FSLogix, an Alpharetta-based virtual desktop startup, has been acquired by its former partner, Microsoft, for an undisclosed amount.
Microsoft said it acquired FSLogix to provide virtualized Windows and Office 365 testing on Microsoft Azure, a cloud computing service created by Microsoft for creating and managing applications and services.
The startup has worked with small businesses to large corporations to to reduce resources, time and labor required to support virtualization, the blog post states.
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced partners for its virtual desktop solutions, which included Citrix, CloudJumper, Lakeside Software, Liquidware, People Tech Group, ThinPrint and FSLogix. Less than two months after this announcement, the company acquired FSLogix.
"With this acquisition, customers will benefit in a number of ways," Brad Anderson, corporate VP for Microsoft Office 365, and Julia White, corporate VP for Microsoft Azure, wrote in the joint blog post. "Through customer engagement, we know that Microsoft Office applications are some of the most highly used and most commonly virtualized applications in any business. Office 365 ProPlus is currently the best Office experience, and, with FSLogix enabling faster load times for user profiles in Outlook and OneDrive, Office 365 ProPlus will become even more performant in multi-user virtual environments (including Windows Virtual Desktop)."
Prior to the acquisition, FSLogix had raised at least $10.3 million in funding, according to Crunchbase, from notable backers such as TDF Venture and Noro-Moseley Partners.
Last week, Microsoft also announced it has purchased XOXCO, an Austin-based AI startup that designs conversational bots.
