Tag Archives: Acquisition

Microsoft Enters Agreement to Purchase Avere Systems

Posted on 4 January 2018 by GeekFluent

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it had entered into an agreement to purchase Avere Systems, a maker of software and hardware appliances that can perform filesystem virtualization, file-to-object gateway services, and allow customers to easily connect their onsite storage to public … Continue reading →

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Cisco Announces Intention to Acquire Springpath

Posted on 23 August 2017 by GeekFluent

On Monday, Cisco ended over a year of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) speculation and announced their intent to acquire Springpath. In this case, instead of Cisco the networking company, we’re looking at Cisco the manufacturer of the Unified Computing System (UCS) … Continue reading →

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HPE Acquiring SimpliVity for a Bargain Basement Price

Posted on 18 January 2017 by GeekFluent

Yesterday, Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced that they had entered into an agreement to acquire hyperconverged infrastructure vendor SimpliVity for $650 Million in cash. This number comes in significantly lower than the rumors that had been going around, valuing SimpliVity as … Continue reading →

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NetApp to Acquire SolidFire for $870 Million – GeekFluent’s Thoughts

Posted on 22 December 2015 by GeekFluent

Yesterday, NetApp announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SolidFire for $870 Million in an all-cash bid. SolidFire is a privately-held storage company who makes an All-Flash array based on a scale-out architecture. I’m a big … Continue reading →

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Dell to Acquire EMC for $67 Billion – GeekFluent’s Thoughts

Posted on 12 October 2015 by GeekFluent

Today, Dell, Inc. announced that they — along with private-equity firms Silver Lake, MSD Partners, and Temasek — have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EMC Corporation for $33.15 a share. This price comes out to approximately $67Billion in … Continue reading →

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IBM to Acquire Object Storage Vendor Cleversafe

Posted on 6 October 2015 by GeekFluent

Yesterday, IBM announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cleversafe. Cleversafe is a manufacturer of object-based storage appliances. Cleversafe positions themselves as a software-based storage solution, but I’ve only ever seen their software available on the … Continue reading →

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