EMC Seen Tough Target Of Data Storage Startups
Data storage startups aim to take market share from Dell’s (DELL) Compellent subsidiary, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and NetApp (NTAP), but they generally view EMC (EMC) as a tougher target, says Piper Jaffray. Analyst Andrew Nowinski, who rates EMC stock overweight, in a research report Thursday says he recently met with executives of seven “next-generation” storage companies: privately held Pure Storage, Nimbus, Tintri, Tegile, Nutanix, Nexenta and