#object-based storage

IBM acquires Cleversafe to strengthen its hybrid cloud storage portfolio

On Monday, IBM has announced to have entered into an agreement to acquire Cleversafe Inc, a developer and manufacturer of object-based storage software and appliances. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2004, the Chicago-based Cleversafe specializes in object-based storage which is different from other cloud storage options in the way it treats data as objects and is…