From CRN: IBM is making a big play for bringing object storage technology to the cloud and to on-premise data centers with its planned acquisition of Cleversafe.
IBM on Monday said it plans to acquire Chicago-based Cleversafe, one of the leaders in the object-based storage software market. Terms of the deal, which IBM expects to close by year's end, were not released.
IBM plans to integrate Cleversafe into its IBM Cloud business unit, where it will work closely with the company's SoftLayer cloud offering. However, said Eric Herzog, IBM vice president of marketing, the Cleversafe technology will also be a part of the IBM Spectrum software-defined software platform as well.
IBM plans to continue selling Cleversafe as a standalone software-defined storage offering via the IBM and Cleversafe channel programs, as well as via IBM's direct sales channels, Herzog told CRN.
"We will also leverage Cleversafe in SoftLayer," he said. "So customers can use it as an on-premises solution or in the cloud, or as a hybrid solution between on-premises and public or private clouds."
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