Dell acquires key software provider

Grazed from Statesman.com. Author: Editorial Staff.

Dell Inc. said Friday it had bought Gale Technologies, a leading provider of management software that eases the the setup of diverse computing operations. Gale, founded in 2008, is based in Santa Clara, Calif., and builds software that enables companies to easily manage data operations in multiple kinds of cloud computing installations. No terms of the deal were disclosed and Dell would not say how many people Gale employs.

Analyst Patrick Moorhead with Moor Insights & Strategies said Gale gives Dell an important piece that it lacked in selling and deploying big cloud computing systems. That’s because Gale’s software lets companies track their data across multiple locations, whether it is in a private customer-owned cloud or in a public cloud that is shared with multiple companies…

”Their management tools are kind of the glue that holds complex cloud installations together,” Moorhead said. “Gale allows Dell to go head-to-head with Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM Corp. to compete for cloud computing deployments and cloud services. They are very well-regarded.”…

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