![]() It says it will bring this to its other storage products and that should be a feature its customers will value highly. The highly regarded InfoSight cloud-based Nimble array monitoring and predictive analytics package.An all-flash and hybrid flash/disk array line that slots in between its 3PAR (StoreServ) high-end arrays and entry-level MSA storage.There are three technologies HPE is getting with Nimble: There are 1,300 Nimble employees and we don’t, sadly, imagine all will survive the acquisition. It can use HPE funds to develop its product, HPE’s back-office to save its own back-office expense, and HPE’s channel to expand its own channel – and maybe enable it to slough off some sales heads as it cuts costs. Okay, so HPE’s channel can boost sales but why did it need HPE’s channel? Let’s look at the quarterly and annual results trends: Our technology innovation can accelerate with the increased investment.”Īnd Vasudevan added this: We believe that joining forces with HPE enables us to further accelerate the pace of innovation that has been a hallmark of our value proposition to customers. Our mission of enabling applications to perform without disruption will continue as we move forward. Why did Nimble sell?ĬEO Suresh Vasudevan said in a letter to customers: “We are confident that by combining Nimble Storage’s technology leadership with HPE’s global distribution strength, strong brand, and enterprise relationships, we’re creating expansion opportunities for the combined company. The company’s lateness to the all‑flash array market didn’t help, but it recovered from that and there have been strong hints it is developing a hyper-converged offering. It IPO’d in December 2013 and shares peaked at $52, but then fell severely back. ![]() ![]() Nimble was one of three hybrid array startups, along with Tegile and Tintri, that re‑invented the SAN array and came to the fore as fresh-faced startups in the 2010-2014 period. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |