VMware files lawsuit against Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami

Cloud infrastructure firm VMware on Monday announced that it had initiated legal proceedings against Rajiv Ramaswami, its former COO, for material and ongoing breaches of his legal and contractual duties and obligations to VMware.

Indian-born Ramaswami had quit VMware to join Nutanix as CEO, two days after leaving the company.

“For at least two months before resigning from the company, at the same time he was working with senior leadership to shape VMware’s key strategic vision and direction,