Data virtualisation software developer Primary Data is winding down after raising more than $100m in financing from investors including Dell.

Primary Data, a US-based data virtualisation software producer backed by computer technology provider Dell Technologies, is shutting down after failing to attract enough clients, TechCrunch reported yesterday.

Primary Data has created a platform, DataSphere, that facilitates automated enterprise data management across the cloud and on-site infrastructure. It uses machine learning to organise data without manual intervention or the disruption of applications.

The company has not made an official statement about shutting down, though TechCrunch cites an inability to attract enough…