4 posts and columns on Frank Slootman

Former Data Domain CEO Frank Slootman Gets His Old Band Back Together

in News on October 17, 2011 at 6:40 am PT

The reunited Data Domain gang is tuning up for an IPO with ServiceNow, a fast-growing, cloud-based help-desk play.
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Flash Madness Part 3: Pure Storage Comes Out of Stealth

in News on August 23, 2011 at 5:35 am PT

The summer that flash memory began to transform the data center continues as Pure Storage unleashes an all-flash storage array.
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Greylock Adds Former Data Domain CEO As A Partner

in Enterprise on January 12, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

Frank Slootman, who in 2009 sold Data Domain to EMC for $2.4 billion joins Greylock to “add firepower” to its enterprise team.

Data Domain to EMC: Nix, Null, Nein, Nyet, Non, Nuh-uh, Nope, Nay…

in News on June 15, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

What part of “No” does EMC not understand? On Monday the company once again said its bid for data storage equipment maker Data Domain is “superior” to a competing offer from NetApp. This, despite the fact that Data Domain earlier in the day issued a statement recommending that shareholders reject EMC’s $30-a-share cash bid.
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