# Bracket Computing

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**Bracket Computing** was a [cloud computing](/source/Cloud_computing) company.[1] It was founded in 2011 by Tom Gillis and Jason Lango, both previously of [Ironport Systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ironport_Systems&action=edit&redlink=1), and was based in [Mountain View, California](/source/Mountain_View%2C_California).[2] In 2015, the company raised $45 million in an [investment](/source/Investment_fund) round led by Fidelity and [Goldman Sachs](/source/Goldman_Sachs), bringing its funding total to $130 million.[2] Its primary [software](/source/Software) offering was called the Computing Cell.[2] As of October 2015, the company employed about 70 people, but planned to hire more software engineers.[3]

On 1 May 2018, [VMware](/source/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.[4] The Bracket Computing website now redirects to a "403 Forbidden" page.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Fortune14_1-0)** Heather Clancy (22 October 2014). ["With $85 million, Bracket Computing aims to rewrite cloud management - Fortune"](http://fortune.com/2014/10/22/bracket-computing-cloud-management/). *Fortune*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wsj15_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wsj15_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-wsj15_2-2) Deborah Gage. ["Bracket Raises $45 Million to Make Cloud Computing Easier"](https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/10/14/bracket-raises-45-million-to-make-cloud-computing-easier/). *WSJ*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Cromwell Schubarth (14 October 2015). ["Bracket Computing raises $45 million to help manage multiple clouds - Silicon Valley Business Journal"](http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/techflash/2015/10/bracket-computing-raises-45m-to-help-manage.html). *Silicon Valley Business Journal*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** NSX Team (1 May 2018). ["VMware Welcomes Tom Gillis as SVP & General Manager, Networking and Security Business Unit"](https://blogs.vmware.com/networkvirtualization/2018/05/tom-gillis-new-gm-nsbu.html/).

## External links

- [Bracket Computing](https://web.archive.org/web/20160215071559/https://www.brkt.com/) official web site (now defunct)

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