The company has a popular open source customer management platform, boasting several large businesses as clients. SUSE, an enterprise Linux expert, acquired Rancher for an undisclosed amount. Silver Peak specializes in Wan technology, and will partner with HPE’s brand Aruba.

HPE acquires Silver Peak for $925 million.

In 2015, the company was valued at $360 million.

The relatively low price tag points to the challenges Chef had in maintaining early momentum in the very competitive DevOps spaced. The infrasturcture-as-code pioneer Chef will now fold into Progress Software. Progress Software acquires Chef for $220 million.The stock-and cash deal merges Nvidia’s AI computing capacity with the massive ecosystem of Arm, expanding AI’s power across the globe. The two companies together can remove data silos, making it easier to act on customer data. Twilio, a cloud communication specialist, acquired data platform Segmen in an all-stock deal. Twilio acquires Segment for $3.2 billion.This was preceded by AMD’s acquisition of Xilinx earlier that month, as well as Nvidia’s purchase of Arm in September. Marvell Technology announced its intention to acquire Inphi in a cash-and-stock deal in October. The semiconductor market is rapidly consolidating. Marvell Technology’s acquisition of Inphi for $10 billion.It focuses specifically on marketing professionals, making it a great fit for Adobe’s experience cloud. The task management tool has proven competitive in a difficult space. Adobe announced the acquisition in the beginning of November.

Adobe’s acquisition of Workfront for $1.5 billion.These are some of the biggest M&A deals in the second half of the year. Agile companies stand to grow in the wake of the crisis, especially those that offer remote learning, telehealth, or other vital services. In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has proven to be a banner year for tech acquisitions.

Adobe acquires workfront