Silver Peak Systems

Silver Peak Systems, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryNetworking hardware, software
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004), in California
Defunct2020; 4 years ago (2020)
FateAcquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
SuccessorAruba Networks
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • David Hughes (CEO)
  • Eric Yeaman (CFO)
  • John Vincenzo (CMO)
  • Chris Helfer (SVP Sales)
  • Damon Ennis (SVP Products)
Websitesilver-peak.com

Silver Peak Systems, Inc. was a company that developed products for wide area networks (WANs), including WAN optimization and SD-WAN (Software-Defined WAN). The company was founded in 2004 by David Hughes. Silver Peak shipped its first product, the NX-series hardware appliance, in September 2005, and their first SD-WAN solution, EdgeConnect, in June 2015.

On July 13, 2020, Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced its intent to acquire Silver Peak for $925 Million.[1][2] This acquisition was completed on September 21, 2020, with Silver Peak becoming part of HPE subsidiary Aruba Networks.[3]

  1. ^ Bary, Emily. "Hewlett Packard Enterprise to acquire Silver Peak for $925 million". Marketwatch. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  2. ^ Hu, Krystal; Bera, Ayanti (13 July 2020). "HP Enterprise to buy Silver Peak for about $925 million". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  3. ^ "HPE completes acquisition of SD-WAN leader Silver Peak". September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.