Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced that it has entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire Morpheus Data, a pioneer in software for hybrid
cloud management and platform operations. The acquisition of Morpheus
reflects HPE's commitment to simplify IT complexity by expanding the
hybrid operations capabilities available through HPE GreenLake cloud.
Unifying complete hybrid capabilities on a single platform like HPE
GreenLake is critical as enterprises grapple with IT estates that are
more heterogenous and complex to manage.
Morpheus will enhance HPE GreenLake by providing multi-vendor,
multicloud application provisioning, orchestration and automation, as
well as FinOps capabilities for cloud cost optimization. Morpheus
complements HPE's successful acquisition of IT operations management
leader OpsRamp
in 2023. These capabilities will solidify HPE as the first vendor to
provide a full suite of enterprise-grade capabilities and services
across the hybrid cloud stack2 and will make HPE GreenLake the future-proof hybrid cloud destination for enterprises.
"The complexity of today's fragmented IT environments drives up costs
and stifles innovation. Enterprises urgently need a unified platform to
simplify IT complexity and accelerate innovation, regardless of whether
they use public or private cloud infrastructure. With the acquisition of
Morpheus Data, we will take the next major leap to make HPE GreenLake
cloud the de facto platform for innovating across hybrid IT," said
Fidelma Russo, executive vice president and general manager, hybrid
cloud and CTO at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
To prevent IT complexity from being an innovation bottleneck, HPE
GreenLake is evolving into the future-proof platform for managing
virtualized, cloud-native and AI workloads. Morpheus advances this
vision by enabling customers to orchestrate and automate the full
lifecycle management of applications across hybrid environments. HPE
GreenLake customers will be able to seamlessly provision and manage
almost any workload across traditional and modern cloud environments
including brownfield private and public infrastructure.
HPE GreenLake will also help enterprises optimize spending across cloud
environments through extensive FinOps capabilities. HPE will combine its
multi-vendor, multicloud IT data with Morpheus' FinOps capabilities to
enable customers to understand their cloud spend, put guardrails around
usage and optimize their workloads to lower costs.
"This acquisition is the result of a long-term relationship between HPE
and Morpheus Data that has already proven successful with customers.
Together we will be able to help more customers transform their
multicloud, multi-vendor IT estates to thrive and innovate in this
increasingly complex and fragmented IT landscape," said Brian Wheeler,
co-founder and CEO, Morpheus Data.
HPE portfolio integration and availability
The transaction is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of the
HPE 2024 fiscal year, subject to customary closing conditions. Morpheus
Data's technology will be integrated with HPE GreenLake cloud and HPE's
private cloud portfolio and continue to be offered as standalone
software. HPE will support existing customers and partnerships.