Virtual Computing Environment

Virtual Computing Environment Company
Company typeDivision
Industrycloud platforms
Founded2009
2011 (as VCE)
DefunctJanuary 2016
FateAcquired by EMC, which was later acquired by Dell Technologies
Key people
Chad Sakac (President)
Trey Layton (CTO)
ProductsVblock, VxBlock, VxRack, VxRail
ParentEMC Corporation
Websitewww.vce.com

Virtual Computing Environment Company (VCE) was a division of EMC Corporation that manufactured converged infrastructure appliances for enterprise environments. Founded in 2009 under the name Acadia, it was originally a joint venture between EMC and Cisco Systems, with additional investments by Intel and EMC subsidiary VMware. EMC acquired a 90% controlling stake in VCE from Cisco in October 2014, giving it majority ownership. VCE ended in 2016 after an internal division realignment, followed by the sale of EMC to Dell.