Google Cloud Acquires CloudSimple, a Provider of Tools To Migrate VMWare Environments to the Cloud

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Google Cloud announced via a blog post the acquisition of CloudSimple, a leading provider of secure, high performance, dedicated environments to run VMware workloads in the cloud. 

• VMware is a software company majority owned by Dell which provides cloud computing and virtualization software and services. 
• Many enterprises use VMware to run workloads such as ERP and CRM, as well as databases, and need a simple way to migrate those workloads to the cloud. 
• The acquisition lets Google to accelerate its offering of a fully integrated VMware migration solution. 

The apps can then work the same as on-premise, but with all the benefits of the cloud, including performance, elasticity and integration with key cloud services and technologies.