Bracket Computing

Bracket Computing was a cloud computing company.{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/10/22/bracket-computing-cloud-management/|title=With $85 million, Bracket Computing aims to rewrite cloud management - Fortune|author=Heather Clancy|date=22 October 2014|work=Fortune}} It was founded in 2011 by Tom Gillis and Jason Lango, both previously of Ironport Systems, and was based in Mountain View, California.{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/10/14/bracket-raises-45-million-to-make-cloud-computing-easier/|title=Bracket Raises $45 Million to Make Cloud Computing Easier|author=Deborah Gage|work=WSJ}} In 2015, the company raised $45 million in an investment round led by Fidelity and Goldman Sachs, bringing its funding total to $130 million. Its primary software offering was called the Computing Cell. As of October 2015, the company employed about 70 people, but planned to hire more software engineers.{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/techflash/2015/10/bracket-computing-raises-45m-to-help-manage.html|title=Bracket Computing raises $45 million to help manage multiple clouds - Silicon Valley Business Journal|author=Cromwell Schubarth|date=14 October 2015|work=Silicon Valley Business Journal}}

On 1 May 2018, VMware announced that Tom Gillis will lead VMware's Network and Security Business Unit. VMware intends to acquire Bracket Computing's intellectual property and other members of Bracket's staff.{{cite web |last1=NSX Team |title=VMware Welcomes Tom Gillis as SVP & General Manager, Networking and Security Business Unit |date=1 May 2018|url=https://blogs.vmware.com/networkvirtualization/2018/05/tom-gillis-new-gm-nsbu.html/}} The Bracket Computing website now redirects to a "403 Forbidden" page.