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Integrated Dell EMC Hits The Ground Running
Dell EMC presented a surprisingly united front at Dell EMC World 2016 in Austin, TX.

Veeam Hunts Enterprise Customers With Availability Suite v9
Veeam continues to aggressively target enterprise customers in its hunt for $1 billion in revenue by 2018.
NetApp Acquires SolidFire For $870 Million
NetApp to acquire scale-out flash storage startup SolidFire for $870 million in cash.

Pure Storage IPO: A Look Back
Pure Storage had their IPO a couple of weeks ago, and I’d like to look at it now that most people have moved on to whatever shiny object will capture their attention for the next twelve seconds.
Analysis: Dell To Buy EMC For $67 Billion
The news is everywhere, and has been for days: VMware currently trades as. Background The implications and details of this deal are legion, and there is a wealth of detail out there, good and bad, so I’ll point you at the commentary I think is most worth bothering with rather than re-hash the same stuff here.

Pure Storage IPO Date: 7 October 2015
Pure Storage have announced their IPO date as 7 October 2015, according to Chris Mellor over at The Register. I know and respect Chris, and you should take the time to read his article, which provides a good summary of the market in recent years, and how IPOs have performed.
FalconStor Says Virtual Storage Is Coming
For all the hype about Software Defined Storage, and the many vendors purporting to offer it, the reality is that most organisations still have storage hardware.
Experts Weigh In on Pure Storage IPO Prospects
The forthcoming IPO of Pure Storage is highly anticipated by those of us who follow the storage industry closely. The valuations assigned to companies prior to IPO are based on what a very few people, its early stage investors, believe the company is worth.