VMware ( NYSE:VMW), the leading virtualization company has acquired Cetas, an early stage startup focused on making access to big data analytics easier and cheaper. Terms of the deal haven't been disclosed yet. [ 1 ]. 
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"What is OpenStack? It's hard to say what the stack is," said Raghuram. "Every vendor is saying something about OpenStack and its pieces.". Raghuram's point: The last time dozens of hardware and software vendors flocked to the latest greatest play was Xen, an open source hypervisor that was trumped by KVM 
Share:  "What is OpenStack? <span class="sent">It's hard to say what the stack is," said <span class="analyst">Raghuram</span>.</span> "Every vendor is saying something about OpenStack and its pieces.". <span class="analyst">Raghuram</span>'s point: The last time dozens of hardware and software vendors flocked to the latest greatest play was Xen, an open source hypervisor that was trumped by KVM....<span class="analyst">Raghuram</span>'s point: The last time dozens of hardware and software vendors flocked to the latest greatest play was Xen, an open source hypervisor that was trumped by KVM. <span class="sent"><span class="analyst">Raghuram</span> said there are two outcomes for OpenStack.</span> It will either develop like Linux or it'll go the route of Xen. "OpenStack needs to define clear boundaries about what it is," said <span class="analyst">Raghuram</span>. "It's a long ways from that and a significant work in progress."...<span class="analyst">Raghuram</span> said there are two outcomes for OpenStack. <span class="sent">It will either develop like Linux or it'll go the route of Xen. "OpenStack needs to define clear boundaries about what it is," said <span class="analyst">Raghuram</span>.</span> "It's a long ways from that and a significant work in progress." He added that some customers are using OpenStack on top of VSphere. Tweet this   read full story

VMware revamps end user portfolo, launches VMware View 5.1. By Larry Dignan May 2, 2012, 5:00am PDT. Summary: The company revamped its end user product portfolio including tools for centralized management and an effort called "Project Octopus" that aims to challenge Dropbox. 
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VMware ( NYSE:VMW) delivered strong y o y growth but flat q o q growth as we had guided in our pre earnings note. Revenues grew 25% to $1.06 billion on a yearly basis but was down by about half a percent on a quarterly basis. [ 1 ]. 
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VMware has acquired Cetas, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based big data startup that provides analytics atop the Hadoop platform. 
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