Nicira

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Nicira is a company focused on software-defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization. Nicira created their own proprietary versions of the OpenFlow, Open vSwitch, and OpenStack networking projects.[1]

Nicira was co-founded in 2007 by Martin Casado, Nick McKeown and Scott Shenker.[2] Casado served as the company's CTO.[3] On July 23, 2012, VMware announced they intended to acquire Nicira for $1.26 billion,[4][5] a deal which closed the following month.[6] Nicira technology was merged into VMware's vSwitch and rebranded with the name NSX.[7]

References

  1. Matthew Palmer (2012-07-13). "vSwitch the New Battleground for Network Virtualization". Sdncentral.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
  2. "Nicira: A classic Silicon Valley story, complete with big payday". Computerworld. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
  3. "Martin Casado, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz". Andreessen Horowitz. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
  4. Williams, Alex (July 23, 2012). "VMware Buys Nicira For $1.26 Billion And Gives More Clues About Cloud Strategy". TechCrunch. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  5. Leske, Nicola (2012-07-23). "VMware to buy network virtualization firm for $1.05 billion". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
  6. "VMW-9.30.2012-10Q". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2026-10-13.
  7. "The History of NSX and the Future of Network Virtualization". VMware blog. May 4, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2021.