Network Appliance has completed its $260m (£153m)
acquisition of storage security company Decru.
Decru is a leading player in storage security, helping
enterprise and government customers address data security
requirements, including regulatory compliance, privacy, secure
consolidation and outsourcing.
Decru DataFort appliances protect the core of the storage
network by seamlessly inserting a layer of data encryption,
authentication, key management and compartmentalisation.
Decru products are now immediately available from Network
Appliance, although the company wants Decru to continue its third
party relationships.
Dan Warmenhoven, Network Appliance chief executive, said, “We
want to reiterate to our customers and the industry that Decru will
continue to work closely with the major storage and networking
vendors.
“Our intent is to operate Decru as a separate business unit so
it can collaborate with a broad range of partners on a business and
technical level, while maintaining the confidentiality of their
data and intellectual property.”
