Ocarina Networks
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data storage devices |
| Predecessor | Ocarina Networks |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Defunct | July 31, 2010 |
| Fate | Acquired by Dell |
| Successor | Part of Dell Storage Fluid Data Architecture |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California |
| Products | Oca2400/3400/4600 optimizers, OcaReader, and other storage optimization products |
| Owner | Dell |
| Website | ocarinanetworks |
Ocarina Networks was a technology company selling a hardware/software solution designed to reduce data footprints with file-aware storage optimization. A subsidiary of Dell, their flagship product, the Ocarina Appliance/Reader, released in April 2008, uses patented data compression techniques incorporating such methods as record linkage and context-based lossless data compression. The product includes the hardware-appliance-based compressor, the Ocarina Optimizer (Models 2400, 3400, 4600) and a real-time decompressor, the software-based Ocarina Reader.