

Nutanix and VMware have spent years sniping at one another in public, but those fights disappeared while litigation over Ramaswami was ongoing.

He also said that Nutanix’s “Era” database-as-a-service offering is growing well and has potential to create new business. In conversation with The Register, Ramaswami said the company has developed a better understanding of how – for example – the US federal government’s tendency to buy products in Q1 impacts its year. Nutanix’s Q1 2022 numbers were less nice – while the company neared cashflow positivity it posted a loss. VMware can afford it – the company recently reported another quarter of strong growth. VMware has also said it’s pleased the matter is behind it, so it can get on with the job of developing software that delights customers (unlike its recently withdrawn vSphere release).īoth companies have doubtless paid their lawyers decent sums to make this happen.
