VKernel
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VKernel Corporation, is a provider of performance and capacity management products for VMware
and Microsoft Hyper-V
virtualized infrastructures. VKernel makes virtualization management software to simplify the tasks of planning, monitoring and predicting capacity utilization and performance bottlenecks. Recognizing the value of VKernel's powerful, easy-to-use and low-cost products, Quest Software
acquired VKernel as a wholly owned subsidiary in November of 2011. True to the Quest's focus on "Simplicity at Work," VKernel products simplify the complex and critical tasks of planning and predicting capacity utilization and performance bottlenecks. Used by over 50,000 system administrators, the products have proven their ability to maximize capacity utilization, reduce virtualization costs and improve application performance.
In 2010, VKernel won the “Best of VMworld
2010” Gold Award for Virtualization
Management
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners
co-led a $4,600,000 first round Series A funding for VKernel in early 2008. Then in May of 2009, VKernel received $7M in Series B funding led by Longworth Venture Partners and joined by prior investors Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners.
Alex Bakman, founder of VKernel, is a serial entrepreneur and holder of domestic and international patents. He founded Ecora Software (1999) and Cleversoft (1994), which was subsequently acquired by Candle Corporation. His companies have all specialized in producing management reporting solutions.
VMware
VMware, Inc. is a company providing virtualization software founded in 1998 and based in Palo Alto, California, USA. The company was acquired by EMC Corporation in 2004, and operates as a separate software subsidiary ....
and Microsoft Hyper-V
Hyper-V
Microsoft Hyper-V, codenamed Viridian and formerly known as Windows Server Virtualization, is a hypervisor-based virtualization system for x86-64 systems. A beta version of Hyper-V was shipped with certain x86-64 editions of Windows Server 2008, and the finalized version was released on June 26,...
virtualized infrastructures. VKernel makes virtualization management software to simplify the tasks of planning, monitoring and predicting capacity utilization and performance bottlenecks. Recognizing the value of VKernel's powerful, easy-to-use and low-cost products, Quest Software
Quest Software
Quest Software is a computer software manufacturer headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California. Founded in 1987, Quest develops, manufactures and supports software used by Information Technology professionals in a variety of industries...
acquired VKernel as a wholly owned subsidiary in November of 2011. True to the Quest's focus on "Simplicity at Work," VKernel products simplify the complex and critical tasks of planning and predicting capacity utilization and performance bottlenecks. Used by over 50,000 system administrators, the products have proven their ability to maximize capacity utilization, reduce virtualization costs and improve application performance.
In 2010, VKernel won the “Best of VMworld
VMworld
VMworld is an annual conference for IT professionals, focusing on virtual server environments, put on by VMware. It is the largest virtualization-specific event. It has been held in San Diego, California in 2004; Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005, 2008, and 2011; Los Angeles, California in 2006; and San...
2010” Gold Award for Virtualization
Virtualization
Virtualization, in computing, is the creation of a virtual version of something, such as a hardware platform, operating system, a storage device or network resources....
Management
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners
Polaris Venture Partners
Polaris Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in seed and early stage investments particularly in companies engaged in the information technology and life sciences sectors....
co-led a $4,600,000 first round Series A funding for VKernel in early 2008. Then in May of 2009, VKernel received $7M in Series B funding led by Longworth Venture Partners and joined by prior investors Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and Polaris Venture Partners.
Alex Bakman, founder of VKernel, is a serial entrepreneur and holder of domestic and international patents. He founded Ecora Software (1999) and Cleversoft (1994), which was subsequently acquired by Candle Corporation. His companies have all specialized in producing management reporting solutions.