We’ve discussed Cray (CRAY) in the past as having a very attractive opportunity in high performance computing as the company bolsters its offering just as its largest competitor, IBM, changes course. As the sales cycle is typically quite long for these high end systems, we expect orders to pick up in the second half of this year and into 2016 as IBM turns its Intel-based super computer business over to Lenovo. We are also watching Cray’s foray into big data with a couple of new products focused on that rapidly growing space. While the company’s fourth quarter financial release and conference call indicated only modest near term traction with both of these opportunities, longer term we believe these growth avenues for Cray remain intact.
From Bill Frels (Trades, Portfolio)’ Mairs & Power Small Cap Fund Q1 2015 Commentary.
