[May 09, 2013] Dell Acquires Enstratius Tweet May 09, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Dell announced the acquisition of Enstratius, an enterprise cloud-management software and services provider that delivers single and multi-cloud management capabilities. Enstratius helps organizations manage applications across private, public and hybrid clouds, including automated application provisioning and scaling, application configuration management, usage governance, and cloud utilization monitoring. According to a release, the acquisition of Enstratius further enhances Dell's end-to-end solutions strategy, bringing key capabilities to deliver cloud-management solutions to our customers. Enstratius is available as software-as-a-service or as on-premises software, enabling full control from within a customer's data center, or via a hosted service. Enstratius currently supports more than 20 public and private cloud platforms, including OpenStack, VMware, Rackspace, Amazon Web Services and Windows Azure, with the added flexibility to easily add new clouds. Cloud management is a key strategic priority for Dell, given its customers' rapid adoption of cloud-based applications and the array of cloud deployment models. Enstratius brings Dell cloud infrastructure management for public, private and hybrid-cloud deployments and complements the capability Dell recently acquired from Gale Technologies, now Active System Manager (ASM), by providing enhanced multi-cloud management and application configuration capabilities. Enstratius also builds upon Dell Software's strong portfolio of technologies such as Foglight performance monitoring, Quest ONE identity and access management, the Boomi integration platform, and data protection offerings such as AppAssure and NetVault to create a stronger systems management portfolio that enhances multi-cloud management, the company noted. "We are excited to join the Dell team and bring our expertise to Dell's rapidly growing cloud-management capabilities," said David Bagley, CEO, Enstratius. "Together, Enstratius and Dell create new opportunities for organizations to accelerate application and IT service delivery across on-premises data centers and private clouds, combined with off-premises public cloud solutions. This capability is enhanced with powerful software for systems management, security, business intelligence and application management for customers, worldwide." Enstratius was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. Dell noted that it plans to keep Enstratius's employees and, consistent with its approach to previous acquisitions, will continue to invest in additional engineering and sales capability to grow this business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Dell Inc. is a company focused on technology and services. More Information: www.dell.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]