Would A VMware Acquisition Of Novell Make Sense?
There are rumors afoot that VMware is among the companies bidding to acquire Novell. Why would the virtualization technology giant be interested in Novell, best known as the purveyor of SUSE Linux?
Two answers: “Red Hat” and “cloud management.”
First, a recap. Back in March Novell rejected an unsolicited $2 billion buyout offer from investment firm Elliott Associates. But the company’s board at the time announced an effort to “maximize shareholder value” and it’s been an open secret Novell is up for sale to the highest bidder.
So why VMware? With virtualization widely seen as a first step to cloud computing, VMware has been positioning itself as a supplier of automation and management technologies for building cloud computing infrastructures. In doing so, it’s joining a rapidly growing list of software vendors including startups like AppDynamics and established companies like CA and Novell in offering cloud management tools.
At its BrainShare conference in March Novell unveiled additions to its ZENworks configuration management software, part of the vendor’s strategy of expanding its virtualization and cloud management tools.
So that would make Novell a VMware competitor, right?
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