Cameron E. Presley

DataDirect Networks, Inc. manufactures scalable storage controllers and networks. The firm’s solutions include academic research, artificial intelligence and deep learning, big data analytics, cloud and web, DDN federal, financial services, life sciences, manufacturing, media, microscopy, national laboratories, oil and gas and video surveillance. It also offers products like block storage, flash storage, file storage, AI storage, object storage, monitoring and management. The company was founded by Alex K. Bouzari and Paul Bloch in 1998 and is headquartered in Chatsworth, CA.

Emulex Corp. provides hardware and software solutions for global networks that support enterprise, cloud, government, and telecommunications. The firm operates through two business segments: Networking and Visibility Segment. The Networking Segment includes network connectivity products (NCP), storage connectivity products (SCP), and advanced technology and other products. Its SCP include InSpeed, switch-on-a-chip or backend connectivity, bridge, and router products; and the advanced technology and other products consists of its pilot integrated baseboard management controllers and other products and services. The company was founded by Fred B. Cox on February 15, 1979 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Nexsan Corp. develops disk-based storage systems designed for the long-term storage of digital information. It offers Unity that sets the standard for hyper-unified Storage. It enables consumers to mix-and-match high-performance flash with hard disks and to mix block storage for VMware, databases or exchange with file storage for home directories and sharing. The firm also provides back-up and recovery, digital video surveillance, and disaster recovery. The company was founded by Gary Watson and James Molenda in 1999 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.