| Is it time to ride the next wave of storage startups?
Unlike their predecessors, which focused their development on data-protection and storage-optimization technologies, the latest generation of startups is using scalability and server virtualization integration as key selling points.
TDM/ Sector IQ, 1 Feb 2010
Henry Baltazar Rogue Wave moves further into parallel universe via TotalView acquisition
The veteran tools vendor has been fielding its Hydra parallel programming framework since 2006, but now it also owns a respected parallel debugging toolset from TotalView, bought for just $8.5m.
TDM/ Deal Analysis, 11 Jan 2010
John Abbott Dot Hill aims to accelerate transition to software with Cloverleaf buy
A few short years ago, the acquirer was an enclosure specialist selling almost exclusively through Sun. The purchase of the storage virtualization specialist will speed its ambition to become a software-centric storage business.
TDM/ Deal Analysis, 6 Jan 2010
Simon Robinson 2010 M&A Outlook – Storage and systems
As part of our end-of-year series of M&A analysis, we look at the deals that mattered in 2009 and assess the prospects for the next 12 months in the storage and systems sector. Where will we see acquisitions, and who might be involved?
TDM/ M&A Outlook, 21 Dec 2009
Simon Robinson
John Abbott
John Barr Board battle lost, will Adaptec's storage controller technology find a new home?
Management, including CEO Sundi Sundaresh, has lost control of the company to activist investor Steel Partners. With interest in SSDs on the rise, could Adaptec's caching controller technology make it an attractive target?
TDM/ Target IQ, 10 Dec 2009
Henry Baltazar Does an improving Quantum make a more attractive acquisition target?
The embattled tape automation specialist has weathered the storm in recent years by moving to higher-margin products, chiefly centered around its line of de-dupe disk systems. Having just posted its best financial quarter, could an acquirer move in?
TDM/ Target IQ, 19 Nov 2009
Simon Robinson Services are in the spotlight following major deals from Dell and Xerox
IT services come in many flavors, but systems vendors in particular are keen to insulate themselves from falling hardware sales by bulking up with some slow-growing but steady installation and management deals. What lies ahead?
TDM/ Sector IQ, 12 Oct 2009
John Abbott M&A opportunities arise in cloud storage as startups continue to emerge
The last few months have seen a number of startups surface in the cloud storage arena, many of which claim to have solved the challenge of extreme data volumes. With larger vendors and service providers still to make a move, M&A is a likely option.
TDM/ Sector IQ, 29 Sep 2009
Simon Robinson As interest in solid-state storage heats up, will M&A follow?
Awareness of the technology has rapidly increased over the last two years and there are signs that flash-based SSD products will soon move out of niche markets and into the enterprise. But as SSDs become mainstream, who are the most likely acquirers?
TDM/ Sector IQ, 22 Sep 2009
Henry Baltazar Dell makes its major M&A move, spends $3.9bn for Perot Systems
In some ways a 'me too' move following HP's acquisition of EDS last year, Dell has looked to Perot Systems to bolster its services wing. But Dell insists it's not just buying into the old-fashioned services agenda.
TDM/ Deal Analysis, 21 Sep 2009
John Abbott
Brenon Daly EMC delves deeper into e-discovery with Kazeon pickup
The storage giant has opted to purchase the data classification specialist as it continues to pursue data management opportunities driven by e-discovery requirements.
TDM/ Deal Analysis, 2 Sep 2009
Simon Robinson
Kathleen Reidy Thinking in parallel, Intel buys two software firms to ease multicore programming
Cilk Arts and RapidMind are two small companies that have developed tools to make parallel programming more accessible to mainstream developers. Intel will now integrate them both into its emerging Ct platform.
TDM/ Deal Analysis, 25 Aug 2009
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