Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> We’ve started to see the consolidation of storage vendors as some startups and long-term players in the market get acquired. Is the reason for this buying spree one of positive growth, or a defensive position to maintain survival? Chris and Martin discuss the issues and the vendors doing the buying.<br> <br> <br> <br> Who’s been buying? Violin Systems acquired part of X-IO (specifically the ICE) products as that company changed focus to their edge device (Axellio). DDN acquired Tintri and Nexenta. StorCentric, founded from Drobo and Nexsan has acquired Retrospect and Vexata.<br> <br> <br> <br> Are we seeing a move to a new style of holding company? Maybe these vendors are keeping assets warm, either as part of OEM agreements or for future acquisition. <br> <br> <br> <br> Elapsed Time: 00:34;14<br> <br> <br> <br> Timeline<br> <br> <br> <br> * 00:00:00 – Intros 00:01:28 – Vendor acquisitions – there’s a lot of them!* 00:02:09 – Why are acquisitions happening? * 00:04:20 – Violin Systems acquires (part of) X-IO * 00:08:53 – DDN – Tintri, Nexenta * 00:13:50 – StorCentric – Drobo, Nexsan, Retrospect and… Vexata? * 00:18:16 – Building a portfolio or standalone products * 00:20:45 – Or perhaps a new style of VC? * 00:24:09 – Are we in a storage consolidation phase? * 00:26:05 – What is the long-term strategy for these companies? * 00:30:47 – Are there any really bad products? Or just unlucky? * 00:32:47 – Wrap Up <br> <br> <br> <br> Related Podcasts & Blogs<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://storageunpacked.com/2018/08/64-success-failure-in-storage-startup-land/">#64 – Success & Failure in Storage Startup Land</a>* <a href="https://storageunpacked.com/2016/11/garbage-collection-all-flash-market-consolidation/">Garbage Collection – All-flash Market Consolidation</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Storage Unpacked. No reproduction or re-use without permission. Podcast episode #AEFA.<br>
