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Broadcom is in talks to acquire VMware. Will the deal go through and what’s to come of VMware stock? Here's what investors can expect.

VMware’s NSX is a networking platform that can manage and control any virtualized networking environment, irrespective of endpoints.

VMware’s 14-day RSI is 49, indicating that the stock is neither overbought nor oversold.

In late February 2018, VMware announced its acquisition of CloudVelox, taking its hybrid cloud to the next level.

In the last three months, VMware stock has fallen 13 percent. Is VMW stock a good buy at this price? How's the company's outlook and what can investors expect?

Airbus is flying out of Microsoft’s (MSFT) Office environment, and the destination is Google.

Cisco Systems still owns more than 2.5 million VMware shares, representing nearly 42.8% of its total portfolio.

Plexxi’s acquisition has given HPE access to networking, which is considered crucial to enterprise cloud infrastructure.

VMware (VMW) parted with an undisclosed sum to add PlumGrid to its portfolio.

VMware, now owned by Dell, was ranked second after Microsoft (MSFT) in the cloud infrastructure software space.

Could VMware’s (VMW) acquisition of VeloCloud be the start of an M&A (merger and acquisition) spree in the SDN space? We’ll have to wait and see.

Earlier in the series, we discussed double-digit growth in VMware’s (VMW) revenue.

In October, IBM (IBM) shocked the world by acquiring Red Hat (RHT) for $34 billion, marking its largest acquisition to date.

To boost its product sales, VMware (VMW) is aiming to build specialty sales capacities.

As part of VMware’s (VMW) share repurchase program, the company has bought back ~$5.4 billion in shares in the last five years.

On May 22, VMware’s (VMW) market capitalization stood at $55.4 billion.

In March, Airbus said it was shifting its workforce to Google’s G-Suite from Microsoft Office (MSFT).

In the last quarter, VMware’s (VMW) NSX license bookings grew 100%, indicating that NSX continues to see increased traction.

Brad Reback, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus, explained the factors that led his firm to raise the price target for VMware stock to $152 from $150.

VMware’s acquisition of VeloCloud and Cisco’s acquisition of Viptela hint of a trend toward a preference for subscription-based business models.

Citing IHS Markit, Channel Partners reported that VMware’s recent buyout of VeloCloud Networks has established it as one of the top two companies in the SD-WAN space.

Consistent growth in the cloud and mainframe systems enabled IBM to post a lower-than-expected fall in its revenues in 3Q17.

Red Hat’s dominant presence in the Linux space will further enable it to cross-sell its OpenStack to new and existing clients as hybrid cloud adoption increases.

Azure Stack is expected to find a preference among companies and industries that prefer the hybrid cloud’s ability.

In 1Q17, IBM’s GTS (global technology services) business’s revenue accounted for ~45% of its total revenue. Its performance is crucial to IBM’s overall growth.

To gain a strong foothold in the public cloud space, VMware has pursued a hyper-converged infrastructure (or HCI).

Along with Microsoft (MSFT), VMware was named a leader in the x86 server virtualization infrastructure space in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant.

For the past year, uncertainty has been looming over VMware (VMW), primarily due to the impending Dell-EMC deal. EMC has an 80% stake and 97% of the voting rights in VMware.

Network-as-a-Service (or NaaS) follows a business model where network services are delivered virtually over the Internet. MarketsandMarkets expects the NaaS market to grow from ~$30.7 billion in 2014 to ~$50.8 billion in 2019.

The revenue synergies of the Dell-EMC merger are likely to be the result of EMC’s converged infrastructure making use of Dell servers and networking products.

Out of 41 analysts covering Microsoft (MSFT), 22 have a “buy” recommendation on it, six have a “sell” recommendation, and 13 recommend “hold.”

Rackspace leads the hosted private cloud space with a 20% market share. This market is a “highly fragmented market.”

In November 2013, Cisco responded to the SDN trend by introducing its application-centric infrastructure (or ACI).

EMC, Pivotal, and VMware’s (VMW) virtual infrastructure collectively forms the “federated” business model of EMC Corp. The business model is unique because although all three businesses focus on their core functions separately, they all play a vital role in the delivery of IT as a service (or ITaaS).

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