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Virtualization Redefined Data Center Architecture
- VMware's virtualization and vMotion transformed underutilized servers into highly automated, resilient infrastructure.
- These capabilities reshaped storage and networking expectations inside data centers.
EMC Bought Then Kept Control
- EMC acquired VMware in 2004 and kept it as an 'independent' entity while retaining majority ownership.
- VMware then went public in 2007 but EMC still held roughly 80% of equity after the IPO.
Shift Toward Developer Platform Ambitions
- Under Paul Maritz VMware expanded beyond core virtualization into developer-focused acquisitions and platform thinking.
- That shift blurred VMware's identity between infrastructure neutral partner and a vendor building up a vertical software stack.