VMware acquires Pivotal and Carbon Black to boost its cloud offerings

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Two deals are valued together at $4.8 billion and come just days after VMware acquired Intrinsic for an undisclosed sum

VMware has opened the corporate wallet again, acquiring Pivotal and Carbon Black in two separate deals valued together at $4.8 billion. According to VMware, the Pivotal acquisition will have a v...

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