Datera Bolsters Software-Defined Data Services Platform

… gain market share with existing HPE customers, added Olds.

Pund-IT’s Charles King

“The fact that they are compatible with Mellanox’s storage fabric switches is also a big positive for the company.”

Another analyst, Charles King of Pund-IT, said since Datera focuses on storage services for Tier 1 and mission-critical apps, the new offerings will largely be of interest to channel players that work with enterprise customers or companies with intensive storage requirements.

“Within that framework, there could be ample opportunities for channel companies,” said King. “There’s been steady growth in demand for cloud-based storage services that support demanding processes, such as backup and recovery. That’s mainly due to companies coming to realize that cloud services offer most of the benefits and far fewer headaches than managing and maintaining dedicated, remote data centers for backup and disaster recovery.”