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Tintri Scores Funding; Data Storage Firms Eye IPOs

Data storage startup Tintri, a marketing partner of VMware (VMW), raised $125 million in a funding round, nearly doubling its venture capital investments. Mountain View, Calif.-based Tintri competes with NetApp (NTAP) as well as Nimble Storage (NMBL) and IBM (IBM). Tintri, founded by a former VMware executive, supports data storage in virtualized computing environments. The startup has been a partner of VMware since being founded in 2008. VMware’s

Startup Nutanix’s Gains Pressure VMware, NetApp, EMC

As its rivalry with data center software leader VMware (VMW) grows, hot startup Nutanix’s product roadmap also spells trouble for NetApp (NTAP), says investment bank Jefferies in a research report. Nutanix, a maker of server and data storage systems that run on network management software, strutted out new alliances at a user conference in Miami this week. San Jose, Calif.-based Nutanix has formed closer ties to Microsoft (MSFT), analysts say,

Cisco, EMC Or NetApp Seen Eyeing Nimble Acquisition

Nimble Storage (NMBL) could be the hottest acquisition target in the storage market. And Cisco Systems (CSCO), NetApp and EMC are the likeliest buyers, says Srini Nandury, an analyst for Summit Partners, in a research report Tuesday. “The storage industry is ripe for consolidation and we believe OEMs such as NetApp (NTAP), EMC (EMC) and Cisco are looking to acquire next-generation storage assets,” he wrote. “Given that Nimble is one of the best