about the rapid changes in enterprise networking, as tech advances and digital transformation prompt...
      Read more
      Video

      Datadog President Amit Agarwal on Trends in...

      James Maguire - November 11, 2022 0
      I spoke with Amit Agarwal, President of Datadog, about infrastructure observability, from current trends to key challenges to the future of this rapidly growing...
      Read more
      Logo

      eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site’s focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

      Facebook
      Linkedin
      RSS
      Twitter
      Youtube

      Advertisers

      Advertise with TechnologyAdvice on eWeek and our other IT-focused platforms.

      Advertise with Us

      Menu

      • About eWeek
      • Subscribe to our Newsletter
      • Latest News

      Our Brands

      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms
      • About
      • Contact
      • Advertise
      • Sitemap
      • California – Do Not Sell My Information

      Property of TechnologyAdvice.
      © 2024 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

      Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.

      ×