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Tek-Tools Software
TypePrivate
IndustryIT Infrastructure Management Software Solutions
FoundedUnited States (1996)
HeadquartersDallas, USA
Key peopleKen Barth[1][2][3]
(CEO & President)
ProductsVirtual Profiler
Storage Profiler
Backup Profiler
Server Profiler
Application Profiler
vProfiler

Tek-Tools Software was an IT infrastructure management software company founded in 1996 and acquired by SolarWinds in 2010. Its Headquarters were in Dallas, Texas.

Tek-Tools' original claim to fame was the Java IDE (Integrated Development Environment) called Kawa. Kawa was acquired by Allaire Corporation in 2000, and much of the team went with it.[4]

Tek-Tools continued into the storage/backup market. The company’s Profiler Suite grew from a traditional server-based Storage Resource Management (SRM) application into an IT framework that was recognized by Gartner as a Challenger in the SRM Magic Quadrant.[5]

Profiler customers included a wide range of organizations within the private and public sectors and industries such as finance, health care, insurance, manufacturing, utilities, telecommunications, education, transport, internet service providers, and real estate.

The Profiler Suite consists of: Virtual Profiler, Storage Profiler, Backup Profiler, App Profiler and Server Profiler. vProfiler is a virtualization management software for early stage virtualization environments.[6]

In January 2010, Tek-Tools was acquired by SolarWinds for $42 million. SolarWinds President and CEO Michael Bennett said that the acquisition would enable SolarWinds to offer a broader product set to their customers.[7][8] A number of the Tek-Tools' alumni moved on to found Symphonic Source Inc. in June 2010.[9] [10][11][12][13][14][15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Storage 'whiz kid' Walsh returning to IBM to run storage division". SiliconANGLE. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  2. ↑ "Investors & Board for Catalogic Software". Catalogic Software. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  3. ↑ "Tek-Tools Supports IBM N Series | Network Computing". www.networkcomputing.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  4. ↑ Allaire Corporation acquires Kawa IDE. Theserverside.com. Retrieved on 2013-10-30.
  5. ↑ Tek-Tools Recognized as a "Challenger" in Magic Quadrant for SRM and SAN Management Software Reports
  6. ↑ Tek-Tools Introduces Virtualization Management Solution for early stage virtualization environments
  7. ↑ SolarWinds sweeps up SRM vendor Tek-Tools - Storage Soup. Itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com (2010-01-27). Retrieved on 2013-10-30.
  8. ↑ Dubie, Denise (2010-01-27). "SolarWinds buys Tek-Tools for storage resource management". Networkworld.com.
  9. ↑ Home » Cloudingo. DupeCatcher. Salesforce data tools. Symphonic Source. Retrieved on 2013-10-30.
  10. ↑ Tek-Tools Closes Record Second Quarter 2009: Increases revenue of 45 percent over the same quarter of the previous year
  11. ↑ Tek-Tools Closes Third Quarter 2009 Strong: Increases revenue 78 percent over same period last year
  12. ↑ Tek-Tools Collaborates with LSI
  13. ↑ Tek-Tools Expands Global Reach Adding Mainline Information Systems as Authorized Reseller Partner[permanent dead link]
  14. ↑ Understanding Desktop Virtualization and its Challenges
  15. ↑ Controlling Storage and IT costs
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