Nirvanix is also solidly funded, with $17 million in funding from some well-known firms, including Intel Capital, which invested an undisclosed amount in Nirvanix in December 2007.
Despite its advantages, Nirvanix, based in San Diego with just 30 employees, has lots of work to do. With the growing roster of big players entering the services fray, startups like Nirvanix will be challenged to the utmost. And given the upcoming scramble for enterprise dollars, no one's future is guaranteed.
But if Nirvanix's efforts so far are anything to go by, this startup's got a fighting chance.
Next Page: Nuova Systems
Some might argue that Nuova Systems doesn't belong on a list of top storage startups, owing to its peculiar background: Since it is funded by Cisco and staffed with key players who helped Cisco break into the storage market, Nuova isn't on a level playing field with other bootstrapped firms.
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