| IntelliFlash | |
| Former Name: | Tegile Systems |
| Type: | Brand |
| Fate: | Acquired by Western Digital in 2017 and by DataDirect Networks in 2019 |
| Foundation: | 2010 |
| Location City: | San Jose, California |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Founders: | Rohit Kshetrapal Rajesh Nair |
| Industry: | Computer data storage, Hybrid array |
| Products: | Hybrid and All-Flash storage arrays |
| Parent: | DataDirect Networks |
IntelliFlash is a brand of DataDirect Networks (DDN) based in San Jose that manufactures flash storage arrays. The company, then known as Tegile Systems, was acquired by Western Digital in 2017[1] and by DDN in September 2019.[2]
Tegile Systems was founded in 2010 by Rohit Kshetrapal, Rajesh Nair, Justin Cheen, and Alok Agrawal.[3] In February 2012, Tegile came out of stealth mode when it announced a product line called Zebi.[4]
In 2013, a $32 million investment led by Meritech Capital Partners,[5] which included a corporate venture capital investment led by Alex Lam from SanDisk Ventures. In May 2015, a round of $70 million was announced, with additional investors Capricorn Investment Group, Cross Creek Advisors and Pine River Capital Management.[6]
By the end of 2015, Tegile had an estimated 360 employees.[7] In 2017 Western Digital bought Tegile Systems[1] and then rebranded it as IntelliFlash.[8] Western Digital sold IntelliFlash to DDN in September 2019.[9]
Tegile developed what the company calls IntelliFlash Metadata Acceleration, which is a way to store metadata on high speed solid state disks, apart from the underlying data.[10] Some competitors are noted as Nimble Storage and Tintri.[11]