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{{Short description|American computer hardware brand}}
{{Infobox company
| name =
| logo = VCE (company) logo.svg
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| foundation = 2009 <br /> 2011 (as VCE)
| industry = cloud platforms
| parent = [[EMC Corporation]]
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| key_people = Chad Sakac ([[President (corporate title)|President]])<br />Trey Layton ([[Chief technology officer|CTO]])
| products = Vblock, VxBlock, VxRack, VxRail
| fate = Acquired by EMC, which was later acquired by [[Dell Technologies]]
| defunct = January 2016
}}
'''
On September 7, 2016, EMC was acquired by Dell.<ref>{{Cite web|title=$67 billion Dell-EMC deal closes today|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2016/09/07/67-billion-dell-emc-deal-becomes-official-today/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}</ref> The Converged Platform Division of EMC is currently known as the Converged Platform and Solutions Division of Dell EMC.▼
The company initially manufactured converged [[datacenter]] units known as [[Vblock]], which incorporate Cisco [[server computer|servers]] and networking hardware, EMC storage systems, and VMware for [[virtualization]].<ref name="bets">{{Cite news |title= Converged Infrastructure Bets Are In: Where Are They Paying Off? |author= Joseph F. Kovar |date= May 27, 2013 |work= CRN |url= http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/240155540/converged-infrastructure-bets-are-in-where-are-they-paying-off.htm |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref>▼
Later, VxBlock was added providing the ability for customers to run VMware NSX.▼
In 2015, VxRack and in 2016 VxRail were added as separate products.▼
==History==
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At the same EMC World trade show, Cisco and EMC introduced a joint venture named Acadia.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Cisco, EMC Form Acadia Joint Venture for Data Centers (Update3) |author= Rochelle Garner |date= November 3, 2009 |work= Bloomberg news |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=azxgvBN9ckao&pos=7 |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= Cisco and EMC Form Venture to Serve Data Centers |work= The New York Times |author= Ashlee Vance |author-link=Ashlee Vance |date= November 3, 2009 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/technology/business-computing/04cisco.html?_r=0 |access-date= August 13, 2013 }}</ref> The goal of Acadia, originally set up as a separate legal entity, was to build Vblock Infrastructure Packages in a standardized and repeatable fashion for customer [[data center]]s.<ref name="chief">{{Cite news |title= Cisco, EMC, VMware Channel Chiefs Talk Up Vblock Partner Play |author= Joseph F. Kovar |date= November 3, 2009 |work= CRN |url= http://www.crn.com/news/storage/221600134/cisco-emc-vmware-channel-chiefs-talk-up-vblock-partner-play.htm |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref> [[Michael Capellas]], who also was a board member of Cisco, was named chairman of Acadia, and its first chief executive officer (CEO) in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052748703322204575226973507577344.html |title=Capellas to Run Cisco, EMC Ventures |author=Don Clark |date=May 5, 2010 |work=WSJ.com |publisher=Dow Jones & Co. |access-date= August 19, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= ACADIA |work= Original web site |url= http://www.acadia.com/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101019041025/http://www.acadia.com/index.htm |archive-date= October 19, 2010 |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref> Sales initially encountered some confusion among customers (which often had different staffs for storage and networking, for example), and different fiscal quarter sales cycles.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Customers embracing Vblocks, but VCE sales harmony a work in progress |work= By the Bell blog |author= Steve Kaplan |date= October 19, 2010 |url= http://bythebell.com/2010/10/customers-embracing-vblocks-but-vce-sales-harmony-a-work-in-progress.html |access-date= August 13, 2013 }}</ref>
By the end of 2010, Capellas told analysts the venture had 65 customers, with an average system costing about $2.5 million.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Vblock clouds moisten the data center: Capellas talks up VCE sales and pipeline |author= Timothy Prickett Morgan |work= The Register |date= December 21, 2010 |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/21/vce_acadia_ramp/ |access-date= August 11, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= Capellas-led coalition making strides by the Vblock |author= John Webster |work= CNET news |date= December 20, 2010 |url= http://news.cnet.com/8301-21546_3-20026158-10253464.html |access-date= August 11, 2013 }}</ref>
Acadia and the Virtual Computing Environment coalition combined into a single entity in January 2011, called VCE, the Virtual Computing Environment Company.<ref>{{Cite web |title= VCE Coalition Combines with Acadia, Simplifies Name to VCE |work= The VAR Guy |date= January 21, 2011 |url= http://thevarguy.com/virtualization-applications-and-technologies/vce-coalition-combines-acadia-simplifies-name-vce |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140424153658/http://thevarguy.com/virtualization-applications-and-technologies/vce-coalition-combines-acadia-simplifies-name-vce |url-status= usurped |archive-date= April 24, 2014 |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= VCE Coalition and Acadia Combined and Renamed VCE, the Virtual Computing Environment Company |work= Press release |date= January 20, 2011 |publisher= VCE |url= http://www.vce.com/about/media/news?id=tcm:20-468 |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref> Originally located in [[Silicon Valley]] and [[Dallas, Texas]], an expansion was announced in March 2011 to [[Richardson, Texas]] with an investment from the [[Texas Enterprise Fund]].<ref>{{Cite news |title= VCE, Major Cloud Computing Company, Plans Major Expansion in Richardson |work= Press release |date= March 15, 2011 |publisher= VCE, The Virtual Computing Environment Company |url= http://www.vce.com/about/media/news?id=tcm:20-476 |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref> In October 2011, another office opened in [[Marlboro, Massachusetts]], close to VCE's EMC-owned manufacturing plant in [[Franklin, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite news |title= Cloud computing allows companies to outsource IT services |author= Priyanka Dayal |work= Worcester Business Telegram |date= December 11, 2011 |url= http://www.telegram.com/article/20111211/NEWS/112119983/1002/business |access-date= August 21, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= EMC, Cisco, Intel & VMWare Launch Joint Venture in Marlborough |author= Brandon Butler |work= Worcester Business Journal |date= October 13, 2011 |url= http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20111013/METROWEST01/310139999/emc-cisco-intel--vmware-launch-joint-venture-in-marlborough |access-date= August 21, 2013 }}</ref> In July 2012, Cisco executive Praveen Akkiraju was appointed CEO and Frank Hauck as president.<ref>{{Cite news |title= VCE Appoints Praveen Akkiraju Chief Executive Officer |work= Press release |date= July 19, 2012 |publisher= VCE |url= http://www.vce.com/about/media/news?id=tcm:20-2159 |archive-url= https://archive.
Through 2012, there was a mixture of some success (with speculation of layoffs), and continued confusion due to products from competing partners such as [[NetApp]] FlexPod and [[Xsigo Systems]].<ref>{{Cite news |title= The VCE Gamble: You Got To Know When To Hold 'Em, Know When To Fold 'Em |author= Chad Berndtson and Joseph F. Kovar |date= November 26, 2012 |work= CRN |url= http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/240008994/the-vce-gamble-you-got-to-know-when-to-hold-em-know-when-to-fold-em.htm?pgno=2 |access-date= August 13, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= Cisco's 3-ring circus: Xsigo CEO on bait and switches |author= Chris Mellor |work= The Register |date= February 24, 2012 |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/21/vce_acadia_ramp/ |access-date= August 13, 2013 }}</ref> Cisco had announced its own "framework" called CloudVerse in late 2011 that was not specific to VMware.<ref>{{Cite news |title=
In a November 2012 report by [[Gartner]], VCE had a 57.4% share of integrated infrastructure systems in the second quarter of 2012 based on revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Market Share Analysis: Data Center Hardware: Integrated Systems, 1Q11-2Q12 |publisher= Gartner |author= Adrian O'Connell |date= November 30, 2012 |url= http://www.vce.com/asset/documents/gartner-market-share-analysis-report.pdf |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref> Gartner had previously tracked server, networking, and external controller-based storage as individual markets. VCE was named one of the “2013 Virtualization 50” by ''[[CRN Magazine]]''.<ref name="crn13">{{Cite news |title= 2013 Virtualization 50 |work= CRN |date= May 24, 2013 |url= http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/virtualization/240155351/2013-virtualization-50.htm?pgno=43 |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref> In May 2013, VCE estimated a $1 billion annual sales rate with more than 1,000 Vblock Systems sold.<ref name="bets" /> However, in US [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] filings, EMC accounted for a cumulative loss of over $430 million by September 2012, and Cisco a loss of $457 million by early 2013, since revenues are recorded to the owning companies, not VCE itself.<ref>{{Cite news |title= Cisco, EMC tout VCE market share, but report losses |author= Larry Dignan |work= Between the Lines |publisher= ZDNet |date= February 21, 2013 |url=
By 2013, some of the same press writers that initially criticized VCE came to view the structure of VCE as being good business for investors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/06/emc_vce_losses/|title = EMC loses half a BEEELLION on VCE ... But it's NOT what it seems|website = [[The Register]]}}</ref> Other press highlighted VCE as a source of innovation and financial performance for investors.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140401155400/http://www.eweek.com/storage/why-vces-newest-vblock-systems-demonstrate-innovation.html Unknown]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/unfiltered-opinion/vce-stars-in-emc-financial-results.html|title = VCE Stars in EMC Financial Results|date = 13 February 2014}}</ref> Total VCE for 2013 has been reported at over $1B with over a 50% year-over-year growth rate.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/VCE_Drives_Simplification_Past_$1B | title=VCE Drives Simplification Past $1B - Wikibon }}</ref>
In October 2014, EMC announced that it had acquired majority control of the VCE venture, with Cisco maintaining a 10% stake.<ref name=nworld-emcvce/>
In January 2016, EMC announced that VCE had become the Converged Platform Division of EMC with Chad Sakac as President.<ref name="cpd">{{Cite web
|url = https://www.emc.com/about/news/press/2016/20160106-01.htm |date = 2016-01-06
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171215084514/https://www.emc.com/about/news/press/2016/20160106-01.htm
|archive-date = 2017-12-15
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▲On September 7, 2016, EMC was acquired by Dell.<ref name="dellsale">{{Cite web|title=$67 billion Dell-EMC deal closes today|url=https://
By February 2018, Dell EMC announced VxBlock System 1000<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/dell-emc-unveils-new-vxblock-system-1000/ | title=Dell EMC unveils new VxBlock System 1000 | website=[[ZDNet]] }}</ref> as a perpetual architecture<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/converged-infrastructure/converged-systems.htm#tab0=0&tab1=0 | title=VxBlock Converged Infrastructure Systems }}</ref> and the Dell Technologies converged systems business achieved $6.51B USD of market sales during 2020 according to [[International Data Group]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/converged-infrastructure/converged-systems.htm|title=VxBlock Converged Infrastructure Systems|website=www.dell.com}}</ref>
==Products and services==
VCE marketed [[converged infrastructure]] servers known as {{Proper name|vBlocks}}, which combine [[VMware vSphere]] software running on [[Cisco Unified Computing System]]s (UCS) connected with [[Cisco Nexus switches]], attached to [[EMC Symmetrix]] storage. Despite the "block" in the name, the storage can be accessed as either a [[block device]] or a [[file server]].▼
▲VCE marketed [[converged infrastructure]] servers known as vBlocks, which combine [[VMware vSphere]] software running on [[Cisco Unified Computing System]]s (UCS) connected with [[Cisco Nexus switches]], attached to [[EMC Symmetrix]] storage. Despite the "block" in the name, the storage can be accessed as either a [[block device]] or a [[file server]].
Vblock Systems are marketed for large-scale [[datacenter]]s which run software applications such as [[Microsoft Exchange Server]], [[Microsoft SharePoint]] or [[SAP ERP]].
They are delivered in standard [[19-inch rack]] units to aid in planning for cooling and power requirements.<ref name="bets"/><ref name="hana">{{Cite news |title= VCE Intros Entry-level Vblocks, Unveils Pre-Configured SAP HANA Appliances |author= Joseph F. Kovar |date= February 21, 2013 |work= CRN |url= http://www.crn.com/news/storage/240148969/vce-intros-entry-level-vblocks-unveils-pre-configured-sap-hana-appliances.htm |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref>
▲The company initially manufactured converged [[datacenter]] units known as [[Vblock]], which incorporate Cisco [[server computer|servers]] and networking hardware, EMC storage systems, and VMware for [[virtualization]].<ref name="bets">{{Cite news |title= Converged Infrastructure Bets Are In: Where Are They Paying Off? |author= Joseph F. Kovar |date= May 27, 2013 |work= CRN |url= http://www.crn.com/news/data-center/240155540/converged-infrastructure-bets-are-in-where-are-they-paying-off.htm |access-date= August 9, 2013 }}</ref>
▲Later, VxBlock was added providing the ability for customers to run VMware NSX.
▲In 2015, VxRack and in 2016 VxRail were added as separate products.
===Original systems===
In 2009, the Virtual Computing Environment coalition announced three models of Vblock Infrastructure Packages. Vblock 2, intended for high-end data centers, was designed to support 3,000 to 6,000 [[virtual machine]]s using Cisco UCS, Cisco Nexus 1000v and multilayer director switches (MDS), as well as EMC Symmetrix VMAX storage and VMware vSphere software. Vblock 1, intended for the midmarket, was designed for 800 to 3,000 virtual machines and had had a similar configuration to the Vblock 2, but with EMC [[Clariion]] storage rather than EMC Symmetrix VMAX. Vblock 0, the intended low-end configuration, was projected for release in 2010 to support 300 to 800 virtual machines and use a similar configuration, but with EMC
===Vblock===
'''Vblock''' is the brand name VCE uses for racks containing the components of its data center products. Prepackaging, called [[converged infrastructure]], allows customers to select preconfigured and integrated solutions, with predictable units of power, weight, cooling, and geometry for data center planning purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/21/vce_acadia_ramp/|title=Vblock clouds moisten the data center|website=[[The Register]]}}</ref>
[[File:EMC Vblock 300 FX.jpg|thumb|alt=A Vblock 300 FX at CA World|Vblock 300 FX at VCE (company) booth during CA World 2011.]] Vblock systems consist of storage and provisioning from [[EMC Corporation|EMC]], switches and servers from [[Cisco]], and [[VMware]] virtualization software running on the servers. In addition, Vblock system customers' support calls are handled by VCE.
Vblock had two series based on the following compositional elements:<ref name="bare_url_b">{{cite web| url=http://vmackem.co.uk/?p=553 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208004416/http://vmackem.co.uk/?p=553 | archive-date=2016-12-08 | title=VCE Vblock Update}}</ref><ref name="lightreading">{{Cite web|url=http://www.lightreading.com/video.asp?doc_id=216883|title=Recent videos | page 1 of 69 | Light Reading}}</ref>
* EMC provides storage and provisioning
** VNX
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** with [[Multipath I/O|MPIO]] provided via EMC PowerPath/VE
Vblock brand naming changed since its inception.<ref name="bare_url_c">{{Cite web|url=http://siliconangle.com/blog/2011/08/17/is-vce-a-flailing-startup-a-study-of-snark-in-new-media/|title=Is VCE a Flailing Startup? A Study of Snark in New Media|date=17 August 2011}}</ref> In 2009, the term Vblock Infrastructure Packages was announced by then [[Acadia (technical partnership)]], the [[Virtual Computing Environment coalition]], as well as their primary investors. In late 2010 and continuing through 2011, the term ''Packages'' was replaced with ''Platforms''. By mid-2012, the term, ''Infrastructure Platforms'' was replaced with ''Systems'' in wider circulation to arrive at, simply, ''Vblock™ Systems''.<ref name="bare_url_e">{{Cite web|url=http://vdi-virtual-desktop-infrastructure.tmcnet.com/articles/295096-vce-fastpath-platform-simplifies-vdi-vblock-systems.htm|title = VCE FastPath Platform Simplifies VDI on Vblock Systems}}</ref> Meanwhile, constituent elements and technology included upgrades to the product lines from Cisco, EMC, and VMware.<ref name="telegram">{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20111211/NEWS/112119983/1002/business|title=Cloud computing allows companies to outsource IT services}}</ref>
====Infrastructure Packages====
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==== Customers ====
No confirmed numbers were announced publicly by VCE or its investors until 2013 <ref name="crn">{{Cite web|url=http://www.crn.com/news/networking/240004002/vce-taps-cisco-veteran-as-new-ceo.htm|title = VCE Taps Cisco Veteran as New CEO|date = 19 July 2012}}</ref> but when it was disclosed the numbers were provided conservatively as being over 800 customers in almost 60 countries with nearly 2000 VCE manufactured Vblock Systems sold.<ref name="vce">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vce.com/about/media/news?id=tcm:20-18846|title=Converged Infrastructure (CI)}}</ref><ref>
===Enterprise-level systems===
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In February 2013, VCE announced the management software application Vision Intelligent Operations Software.<ref name="bets" />
VCE Vision software
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