10 Startups In The VMware Universe Worth Tracking This Week At VMworld

The VMworld annual virtualization geek out begins this week in San Francisco. The big topic that will dominate all others: the radical transformation of the data center as a flood of data makes the old IT ways just seem antiquated and ill-fitted to the reality of a new mobile-first world.

A host of startups are emerging that leverage VMware's dominant position in the enterprise. Here are eight worth tracking this week and the months ahead: