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August 06, 2020 06 Aug'20
Panasas storage revs up parallelization for HPC workloads

Panasas storage software focuses on novel method to boost capacity and efficiency. Dynamic Data Acceleration in PanFS shuttles data to disk or flash based on file size.
August 03, 2020 03 Aug'20
Qumulo cloud approach gang-tackles file-to-object conversion

Qumulo grabs $125 million in funding as the file storage world shifts to the cloud; CEO Bill Richter says unstructured data growth presents an opportunity that could lead to IPO.
July 29, 2020 29 Jul'20
COVID-19 dominates enterprise storage news so far this year

The year hasn't gone as expected in enterprise storage, with the pandemic affecting conferences, sales results, use cases, funding and even CEO health.
July 28, 2020 28 Jul'20
What's in a name? Dell EMC PowerFlex brand replaces VxFlex

Vendor claims hundreds of Dell EMC PowerFlex customers in education, finance and healthcare. It marks the second name change for ScaleIO platform that EMC bought in 2013.
July 22, 2020 22 Jul'20
NVMe over Fabrics startup Lightbits Labs adds clustering

Lightbits Labs' LightOS now enables application servers to access NVMe flash SSDs in a cluster of servers -- not just a single box -- over standard Ethernet via NVMe over TCP.
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July 15, 2020 15 Jul'20
Hitachi Content Platform integrates WekaIO file storage

Hitachi Content Platform G-11 object storage nodes get refreshed with startup WekaIO's parallel file system. The WekaFS is optimized for Hitachi VSP all-flash arrays.
July 14, 2020 14 Jul'20
Nasuni aims cloud NAS at remote work, battles NetApp, Isilon

Unlike cloud NAS rival Panzura, Nasuni execs say they have their sights set on going public rather than getting acquired; count on remote work improvements, funding for growth.
July 10, 2020 10 Jul'20
SUSE goes ranching and lassos a container storage startup

SUSE Storage Enterprise is based on commercially supported Ceph. The Linux distribution vendor reportedly will shell out $600-$700 million for Rancher Labs' Kubernetes technology.
July 09, 2020 09 Jul'20
Data migration specialist Datadobi adds S3-to-S3 support

Datadobi's DobiMigrate software could help customers shift data between Amazon S3 and on-premises S3-based object stores, helping eliminate egress fees charged by public clouds.
July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20
IBM stretches its Elastic Storage line to speed AI, big data

New IBM storage will help to optimize AI software used to analyze data and inference results. The disk-based Elastic Storage System 5000 scales to yottabyte capacities.
July 02, 2020 02 Jul'20
Pure Storage CEO back after COVID-19 battle

Pure Storage CEO Charles Giancarlo said it took him a month to recover from an extended bout with coronavirus. Meanwhile, Pure's revenue grew by 12% last quarter despite the pandemic.
June 30, 2020 30 Jun'20
New PCIe 4.0 SSDs, 24 Gbps SAS SSDs supply bandwidth boost

A new wave of bandwidth-doubling enterprise SSDs are on the way from major drive manufacturers to support PCIe Gen 4 and 24 Gbps SAS in enterprise storage arrays and servers.
June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20
Western Digital will package new NVMe SSD into NVMe-oF JBOF

Western Digital is prepping a new NVMe over Fabrics-based JBOF storage device that will bundle its highest-performance Ultrastar SN840 NVMe SSDs and RapidFlex network adapters.
June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20
Qumulo cloud upgrade transforms files to Amazon object format

Qumulo Shift for Amazon Web Services S3 copies data directly to Amazon Simple Storage Service, without mount points or application rewrites, to enable file sharing directly in AWS.
June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20
Startup StorOne incorporates Intel Optane

StorOne claims it will show the storage giants how to get the most out of Intel Optane drives, incorporating them alongside cheaper QLC SSDs in an all-flash array.
June 24, 2020 24 Jun'20
Gen 2 Intel Optane memory modules claim bandwidth boost

Designed for use with Intel's new Cooper Lake Xeon Scalable processors, the next version of Optane memory modules is expected to ship in servers in late 2020.
June 23, 2020 23 Jun'20
HPE 3PAR vets launch cloud-defined storage startup Nebulon

Nebulon Cloud-Defined Storage is on-premises-based, using controllers on PCI cards inside servers and AI-driven cloud management for application owners.
June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20
Google Filestore adds Elastifile tech for high-scale tier

Google's new Elastifile-based Filestore High Scale gives customers a higher-performing file storage option over the cloud provider's original basic options.
June 17, 2020 17 Jun'20
Dell EMC turns Isilon NAS into PowerScale, adds objects

Dell EMC PowerScale combines a modified version of the Isilon OneFS software tuned for Dell PowerEdge servers. The systems provide unified access to files and unstructured data.
June 15, 2020 15 Jun'20
HPE goes NVMe storage for Primera, SCM on Nimble

Hewlett Packard Enterprise automates storage optimizations for HPE Primera SANs. Customers now may replicate HPE storage snapshots to a third Nimble Storage array or the cloud.
June 12, 2020 12 Jun'20
HPE Discover 2020 virtual conference guide and updates

Edge storage, as-a-service technology and AI will be among the topics covered during HPE's Discover conference. Like many other 2020 conferences, the event will be held virtually.
June 11, 2020 11 Jun'20
Pure Storage FlashArray gets file support, meatier DR

Pure Storage Purity FA 6.0 OS continuously replicates production data between FlashArray nodes. Pure FlashArray File services allow file and block storage to share flash.
June 09, 2020 09 Jun'20
NetApp hybrid cloud infrastructure management hits the Spot

NetApp makes its third cloud-related acquisition of 2020; the company says it will buy Spot, which uses machine learning to optimize cloud capacity and reduce infrastructure costs.
June 03, 2020 03 Jun'20
Cloudian gets analytical with HyperIQ

Cloudian's new HyperIQ tool aims to provide deeper insight into object storage to help manage installations that can run into petabytes and span locations.
June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20
5 ways COVID-19 changed the data storage market

The global pandemic accelerated some shifts in the data storage market and brought about new trends that storage CEOs predict will stick around for the long term.
June 01, 2020 01 Jun'20
New SoftIron management tool targets Ceph storage complexity

Newcomer SoftIron takes on the likes of Red Hat and SUSE with ARM-based Ceph storage appliance and software that make it easier to scale and manage the hardware.
May 28, 2020 28 May'20
Kioxia gives hyperscalers new custom flash drive options

Kioxia's software-enabled flash aims to provide greater host control over storage, data placement and data access to hyperscalers that optimize SSDs for specific workloads.
May 28, 2020 28 May'20
Startup LucidLink bundles AWS S3 into cloud storage service

Startup LucidLink positions Filespaces as a public cloud option for people who want to replace on-premises NAS without turning to cheap but slow object storage.
May 26, 2020 26 May'20
Nimbus, StorOne try to disrupt enterprise storage pricing

Enterprise storage pricing is often shrouded in mystery, but Nimbus Data and StorOne are attempting to shake up the status quo with new tools that give buyers discounted prices on the spot.
May 21, 2020 21 May'20
Dell EMC Isilon file storage floats into Google public cloud

Storage vendor claims Dell EMC Isilon OneFS scale-out file system pairs with rapid compute to deliver high-performance analytics in Google Cloud Platform.
May 21, 2020 21 May'20
Storj Labs builds storage cloud using other people's disks

Have spare disk capacity that you can rent? Want object storage in the cloud? Either way, Storj has a proposition for you with its peer-to-peer blockchain-influenced network.
May 18, 2020 18 May'20
MemVerge pushes big memory computing for every app

MemVerge claims its Memory Machine software layered on Intel Optane DIMMs and DRAM creates petabyte-sized logical pool to power all applications in main memory.
May 13, 2020 13 May'20
New Intel Optane SSDs, DIMMs, flash remain on track for 2020

Intel executives said pandemic-related supply chain issues would not affect deliveries of next-generation Optane SSDs and memory modules and 144-layer NAND flash products in 2020.
May 13, 2020 13 May'20
Nimbus Data shows off flashy OS upgrades with ExaFlash One

Customers can size and order Nimbus Data ExaFlash One arrays online for flat $10,000 one-time cost. Nimbus Tectonic license costs $10,000 annually and includes controller upgrades and all software licenses.
May 12, 2020 12 May'20
Replication highlights Pure Storage FlashBlade OS update

Pure Storage Purity v3 adds snapshots for file and object data between FlashBlade arrays and Amazon S3 buckets. Replication matches functionality in Pure FlashArray block storage.
May 08, 2020 08 May'20
Cloud file storage vendor Panzura acquired by venture firm

Chicago venture capital firm buys Panzura, plans heavy investments to boost cloud file storage specialist's market expansion into multi-cloud and data analytics services.
May 05, 2020 05 May'20
Long-delayed Dell EMC PowerStore midrange array makes debut

All-NVMe PowerStore array supports any workloads across any environment. It is the vendor's first jointly engineered product since Dell and EMC merger.
April 30, 2020 30 Apr'20
Caringo ships cheaper, denser Swarm object storage servers

Caringo's dense new Swarm Server Appliances on Supermicro hardware offer a starting raw capacity of 168 TB in a single rack unit and lower prices over its prior Dell-based models.
April 30, 2020 30 Apr'20
Red Hat lays out OpenShift Container Storage, Ceph roadmaps

Red Hat's newly unveiled storage roadmaps for OpenShift and Ceph add data deduplication to reduce data footprint and snapshot-based mirroring for disaster recovery.
April 30, 2020 30 Apr'20
Vast Data flash storage zeroes in on enterprises

Vast Data engineers improve storage services for cloud backup and encryption as the all-flash startup moves to target mainstream Windows and MacOS shops.
April 27, 2020 27 Apr'20
Pandemic changes enterprise storage buying plans

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing some IT organizations to delay or push up their 2020 enterprise data storage purchases, while others continue with business as usual.
April 22, 2020 22 Apr'20
Hitachi Vantara rekindles romance with enterprise storage

After retreating in recent years, Hitachi Vantara steps back into enterprise data center market NVMe storage aimed at the low range of the high-end systems market.
April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20
Commvault lawsuit says Rubrik, Cohesity infringed on patents

Commvault accused startups Rubrik and Cohesity of copying its inventions. Its lawsuit seeks judgment to stop the sales of products such as Cohesity DataPlatform and Rubrik CDM.
April 17, 2020 17 Apr'20
Vast Data wows investors with 'flash everywhere' design

In the throes of economic uncertainty caused by a global pandemic, investors pour $100 million into startup that sells a million-dollar storage system, Vast Data Universal Storage.
April 16, 2020 16 Apr'20
Scality launches NAS Archiver to migrate cold file data

Scality's new NAS Archiver product assesses tier-1 NAS systems for inactive data and lets customers set policies to move the data to its Ring object and file storage.
April 13, 2020 13 Apr'20
Object storage vendors turn to analytics, AI, machine learning

The view of object stores as nothing more than cheap and deep storage is changing, as the technology finds its way into AI, machine learning and analytics use cases.
April 09, 2020 09 Apr'20
Coronavirus decks storage and server enterprise spending

Revised IDC market forecast predicts a rise in cloud and infrastructure as a service, as organizations reallocate budgets from physical servers and storage hardware.
March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20
Komprise stretches NAS migration tool for multi-cloud use

Komprise's Elastic Data Migration moves beyond NAS-to-NAS migration over LANs to enable customers to shift file and object data over WANs to one or more public or private clouds.
March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20
StorOne adds object, expands tiering

StorOne wants to go beyond software-defined storage by handling all types of data across any type of performance or capacity media; adds S3 support to block and file storage.
March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20
Dell Tech World 2020 placed on hold until October

Dell Tech World 2020 rescheduled to October, as Dell and VMware withdraw FY2021 guidance. Dell joins growing list of tech vendors to shuffle user events in wake of the coronavirus.
March 31, 2020 31 Mar'20
Containers, clouds, NVMe drive 2020 data storage innovation

Containers on bare-metal flash and souped-up processing highlight innovations in storage, aiming for seamless data movement between local and cloud arrays.
March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20
Storj decentralized cloud object storage takes on skeptics

Storj's new Tardigrade cloud object storage uses spare storage and bandwidth from tech-minded individuals, businesses and regional data centers in 85 countries.
March 30, 2020 30 Mar'20
Panzura CEO: IT will never be same after COVID-19 pandemic

Panzura's CEO predicts permanent changes to storage, IT and business continuity planning as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, as organizations encourage more remote working.
March 25, 2020 25 Mar'20
Nutanix Objects 2.0 lays groundwork for hybrid cloud

The latest Nutanix Objects update gives users higher capacity per namespace, but experts say the endgame is flexibility between the data center and the cloud.
March 19, 2020 19 Mar'20
Commvault storage story expands with Hedvig for primary data

The pickup of Hedvig helps diversify Commvault beyond backup to address growing customer demand for scalable object storage that traverses across public and private clouds.
March 13, 2020 13 Mar'20
Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 aims to address complexity concerns

Red Hat claims new Ceph installer and management dashboard mean administrators won't require a 'degree in distributed systems' to set up storage clusters anymore.
March 10, 2020 10 Mar'20
NetApp digs into Talon Storage for Cloud OnTap

Talon Storage cache-and-sync suite is tacked on to NetApp cloud fabric to give end-to-end migration as enterprise data centers shift data to public cloud.
March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20
Nvidia scoops up object storage startup SwiftStack

Months after saying it would change its focus to AI, SwiftStack has changed hands. Nvidia will acquire the object storage vendor to bolster its internal AI stack.
March 05, 2020 05 Mar'20
Coronavirus outbreak could impact NAND flash prices

Memory manufacturers report no major impact to NAND flash supply, but weakening demand could exert an impact on prices, according to industry analysts.
March 04, 2020 04 Mar'20
Pure Storage layoffs signal turbulence in IT market

Layoffs at Pure Storage dampen the flash array vendor's better-than-expected quarterly revenue. Pure is the latest tech vendor to eliminate jobs amid fears of a global slowdown.
March 03, 2020 03 Mar'20
Dell EMC midrange storage launch put on hold

Dell COO Jeff Clarke says he's to blame for delays in shipping the Dell EMC midrange storage array, claiming he pushed the launch so the vendor's sales force can get up to speed.
February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20
Coronavirus impact: Dell, Nutanix flag Q1 revenue estimates

Storage vendors with operations and suppliers in Asia are keeping close tabs on the coronavirus outbreak and possible impact on supply chains. Some vendors expect sales to suffer.
February 28, 2020 28 Feb'20
Pure Storage FlashArray//X goes pure NVMe

The third generation of Pure FlashArray//X includes a new 1 TB capacity DirectFlash module. Pure said the rollout completes its integration of NVMe flash on all arrays.
February 26, 2020 26 Feb'20
Qumulo NAS file system adds encryption, security

Qumulo juices its file system with encryption, real-time security audits and other capabilities designed to position the scale-out NAS for denser, more complex workloads.
February 25, 2020 25 Feb'20
New enterprise PCIe 4.0 SSDs from Kioxia, Samsung double speed

Kioxia's new performance-boosting PCIe 4.0 enterprise SSDs add support for NVMe 1.4 and U.3 universal backplane specs, join Samsung models offering a maximum capacity of 30.72 TB.
February 21, 2020 21 Feb'20
AI, predictive analytics featured in Storage Products of the Year

The 2019 Storage magazine and SearchStorage Products of the Year winners have been revealed. While the 16 gold, silver and bronze recipients and one judges' choice winner feature an assortment of ...
February 20, 2020 20 Feb'20
Google Anthos 'ready' storage includes Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp

Google christens Anthos Ready Storage program to give DevOps customers qualified on-premises storage system options from Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp, Portworx, Pure and Robin.io.
February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20
CEO cites NetApp cloud storage as key to turnaround

NetApp CEO says cloud storage presents 'exceptional opportunity,' but he expects revenue declines to continue for the foreseeable future as new sales reps learn the ropes.
February 13, 2020 13 Feb'20
Enterprise HDDs hit 20 TB, boost throughput in 2020

While waiting for HAMR to drop, we have more immediate spinning disk developments to watch out for in 2020, such as dual-actuator and shingled drives.
February 13, 2020 13 Feb'20
IBM Storage folds Storwize arrays into FlashSystem line

IBM merges Storwize and FlashSystem platforms to simplify its storage portfolio on updated Spectrum Virtualize software; adds Optane and Samsung Z-SSD options.
February 13, 2020 13 Feb'20
Flash startup Vast Data strives to make disk storage extinct

VAST Data CEO has immense plans for storing big data on all-flash systems and predicts his startup's combination of storage class memory and consumer-grade QLC drives will make disk go the way of the dodo.
February 10, 2020 10 Feb'20
Speed is 2020 theme in NVMe flash storage, persistent memory

Top technologists and analysts predict 2020 storage hardware trends will center on NVMe-based flash, Optane persistent memory and MRAM memory.
February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20
Quantum object storage expands with ActiveScale purchase

Quantum object storage will be used in conjunction with StorNext file system technologies to tackle unstructured data associated with streaming video and surveillance.
February 05, 2020 05 Feb'20
Samsung spins Stellus Technologies for file storage

Samsung created Stellus to develop new-fangled file system built on key-value storage and optimized for NVMe flash drives, scalability and high throughput.
January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20
Data storage architecture poised for disruption in 2020

Experts predict edge computing, 5G and containers will fuel computational storage, new storage systems dedicated to container-based applications, and flash-based object stores.
January 31, 2020 31 Jan'20
Quantum StorNext is next challenge, following relisting

Quantum StorNext storage will be available as a software-only license for any server hardware this year, targeted at companies that create large volumes of rich media.
January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20
Enterprise cloud storage: 6 experts expect big changes

Analysts and vendors predict what will shake cloud storage in the coming months, from customer rebellion against egress fees to DNA archiving of data for thousands of years.
January 30, 2020 30 Jan'20
Dell EMC Isilon tackles high-performance cloud workloads

Dell EMC Isilon release clarifies the vendor's cloud direction. OneFS 8.2 supports files up to 16 TB and Kubernetes deployments for extracting data for real-time analytics.
January 29, 2020 29 Jan'20
Dell EMC storage CTOs predict 2020 trends

Dell Technologies storage president and GM offers exclusive glimpse into CTO Council's yearlong research project with predictions for 2020 and beyond.
January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20
Investments in data storage vendors topped $2B in 2019

Six data storage vendors closed six-figure funding rounds in 2019. Backup, data protection and newer flash technologies generated the most attention from investors.
January 23, 2020 23 Jan'20
Q&A: SwiftStack object storage zones in on AI, ML, analytics

Q&A: SwiftStack's founder and president Joe Arnold says disk-based object storage can deliver the concurrency and throughput that AI, machine learning and analytics workloads need.
January 16, 2020 16 Jan'20
Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage seeks to simplify Ceph

Red Hat delayed a major OpenShift Container Storage update to work on simplifying Ceph storage and management; 4.2 update also improves scalability and multi-cloud portability.
January 15, 2020 15 Jan'20
Quantum F-Series line expands with entry-level NVMe flash

New Quantum F-Series model is aimed at media customers who need NVMe in a smaller footprint. F-1000 server scales to 77 TB of useable capacity with Quantum StorNext file system.
January 13, 2020 13 Jan'20
Portworx helps Esri with stateful container storage for IoT

GIS specialist Esri addresses stateful container storage problem with Portworx' Enterprise software-defined storage in upcoming ArcGIS Analytics for IoT service.
January 10, 2020 10 Jan'20
Kioxia expects fab fire will have no flash production impact

Kioxia's NAND flash production will not be affected by fire this week at its fabrication facility in Yokkaichi, Japan, company says; analysts expect no impact to supply, prices.
January 09, 2020 09 Jan'20
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.
January 02, 2020 02 Jan'20
5 data storage trends to watch in 2020

Containers, cloud, flash memory and SaaS dominated data storage news in 2019. We take a look ahead at how these and other developments will play out in 2020.
December 31, 2019 31 Dec'19
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.
December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19
Cloudian CEO: AI, IoT drive demand for edge storage

Describing AI as an 'infinite data consumer,' Cloudian CEO Michael Tso said there's growing demand for edge storage because there's too much data being created to efficiently move.
December 27, 2019 27 Dec'19
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.
December 26, 2019 26 Dec'19
Enterprise flash adoption poised for new uses, experts say

Enterprise flash memory technologies are evolving with NVMe fabrics, QLC drives and storage class memory. The new options will enable data centers to expand flash use cases.
December 18, 2019 18 Dec'19
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.
December 17, 2019 17 Dec'19
Experts say storage administrators should broaden roles

IT experts predict the number of single-focus storage pros will shrink as their responsibilities expand due to the emergence of cloud, hyper-converged and other technologies.
December 16, 2019 16 Dec'19
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.
December 12, 2019 12 Dec'19
Amazon tech VP lays out ambitious AWS storage vision

Amazon storage plans include central management console in 2020 and support for more than 30 file systems over time, AWS VP of technology Bill Vass says.
December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19
Quobyte storage brings satellite imagery down to Earth

Quobyte storage customer 3vGeomatics produces analytical data on ground deformities that are potential environmental hazards. The distributed file storage replaces NFS.
December 09, 2019 09 Dec'19
Startup Komprise extends data analysis to AWS object stores

Komprise's Intelligent Data Management software expands beyond file storage and tacks on module to analyze AWS cloud object storage usage and spending.
December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19
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.
November 25, 2019 25 Nov'19
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.
November 22, 2019 22 Nov'19
AWS storage tackles more traditional enterprise capabilities

Amazon's latest wave of enterprise storage enhancements includes a replication SLA for S3, faster snapshot restores for EBS and data deduplication for FSx for Windows File Server.

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