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Extreme Networks fills its cloud gap with Aerohive acquisition

August 23, 2019

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In some ways, software-driven networking company Extreme Networks’ path to acquiring Aerohive Networks, a cloud-management networking company, began four years ago. That was when Extreme began assessing where its strengths and weakness were, Norman Rice, chief marketing, development and product operations officer at Extreme Networks, told RCR Wireless News.

After establishing that it excelled at providing in automation capabilities and customer intimacy, fueled by its investment in customer service and support, it discovered that one of its biggest gaps was in cloud and cloud management. Extreme’s recent acquisition of Aerohive fills that gap, providing a strong subscription revenue stream and strengthening Extreme’s position in wireless LAN at a critical technology transition to Wi-Fi 6.

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