Storage vendors
This topics page collects the latest information on storage vendors and product information, including buying guides. It covers top enterprise storage vendors, data storage vendors, and cloud storage and online storage providers, and tracks mergers and acquisitions, executive shuffles and funding information. The news section tracks leading storage vendors and startups.
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Report
17 Jan 2024
TechTarget Storage Products of the Year 2023 nomination form
Nominate your favorite or best storage products for the annual TechTarget Storage Products of the Year awards. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Aug 2023
TechTarget Storage Products of the Year judging criteria
This article discusses how products are judged for the TechTarget Storage Products of the Year awards. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jan 2020
Veeam's Timashev discusses selling company, next steps
Veeam co-founder Ratmir Timashev discusses why now is the right time to sell the data protection company, which shifts its focus to hybrid cloud after it 'won the VMware market.' Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Jan 2020
Enterprise data storage 2019 Products of the Year finalists
The field of entrants in our 18th annual Products of the Year contest has been winnowed to 50 contenders vying for gold, silver and bronze glory in five data storage categories. Continue Reading
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Tip
09 Jan 2020
Tips for outsourcing business resilience services
Outsourcing IT resilience is more feasible than ever, thanks to a rise in cloud-based options. If you plan on outsourcing resilience to a third party, be sure to do your homework. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2020
Major storage vendors map out 2020 plans
Enhanced data management across clouds is a common theme for storage vendors heading into 2020. Vendors also plan to boost AI and predictive analytics to storage hardware. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jan 2020
Veeam Software bought by private equity firm at $5B valuation
Veeam is under new ownership. Insight Partners acquired the data protection company for an undisclosed sum. With the acquisition comes a modified leadership team. Continue Reading
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News
31 Dec 2019
2019 storage mergers and acquisitions covered by clouds
2019 enterprise data storage mergers and acquisitions often included a cloud angle, followed by data protection, NVMe flash and scale-out file storage. Continue Reading
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News
27 Dec 2019
SwiftStack layoffs reflect change in focus to AI, analytics
Object storage vendor SwiftStack hands out layoff notices for the holidays -- cuts sales, marketing, partner team members, while shifting focus to analytics, AI, machine learning. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Dec 2019
Slowdown, cloud, as-a-service products top 2019 storage news
Find out what storage industry news resonated with readers this year, including signs of a slowdown, cloud and consumption-based products, new storage arrays and technologies. Continue Reading
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News
18 Dec 2019
Acronis acquires cloud management company 5nine
Data protection vendor Acronis acquires cybersecurity and cloud management startup 5nine, and plans integration of 5nine technology into Acronis Cyber Cloud. Continue Reading
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News
16 Dec 2019
6 enterprise data storage startups to watch in 2020
Even as cloud and flash flourish, it is tougher than ever for data storage newcomers to take root. We've highlighted six startups trying to crack the enterprise market. Continue Reading
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News
12 Dec 2019
Major funding, SaaS trends top data backup news in 2019
Several data backup vendors, including Carbonite, Commvault and Clumio, had a bustling 2019. The backup market continues to develop with acquisitions and more cloud-based products. Continue Reading
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News
03 Dec 2019
HCI storage adoption rises as array sales slip
Dell goes against the grain by increasing storage sales, but much of its gains came from hyper-converged and data protection products rather than traditional primary storage arrays. Continue Reading
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News
02 Dec 2019
Portworx ships backup, capacity management for containers
Portworx's storage product tacks on PX-Backup and PX-Autopilot for Capacity Management modules for enterprises building stateful containerized applications. Continue Reading
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News
25 Nov 2019
Pure Storage cloud sales surge, but earnings miss the target
Although its pedigree is all-flash storage hardware, Pure Storage cloud products and services are a strong growth engine. But the vendor said global demand is starting to slacken. Continue Reading
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Tip
20 Nov 2019
Effectively implement Azure Ultra Disk Storage
Ultra Disk Storage delivers consistent performance and low latency for I/O-intensive workloads. Learn why it's solving latency problems and where you can use Azure Ultra Disk. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Nov 2019
Is Zadara storage as a service right for your company?
Zadara Cloud Platform offers a storage-as-a-service approach that limits customers' upfront investment and risk, while providing flexible, NVMe-based storage. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Nov 2019
Select enterprise data backup software to fit data protection needs
While some backup and recovery software applies to the entire enterprise, other products address environment-specific data protection, virtualization and the public cloud. Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
01 Nov 2019
NetApp Insight 2019 Las Vegas: Conference highlights and updates
At last year's event, NetApp made it clear that a cloud push wasn't going to eliminate on-premises options. Where does the legacy vendor stand in 2019? Continue Reading
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Podcast
31 Oct 2019
Talking magnetic tape for storage with Quantum
Mark Pastor of Quantum speaks in this Q&A about tape's advancements and uses, as well as challenges in the market, including 'old perceptions' of tape. Continue Reading
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Feature
30 Oct 2019
5 considerations before buying data center backup software
Backup and recovery software should support various OSes and environments such as VMware, as well as applications running in public cloud IaaS and SaaS platforms. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Oct 2019
Data replication technologies: What they are and how to use them
Data replication can play a big role in a disaster recovery plan, so make sure you're familiar with the different types of replication and where they work best. Continue Reading
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News
23 Oct 2019
Commvault displays a new personality, experts say
In 2019, Commvault has hired a new CEO, made its first acquisition and launched its first subsidiary. At Commvault Go 2019, the company also reflected a new culture and attitude. Continue Reading
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News
22 Oct 2019
Virtual Instruments becomes Virtana, adds cloud monitoring
Virtual Instruments' focus expands to hybrid IT infrastructure management, as company changes name to Virtana and adds CloudWisdom monitoring and cost optimization. Continue Reading
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News
18 Oct 2019
MAMR tech fuels mammoth 20 TB hard drives
Age-old hard disk drives get a new twist as energy-assisted technologies fuel Western Digital's upcoming new 20 TB HDDs and rivals Seagate and Toshiba work on product plans. Continue Reading
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Tip
11 Oct 2019
Rubrik vs. Cohesity: How these data protection tools compare
Although Rubrik and Cohesity offer similar features and functionality in their data protection and backup platforms, learn what differentiates these products from one another. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Oct 2019
New Violin Systems CEO talks up ambitious storage roadmap
New Violin CEO talks up plans for newly architected, NVMe-based flash array that will focus on enterprise software capabilities such as low RPO and deduplication. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Oct 2019
Enterprise backup software provides data protection foundation
Learn how backup and recovery software has evolved and what features it offers IT enterprises that need to protect cloud and virtual environments and other data sources. Continue Reading
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News
03 Oct 2019
Violin Systems changes CEOs, cuts staff, closes San Jose HQ
Pioneering all-flash array vendor Violin changes CEOs and eliminates San Jose headquarters and executive staff to cut spending, but plans new NVMe-based storage products in 2020. Continue Reading
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News
03 Oct 2019
Rubrik denies claims of possible sale
Rubrik's CEO shot down a recent article claiming he was looking for buyers. Experts say unless there's a buyer making a massive offer, there's no good reason for Rubrik to sell. Continue Reading
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News
26 Sep 2019
Rubrik customers get validated NetApp StorageGrid target
Rubrik's Cloud Data Management is now tested and validated to work with NetApp's StorageGrid, giving customers a new target option for backup and archiving across hybrid clouds. Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
23 Sep 2019
Pure Storage Accelerate 2019 conference and news guide
Get the latest Pure Accelerate 2019 industry analysis and updates following a year of developments, acquisitions and partnerships from the all-flash storage vendor. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
19 Sep 2019
Calling all data storage products for the 2019 Products of the Year
Do you have a great data storage product that first shipped or was significantly enhanced this year? If yes, we want to hear about it. There's just one week left to enter your outstanding product ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Sep 2019
With unicorn status, Acronis funding to aid acquisitions, R&D
There's a new unicorn in town. Cyber protection provider Acronis today closed a $147 million funding round, led by Goldman Sachs, at a valuation of more than $1 billion. Founder and CEO Serguei ... Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2019
Dell Technologies’ evolution offers hints of its future
Dell’s evolution has led the company from PCs to servers, storage and virtualization. Here, Dell’s storage CTO describes what could come next. Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2019
Dell storage dominance followed $67B grab of EMC, VMware
Dell packages servers, storage for EMC and virtualization from VMware into an end-to-end IT stack; how will it expand and deliver those pieces over the coming decades? Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2019
NAND flash pricing drop slows; experts disagree on forecasts
Weighing global supply and demand trends, industry analysts disagree on the direction of NAND flash prices and their impact on storage systems over the next few years. Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2019
Commvault acquires Hedvig storage for $225M, moves beyond backup
Commvault makes its first acquisition: software-defined storage vendor Hedvig, with plans of converging primary and secondary storage to serve data management needs. Continue Reading
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News
29 Aug 2019
Storj Labs advances decentralized cloud storage platform
Much like Uber doesn't own its own cars, Storj Labs relies on a network of storage node operators to power its decentralized cloud storage platform. Continue Reading
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News
20 Aug 2019
Latest Oracle layoffs gut flash storage division
Oracle laid off much of the division that built and maintained its FS1 All Flash Storage Array this week. Analysts expect the company’s storage focus will be on Exadata and cloud options. Continue Reading
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News
16 Aug 2019
NetApp Flash customers have started to tap the brakes
NetApp flash storage revenue takes a nosedive amid fears of global slowdown, U.S. tariffs and civil unrest across Europe. Is it a symptom of a looming problem for vendors? Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2019
NVMe flash hot; Optane, SCM still warming up
The world of fast flash storage evolves slowly; NVMe has emerged, but other types of SCM and persistent memory still have a ways to go before appearing in the data center. Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2019
New Formulus Black CEO talks up persistent memory tech
New Formulus Black CEO's past work at Oracle cued him into the need for performance-boosting memory technology to address CPU and I/O constraints in data-heavy workloads. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Aug 2019
Quantum data storage corrects earnings faults, waits for SEC
Quantum Corp. reached a milestone this week on its quest to regain its listing on New York Stock Exchange. The file and tape storage vendor restated several years of improperly reported earnings, ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Aug 2019
Experts caution low NAND prices won't keep array prices down
Competitive pressures, speed and data reduction features, and a storage system's architecture figure into all-flash storage arrays, regardless of the price of raw NAND. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
05 Aug 2019
Veeam backup software preps for NAS, more ransomware protection
Following a quarter with 26% year-over-year growth in annual recurring revenue, Veeam is charging forward with major product enhancements expected by the end of 2019. Updates to Veeam backup ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
04 Aug 2019
NetApp storage adjusts to slowing global demand
Are storage vendors starting to feel the pinch of macroeconomic pressures? If the most recent NetApp storage sales are a barometer, the answer seems to be a worrisome "yes." In advance of its full ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Jul 2019
Commvault earnings disappoint; can SaaS save its butt?
Commvault is 0-for-2 so far under new CEO Sanjay Mirchandani. The data protection vendor reported earnings this week, falling below expectations for the second quarter since Mirchandani replaced ... Continue Reading
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Feature
25 Jul 2019
IronWolf 110 SSD could mark NAS-specific storage shift
Is there a place in the current storage market for NAS-focused SSDs? Seagate seems to believe so, if the recently released IronWolf 110 is any indication. Continue Reading
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News
10 Jul 2019
DataCore adds new HCI, analytics, subscription price options
DataCore adds an HCI appliance based on Dell hardware, a cloud-based predictive analytics engine for proactive maintenance and new pricing options for its software-defined storage. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jul 2019
Scality Ring upgrade targets hybrid cloud data management
Scality Ring8 file and object storage adds Zenko cloud data orchestration -- called Extended Data Management (XDM) -- but for now that feature is a separate software installation. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jun 2019
Cloudian teams with Seagate, VMware on new storage options
Cloudian's latest partnerships will give customers options to use the object storage in new high-density Seagate appliances and VMware-based cloud environments. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2019
3PAR customers face adjustment with new HPE Primera array
Hewlett Packard Enterprise storage customers say they like many of the Primera storage array's new capabilities, but will miss some 3PAR features that are going away. Continue Reading
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News
18 Jun 2019
AI-infused HPE Primera storage array debuts, HPE 3PAR still in the mix
While HPE Primera, which includes HPE InfoSight AI and machine learning tech, will be available to order in August, the company says 3PAR will continue to be enhanced and updated. Continue Reading
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News
12 Jun 2019
Kaminario expands its storage-as-a-service offerings
To expand its capabilities as a storage-as-a-service platform, Kaminario has added metered usage payments, disaster recovery and the ability to use services on the public cloud. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 Jun 2019
Pure Storage up, IBM down in external storage systems revs
Despite a recent earnings miss, Pure Storage has cracked the IDC enterprise storage tracker for the first time to grab a share of fifth place in external storage systems revenue to tie IBM Storage. ... Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2019
Rollout of 16 TB HDDs targets hyperscale data centers
The drive to 16 TB HDDs is underway. Seagate kicked it off with three new hard disk drives, and Toshiba and Western Digital are poised to follow in 2019. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2019
Nasuni CEO: Enterprises now think 'cloud first'
Nasuni CEO Paul Flanagan says his cloud NAS company competes with the large public clouds by offering a global file system, managing data across clouds and avoiding lock-in. Continue Reading
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News
31 May 2019
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 targets ease of use, hybrid cloud
SUSE will ship its Ceph-based Enterprise Storage update next month, with management, data protection and cloud integration improvements. Its product roadmap includes containerized Ceph and HCI. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
30 May 2019
OwnBackup funding will drive further SaaS data protection
As the software-as-a-service market expands, SaaS backup provider OwnBackup secured its largest funding round today and will use the money to expand its Salesforce data protection. The OwnBackup ... Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2019
Red Hat storage GM explains strategy change, customer impact
A Red Hat GM discusses the impact of a shift in storage focus from stand-alone products to OpenShift containers, hybrid cloud and hyper-convergence. He says value lies more with innovation than commoditization. Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2019
Portworx focuses on protecting container apps
The Portworx PX-Enterprise 2.2 storage software update adds single-command backup of container-based data and Kubernetes resources to S3-based object storage. Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2019
Red Hat storage shifts focus to OpenShift, hybrid cloud, HCI
Red Hat changes focus from selling stand-alone Ceph and Gluster products to promoting storage technologies designed for OpenShift, hybrid cloud and hyper-convergence deployments. Continue Reading
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News
15 May 2019
IBM-Red Hat deal raises no storage red flags yet
Storage practitioners say they expect Red Hat's 'new overlords' at IBM to tread lightly on Red Hat storage, despite potential product overlaps after the $34 billion deal closes. Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 May 2019
Cloud trends of 2019 include repatriation, hybrid and multi-cloud
The rise of the hybrid cloud and the repatriation of public cloud workloads on site to private clouds are driving the broader cloud trends of 2019 toward multi-cloud. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
07 May 2019
DDN storage acquisitions continue with Nexenta pickup
DataDirect Networks keeps expanding by acquisition. The high-performance computing storage specialist this week made its third acquisition in the past year, picking up software-defined storage ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
23 Apr 2019
Cisco, Dell Technologies renew VxBlock dalliance
Cisco and Dell Technologies may be rivals in the server business, but when it comes to converged infrastructure, the two vendors remain strong partners. Cisco, EMC and VMware in 2009 formed VCE, a ... Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
04 Apr 2019
Dell Technologies World 2019 news and analysis
Dell Tech World 2019 promises plenty of news, from hyper-convergence to the ever-present cloud. Vendor news, such as product consolidation and overlap, will also be discussed. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Mar 2019
7 storage questions ahead of Dell Technologies World
We'd like to know where Dell EMC stands on midrange storage, NVMe over fabrics, data protection, hyper-convergence, cloud and containers, among other things. Continue Reading
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News
22 Mar 2019
At Dell Technologies World, Dell will put its stamp on EMC
Dell EMC storage has taken on more of a 'Dell' feel over the past year, thanks in part to reliance on PowerEdge Servers and spinning out Pivotal Software into a public company. Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2019
How is tape backup doing in 2019?
Industry experts say tape isn't going away and the technology is actually improving. The problem, they say, is vendors aren't talking enough about this 'old-school' backup method. Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2019
Veeam roadmap includes NAS, CDP, acquisitions
In this Q&A, Veeam co-founder Ratmir Timashev details how close the well-funded company is to making an acquisition, and what's to come for its products in a competitive market. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
08 Mar 2019
New Axcient CEO takes over at 'new company'
Axcient's new CEO started this week at a company that has the same name as it did at its beginning but looks quite different after a recent merger. David Bennett, formerly the chief revenue officer ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
18 Feb 2019
Veeam revenue edges up in 2018; acquisitions possible in 2019
Veeam Software narrowly missed its goal to become a $1 billion revenue company in 2018, falling $37 million shy and probably six months short. Veeam founder and executive vice president Ratmir ... Continue Reading
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News
15 Feb 2019
NetApp founder Dave Hitz steps away after 26 years
Retiring founder of NetApp Dave Hitz says the vendor is well-positioned for industrywide storage transitions, but recent sales results show challenges remain. Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Feb 2019
Top 5 enterprise storage trends of 2018
Dave Raffo won't pretend to know what 2019 will bring to the world of enterprise data storage, but he does know what he learned while following the data storage industry in 2018. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Feb 2019
The best enterprise storage products of 2018
Get to know the 15 top enterprise storage products selected from a field of more than 100 in the 'Storage' magazine and SearchStorage annual Products of the Year competition. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Dell EMC PowerMax
Formerly VMAX, PowerMax flash from Dell EMC is rated to deliver 10 million IOPS. All-flash PowerMax maintains the VMAX multicontroller, but replaces SAS SSDs with NVMe. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2019
Best data storage products 2018: Products of the Year
For the 17th straight year, 'Storage' magazine and SearchStorage award gold, silver and bronze to the best storage hardware and software products and services of the year. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Asigra Cloud Backup Evolved 14
Veteran data protection vendor Asigra beat out new and older competition with its Cloud Backup Evolved product, highlighted by its ability to shield backups from ransomware. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Zerto IT Resilience Platform 6.0
Zerto's rebranded IT Resilience Platform provides many cloud choices for recovery, as well as automation and orchestration. Its innovation impressed our judges. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.2
IBM's Spectrum Protect Plus focuses on virtual data protection. Judges praised its VMware backup, instant recovery and potential for being part of overall data management strategy. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Cloudian HyperStore 7
New multi-cloud capabilities vault object storage specialist Cloudian to first place with its HyperStore product. Judges were particularly impressed with its functionality. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Unitrends Recovery Series Gen 8 backup appliances
Unitrends has updated its Recovery Series backup appliance to Gen 8, with added features like machine learning-based ransomware protection and automatic recovery testing. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Broadcom Brocade SAN automation
Broadcom automates SAN management using a command-line interface and open source tools connecting to Brocade fabric and switches in a storage area network. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Cohesity DataPlatform
Cohesity's converged data management product gets updated with machine-driven capacity planning and case management alongside a centralized, simplified dashboard. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
HPE Nimble Storage arrays
Our Products of the Year judges give HPE's all-flash arrays high marks for built-in analytics, automation, ease of use and price-to-performance balance for midmarket enterprises. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2019
Virtual Instruments VirtualWisdom 5.6
With the latest version of VirtualWisdom, Virtual Instruments adds greater automation to both the discovery and resolution of storage system and network management issues. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Pure Storage AIRI
AIRI is a preconfigured hardware stack for data-intensive analytics. It combines Pure Storage's all-flash FlashBlade and Nvidia Tesla-based DGX supercomputers. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Portworx PX-Enterprise
PX-Enterprise, which helps users deploy persistent storage with containerized applications, stood out among other competitors for its innovation and value. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Quobyte Data Center File System 2.0
Startup Quobyte's 'up-and-comer' distributed parallel file system caught judges' attention as being easier to deploy, operate and manage in high-performance environments. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Feb 2019
Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance
Asigra's integrated backup appliance combines its Cloud Backup Evolved V14 antiransomware software with iXsystems' TrueNAS hardware featuring the OpenZFS file system. Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Feb 2019
Data storage startups to watch in 2019
Failure is a more likely outcome than success for a storage startup. Still, intrepid newcomers offer innovative technologies in cloud, backup, convergence and flash. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Feb 2019
IBM storage revenues skid to the finish line
IBM storage hit another blue period last quarter. After pulling out of a revenue slump to start 2018, IBM last week closed an uneven year with declining sales of storage hardware, mirroring flat ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
31 Jan 2019
Zerto IT Resilience Platform bends with Elastic Journal
Zerto is set to launch the latest incarnation of its flagship product that converges backup and recovery, and will enable users to recover to a point in time going back years. Zerto 7, the new ... Continue Reading
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News
28 Jan 2019
Veeam, Rubrik funding show interest in data protection
New rounds of Rubrik, Veeam, Actifio and Cohesity funding have given these vendors resources to challenge established backup vendors such as Veritas and Dell EMC. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
16 Jan 2019
Take that, Rubrik! Veeam gets $500M investment
One day after Rubrik pulled in more than a quarter of a billion dollars in fresh funding, rival Veeam Software picked up nearly twice as much. Veeam today said Insight Venture Partners has invested ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
15 Jan 2019
Rubrik pockets $261M in funding to chase AI, ML techs
Rubrik, which helped change the role of backup in data management, is shopping for new technologies for its Cloud Data Management platform. Rubrik today said it completed a whopping $261 million ... Continue Reading
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News
14 Jan 2019
Quantum backup appliance portfolio grows by two
The Quantum backup appliance lineup gets refreshed with the addition of the DXi4800 and DXi9000 series. But the vendor is staying away from integrated appliances at the moment. Continue Reading