Lenovo looks to expand its standing in the high end of the enterprise storage market, where it has had less presence, with its planned acquisition of Infinidat.

Lenovo has been building an enterprise storage business since its acquisition of IBM’s storage business, but has not had the success its rivals have enjoyed.

Lenovo is a major supplier of entry-level and midrange storage arrays. According to the company, the acquisition of Infinidat will grow its presence in the high-end data center storage segment. Additionally, Lenovo expects the startup’s software research and development capabilities to augment its in-house engineering programs.

Founded in 2011, Infinidat specializes in data storage, data protection, business continuity, and sovereign cloud storage solutions. Headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, and Waltham, Massachusetts, the company has raised $370 million in funding to date, with its last raise taking place in 2020.

Infinidat was founded by Moshe Yanai in 2011. Yanai is a well-known figure in the data storage industry, having previously co-founded EMC.

Chinese computer giant Lenovo is set to announce the acquisition of veteran Israeli enterprise storage startup Infinidat, which was founded by Moshe Yanai and among the senior managers is CPO Shahar Bar-Or.