Editing Progress Software (section)

=== 2020s: Targeted expansion ===
In 2020, Progress Software announced the acquisition of [[Chef (company)|Chef Software Inc.]], the developers of the [[Progress Chef|Chef]] configuration management tool. The acquisition was completed by October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020-09-08 |title=Progress Announces Acquisition of Chef |url=https://investors.progress.com/news-releases/news-release-details/progress-announces-acquisition-chef |access-date=2020-09-08 |website=Progress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-08 |title=The Fourth Chapter of Chef Has Arrived: Progress to Purchase Chef |url=https://blog.chef.io/the-fourth-chapter-of-chef-has-arrived-progress-to-purchase-chef/ |access-date=2020-09-08 |website=Chef Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Progress snags software automation platform Chef for $220M |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/08/progress-snags-software-automation-platform-chef-for-220m/ |access-date=2020-09-29 |website=TechCrunch |date=September 8, 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, Progress Software acquired [[Kemp Technologies]], who build load balancing products.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Yogesh Gupta |date=2021-09-23 |title=Progress To Acquire Kemp |url=https://www.progress.com/blogs/progress-to-acquire-kemp |access-date=2020-11-05 |website=Progress}}</ref> The acquisition was completed on November 1, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2021-11-01 |title=Progress Completes Acquisition of Kemp |url=https://investors.progress.com/news-releases/news-release-details/progress-completes-acquisition-kemp |access-date=2020-11-05 |website=Progress}}</ref> In 2023, Progress Software acquired database vendor [[MarkLogic|MarkLogic Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Yogesh Gupta |date=2023-01-03 |title=Progress to Acquire NoSQL Database Pioneer, MarkLogic |url=https://www.progress.com/blogs/progress-to-acquire-nosql-database-pioneer-marklogic |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Progress}}</ref> In 2024, Progress Software acquired [[ShareFile]] from Cloud Software.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Progress Completes Acquisition of ShareFile |url=https://investors.progress.com/news-releases/news-release-details/progress-completes-acquisition-sharefile |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Progress}}</ref> The acquisition was completed on October 31, 2024.