Cloud software provider VMware has announced its intent to buy US-based network analytics software producer Nyansa in a deal of undisclosed size that will enable semiconductor technology provider Intel to exit.
Nyansa has created an artificial intelligence-powered software platform that analyses the status and performance of critical devices across an enterprise’s network infrastructure.
Intel’s corporate venturing unit, Intel Capital, led Nyansa’s $15m series B round in early 2018, investing together with Formation 8, the venture capital firm that had supplied $12m of series A funding for the company at an undisclosed earlier date.
Abe Ankumah, Nyansa’s CEO, said: “Joining forces with VMware provides an amazing platform for Nyansa to continue executing on the vision of a new networking paradigm: an analytic-powered and software-defined virtual cloud network that connects clients to containers in dynamic and distributed enterprises.
“Nyansa and VMware are perfectly aligned in technology, products and culture. Following the close of the acquisition, we will continue to advance our AI-driven multi-vendor network analytics platform and double-down on end-to-end user experience and [internet-of-things] operational assurance.”
