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Compellent: Rising To The Enterprise Challenge: Page 4 of 4

Finally, we got around to discussing the 3Par acquisition by HP.  My question here we fairly simple, is Compellent the next storage acquisition target? Their response was short and to the point: "It's flattering to think so, but we are steadfastly focused on delivering our storage solutions and increasing our market share." Okay, I get that. And I even find it admirable that the company is marching forward and not getting caught up in the public frenzy that was the 3Par acquisition. Staying focused is a very good thing.

So, I was happy to have time to speak with the company, and glad that I had an opportunity to hear how this once start-up storage company is so focused on providing an enterprise class storage solution for its customers and prospects.  In my opinion, there is no doubt that Compellent intends to capitalize on its successes and steadily move toward selling is wares into the enterprise data center. Let's remember that the enterprise data center in and of itself  is changing in its very nature and definition (i.e. VMware and budding Hyper-V), and new enterprise storage vendors will emerge and rise to the challenges that these new data center environments create. In my opinion, Compellent is now there, taking on the enterprise challenge and firmly planted in the enterprise mix. At the date of posting, Compellent is not a client of Analytico, The IT Analyst nor Tom Trainer.