In June 2019, VMware announced its intent to acquire Avi Networks, a leader in multi-cloud application delivery services. Avi Networks will further enable VMware to bring the public cloud experience to the entire data center with the ability to deploy applications with a single click. Leveraging a common architectural foundation, VMware and Avi Networks will deliver the industry’s only complete software-defined networking stack from L2-7 built for the modern multi-cloud era.