VCE Will Now be EMC Business

VCE has joined hands with EMC (News - Alert) and Cisco to devise strategies for its next phase of development. In its new role, VCE’s core business will be to simplify the installation of hybrid clouds.

While this is the first phase of development strategy, VCE has other plans. Soon, the company will start working on new solutions based on its Vblock Systems. Vblock Systems also have technology contributions from Cisco (News - Alert), EMC and VMware. The leadership at VCE will not change. The company will still be led by CEO Praveen Akkiraju and his senior team.  VCE will primarily act as an integration point for technologies of its parent companies.

EMC, Cisco and VCE arrived at this growth strategy for VCE as they felt that this will serve future expansion plans. The company's Vblock and Vblock-related products and services have been successful in the market, as it surpassed a $2 billion annualized demand run-rate for exiting Q3 2014. In 2014, the company was positioned as a leader in the Gartner (News - Alert), Inc. Magic Quadrant for Integrated Systems5.  

Praveen Akkiraju, CEO of VCE, said, “VCE has proven to be a game-changer for customers, dramatically accelerating the deployment of next-generation data center and cloud environments. As the company that pioneered converged infrastructure, I could not be more proud of what the VCE team has accomplished through our customer-centric DNA and deep solution expertise.  I am energized by this next phase as we apply the unique VCE Experience to enable customers’ journey to the cloud.”

Recently, the company announced that Xceedium, Inc., a provider of privileged identity management for hybrid-cloud environments, has been certified as VCE Vblock Ready. The company partners with Superna to conduct Vblock System certifications for VCE TAP program members.