Nutanix acquired Frame in late 2018 to be able to deliver desktops-as-a-service (DaaS) from multiple clouds, combining the consumer-grade simplicity and web-scale design of cloud applications with the functionality of traditional virtual desktop applications.
Founded in 2012, Frame (Mainframe2, Inc.) pioneered the ability to stream applications and desktops from the cloud to a standard web browser, turning Windows apps into Web apps. As part of Nutanix, Frame expanded its supported infrastructure options to include Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Platform in addition to AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Visit www.fra.me for more information.
But on 6 June 2023, Dizzion, a leading provider of Desktop as a Service (DaaS) and Composable Digital Workspaces, announced the closing of the acquisition of the Frame business unit from Nutanix.
Through this transaction, both Dizzion and Nutanix customers alike will benefit from Dizzion’s global capabilities in end-to-end design, deployment, Managed DaaS, Compliance Services (PCI, HIPAA, SOC and GDPR) and greater flexibility and choice with combined delivery options across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud and customer provided Nutanix infrastructure.
Dizzion, Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance Desktop as a Service (DaaS) to the global remote workforce. Founded in 2011 and backed by private equity firm LLR Partners, Dizzion’s proven, end-user cloud platform enables maximum work-from-anywhere success while protecting customers with real HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR and SOC 2 Type II compliance. Customers further digital transformation with AnyCloud global delivery, seamless hybrid IT integration, zLink secure endpoints, and C3 orchestration and analytics. Visit https://solutions.dizzion.com/frame/ for more information.
Why selling the EUC division? One interesting point of view is in this Blocks&Files article:
Having bought Frame in 2018, Nutanix partnered with Citrix three years later to have Citrix VDI running on top of Nutanix HCI in hybrid and multiple public clouds. Frame was not enough, it seems. That move raised doubts about Nutanix’s commitment to Frame, doubts now shown to be real.
Another reason was probably to be much more focued on the infrastructure / cloud layer.
