HP to buy Ibrix for scale-out storage

摘要

The planned acquisition of file serving software vendor Ibrix Inc. by Palo Alto. Calif.-based Hewlett Packard Co. is likely a move to bolster its Stor-ageWorks offerings with scale-out storage, especially in an economic climate where storage needs aren't slowing down, said one analyst.rnThe news of the acquisition is part of a general trend towards consolidation in the data centre infrastructure space, where the current economic downturn affects smaller companies with innovative offerings and allows larger companies with cash to benefit from the situation, said John Sloan, senior research analyst with London, Ont.-based Info-Tech Research Group Ltd.