Michael Goldstein (pictured), CEO of LAN Infotech, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after Hewlett Packard Enterprise completed its $1 billion acquisition of all-flash superstar Nimble, which opened the door for partners to play a bigger role in the all-flash market.

"We looked at the Nimble solution and thought it was amazing. … We're looking forward to partnering with HPE to bring it to our customers. It's a home-run solution for HPE. This was a big piece of the high enterprise market that HPE was missing. They just grabbed a big piece of the all-flash market."