Compellent Technologies Reviews

Pros

Humane, fun, funny, great place for families

Cons

Some mid-level management is not so good.

Pros

Easy to use GUI for storage allocation
100% channel go-to-market strategy

Cons

Jr regional V/P mgmt team
Only second "take-under" EVER in technology space; CML stock was trading in mid $33s when mgmt finalized deal at $27.50
Mgmt knew infrastructure & support could not keep up with projected growth which was key driver in rushed acquisition by Dell

Advice to Senior Management

Dell acqusition should hopefully adress and weed out poor leadership at the regional VP levels

Pros

Good pay, great atmosphere. Very casual, management are also engineers so there's not a lot of bureaucracy or infighting. Freedom to do your projects however you want to do them. Mutual respect all around. Company owners are good folks who will talk to anybody.

Cons

Compellent makes one product, so heaven help you if you find data storage boring. Not for people who want to become well-balanced engineers.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't forget your engineering roots, and try and take some time to get your hands dirty with projects. Good job, otherwise!

Pros

It is a very positive culture and a company that has a lot of very strong employees who are very good at what they do.

You have the freedom to give your ideas and senior leadership will take them seriously.

Cons

In the Engineering side the senior management treats all Engineers the same and there is no reward for extra work that you put in.

Advice to Senior Management

Be better a recognizing your stars.

Pros

It is the fastest growing storage company in the IT market with the best technical solution that is available.
Product is great, team is great and payment reflects if you are successful or not. This is a perfect basement for the motivation to push hard to get things done.

Cons

If you want an easy job to lean back and relax Compellent is the wrong place. Every day is hard work to grow business and to fulfill goals. Because Compellent is not yet one of the three big companies that lead the market based on revenue you sometimes have hard times to win business. The management has high expectations to meet the growth plan since CML is public that puts additional pressure on your shoulder.

Advice to Senior Management

Go on with what you did within the last years and become a billion dollar company.