Vmware has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Shavlik Technologies, a provider of easy-to-use, effective cloud-based IT management offerings for small and medium businesses (SMBs).
Shavlik Technologies provides a portfolio of on-premise and SaaS-based management offerings that enable SMBs to manage, monitor and secure their IT environments while addressing their unique needs when moving to virtual and cloud computing IT deployments.
VMware cloud infrastructure and management senior vice-president and general manager Raghu Raghuram said the company continues to make investments to extend their leadership within the SMB market.
"With VMware vSphere Essentials and Go, VMware is delivering tremendous value to hundreds of thousands of SMBs," Raghuram said.
"With the Shavlik acquisition, VMware will be able to provide simple to use and affordable management services developed to address the specific demands of SMBs."
Through this acquisition, VMware will provide SMBs with a complete portfolio for managing, monitoring and securing IT environments including: centralised IT management services; simplified deployment and automation; and automated IT management, the company said.
