StoredIQ
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{{Infobox company
| name = StoredIQ
| industry = Information lifecycle management
| fate = Acquired by IBM in 2012
| founded = 2001
}}
StoredIQ was a company founded for information lifecycle management (ILM) of unstructured data. Founded in 2001 as Deepfile{{cite news|title=Deepfile Comes to the Surface|url=http://www.networkcomputing.com/storage/deepfile-comes-surface/865316998|publisher=Network Computing}} in Austin, Texas by Jeff Erramouspe, Jeff Bone, Russell Turpin, Rudy Rouhana, Laura Arbilla and Brett Funderburg,{{cite news|title=Enterprise file management made easy|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/882863/wireless-deepfile.html|publisher=Network World}} the company changed its name in 2005 to StoredIQ.{{cite news|title=Deep file Becomes StoredIQ|url=http://www.networkcomputing.com/storage/deepfile-becomes-storediq/1788209585|publisher=Network Computing}} It continued to operate successfully for over a decade until it was acquired in 2012 by IBM.{{cite web|title=IBM Extends ILG Suite and Big Data Governance with StoredIQ Acquisition|url=http://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/data/sw-library/ecm-programs/Parity_Research_StoredIQ_Whitepaper.pdf|website=IBM}} It now serves as a platform for IBM's information life cycle governance, big data governance and enterprise content management technologies.{{cite web|title=StoredIQ is now an IBM Company|url=https://www-01.ibm.com/software/info/storediq/|website=IBM}}
StoredIQ was awarded five patents by the USPTO. The first, originally filed in 2003, enabled unstructured data in file systems to be manipulated in a similar way to information stored in databases.{{cite web|title=Method and apparatus for managing file systems and file-based data storage|url=http://patents.justia.com/assignee/storediq-inc|website=JUSTIA Patents}} Subsequent patents only added to StoredIQ's market dominance{{Weasel inline|date=May 2021}} by building upon the patented actionable file system with further enhancements specific to Enterprise Policy Management and expanding the reach of StoredIQ's management capability all the way to individual desktops.{{cite web|title=Patents by Assignee Storediq, Inc.|url=http://patents.justia.com/assignee/storediq-inc|website=JUSTIA Patents}}
In 2008 StoredIQ was recognized as "Best in Compliance" by Network Products Guide.{{cite web|title=StoredIQ Wins Network Products Guide Award For Best In Compliance|url=http://www.datastorageconnection.com/doc/storediq-network-products-best-in-compliance-0001|publisher=Data Storage Connection}} At the same time, StoredIQ was being recognized as a "Top 5 Provider" by the prestigious Socha-Gelbmann eDiscovery survey.{{cite web|title=StoredIQ Recognized With "Top 5 Provider" Rating In Socha-Gelbmann eDiscovery Survey|url=http://www.datastorageconnection.com/doc/torediq-ediscovery-survey-storage-0001|publisher=Data Storage Connection}} This incredible breadth{{Weasel inline|date=May 2021}} of information governance capability is what originally drew the attention of EMC Corporation, StoredIQ's first potential acquirer. Initially a strategic investor in StoredIQ, many experts{{Who|date=August 2016}} predicted an inevitable acquisition. However, the company shunned their first suitor, leaving EMC to acquire a competitor.{{cite web|title=EMC Acquires Kazeon, Stiffs StoredIQ|date=3 September 2009 |url=http://www.informationweek.com/software/information-management/emc-acquires-kazeon-stiffs-storediq/d/d-id/1082836?|publisher=Information Week}}
The company published a whitepaper titled The Truth About Big Data. This promotion combined with StoredIQ's patented technology led to IBM selecting StoredIQ as the basis for some products.{{cite news|last1=Butta|first1=Tom|title=The Truth Behind IBM's Plans to Acquire Big Data Company, StoredIQ|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ibm-storediq_b_2377339|publisher=Huffington Post|date=2012-12-31}}