Datrium built hybrid cloud converged infrastructure before VMware acquired it in 2020. Learn what happened to Datrium and where its technology lives today.
Category
Hosting
Pricing
Discontinued as a standalone company and product line; its surviving DRaaS technology is sold as VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery under VMware or Broadcom subscription pricing, from Not applicable, Datrium as a standalone product no longer exists
Verified
Not yet
Last updated
July 19, 2026
Founded
2012
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, California, United States (historical, prior to the 2020 VMware acquisition)
What Datrium Built
Datrium's core product, DVX, was a converged infrastructure system that split compute and data management between on-premises hardware and a cloud-connected control plane, letting enterprises run VMware virtual machines locally while pushing backup and disaster-recovery data to the cloud.
The company later built a standalone disaster-recovery-as-a-service product aimed at protecting VMware vSphere environments by replicating workloads off-premises without requiring a full parallel data center.
The VMware Acquisition and Product Shutdown
VMware announced its intent to acquire Datrium on July 1, 2020, and closed the deal later that year for approximately 137 million US dollars net of cash acquired, primarily to bolster its own disaster-recovery-as-a-service portfolio.
Barely a month after closing, VMware discontinued the Datrium DVX hyperconverged hardware and software line, stopped taking new hardware orders, and wound down support for existing deployments over the following years, effectively ending Datrium as an independent product.
Where Datrium's Technology Lives Today
Only Datrium's disaster-recovery-as-a-service technology survived the acquisition, relaunched under the name VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, which works with standard VMware vSphere-supported storage rather than requiring proprietary Datrium hardware.
Following Broadcom's acquisition of VMware in November 2023, that surviving technology now sits within Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation and disaster-recovery product lines rather than being sold under the Datrium name.
Key Features
Converged compute and cloud data management — DVX combined on-premises compute nodes with a cloud-connected data management layer for primary storage, backup, and disaster recovery in one system.
Built-in backup and disaster recovery — Eliminated the need for separate backup appliances by handling data protection natively within the platform.
VMware vSphere integration — Was purpose-built to protect and replicate VMware virtual machine workloads.
Cloud-based long-term retention — Pushed older backup data to the cloud for cost-effective long-term storage rather than keeping it on local hardware.
Disaster-recovery-as-a-service — Offered a pure DRaaS product that replicated on-premises workloads to the cloud without requiring a secondary physical data center.
Hyperconverged hardware appliances — Sold purpose-built DVX hardware appliances, discontinued by VMware in August 2020.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Pioneered a genuinely novel architecture that split compute and data management between on-premises and cloud
Simplified disaster recovery for VMware-heavy environments by removing the need for a full secondary data center
Its surviving DRaaS technology continues to be developed and supported today as VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery
Was tightly integrated with VMware vSphere, which many enterprises already ran
Received meaningful venture backing and industry attention prior to its acquisition
Cons
The Datrium brand and DVX hardware line no longer exist; VMware discontinued them in August 2020
Existing DVX customers had a hard cutoff for ordering new hardware and a defined end of support
The company is not independently operable or purchasable today under the Datrium name
Its surviving technology is now several ownership layers removed, sitting inside Broadcom-owned VMware
Historical Datrium documentation and support resources are largely superseded by VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery materials
Buyers researching Datrium in 2026 cannot get a current quote, demo, or support contract under that name
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Datrium still exist as a company in 2026
No. Datrium was acquired by VMware in 2020 and no longer operates as an independent company or brand.
Can I still buy Datrium DVX hardware
No. VMware discontinued the DVX hyperconverged hardware and software line effective immediately in August 2020, about a month after closing the acquisition.
What happened to Datrium's disaster recovery product
Its disaster-recovery-as-a-service technology was relaunched under the name VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, which now works with any VMware vSphere-supported storage rather than requiring Datrium hardware.
How much did VMware pay to acquire Datrium
VMware's purchase price, net of cash acquired, was approximately 137 million US dollars, consisting mainly of about 25 million dollars in identifiable intangible assets and roughly 91 million dollars in goodwill.
Who owns Datrium's technology now
VMware itself was acquired by Broadcom in November 2023, so the surviving Datrium-derived disaster-recovery technology now sits within Broadcom's VMware product portfolio.
When was Datrium founded and where was it based
Datrium was founded in 2012 and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, prior to its 2020 acquisition by VMware.
Is there support for legacy Datrium DVX deployments
VMware wound down support for existing DVX deployments by 2023, so legacy Datrium hardware in production today is effectively unsupported.
What should I evaluate instead of Datrium in 2026
Buyers researching hybrid cloud disaster recovery today should evaluate VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery directly, along with other current DRaaS vendors, rather than looking for Datrium as a standalone purchase.