When I interviewed EMC President Pat Gelsinger in May, he laughed when I pointed out that the way he described automated data center management sounded a lot like what VMware CTO Steve Herrod was calling the “software-defined data center.”

“You’re right,” Gelsinger responded. “Maybe I should sit down with Steve and talk about aligning our strategies.”

Guess it’s time for Gelsinger to have that chat.

Yesterday, Gelsinger was named CEO of VMware, replacing Paul Maritz, who will move up into a chief strategist position at parent company EMC. Maritz took over VMware when it had $ 1.3 billion in revenue and over four years led it to what is expected to be a $ 4.6 billion company this year.
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