In September 2020, VMware announced its intent to acquire SaltStack, a pioneer in building intelligent, event-driven automation software, that helps customers to automate ITOps, DevOps, NetOps or SecOps functions.

With the acquisition of SaltStack, VMware will broaden its automation capabilities including software configuration management, network automation, and infrastructure automation. Additionally, SaltStack offers robust configuration compliance and vulnerability management capabilities.

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