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• October 30, 2019 30 Oct'19

  Storage admins 'unleashed' in age of cloud

  Storage professionals should feel 'unleashed' and empowered in the age of cloud to avoid the tedious admin work and hit the reset button by modernizing data center storage.

• October 30, 2019 30 Oct'19

  Micron 3D XPoint SSD uses new controller to boost speed

  Micron Technology's new X100 SSD will become the first competitor for Intel's Optane in the market for 3D XPoint's ultrafast solid-state storage drives.

• October 30, 2019 30 Oct'19

  Expanded NetApp hybrid cloud tools pique enterprise interest

  The success of NetApp's hybrid cloud strategy will depend on how quickly enterprises abandon data center ownership in favor of more agile cloudlike data mobility.

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  NetApp Keystone cements file vendor's hybrid cloud fabric

  NetApp Keystone allows customers to choose a service level and type of storage. NetApp then uses its analytics to tailor storage to meet performance and capacity needs.

• October 29, 2019 29 Oct'19

  NetApp cloud push prompts discussion of data center future

  Admins at NetApp storage conference consider moving everything from physical data centers into public clouds, although such a shift is likely years away for most enterprises.

• October 24, 2019 24 Oct'19

  New NVMe IBM storage for Spectrum Scale cuts install time

  IBM introduces new NVMe-based flash storage system bundled with Spectrum Scale, enables Spectrum Discover to access backup date, and updates pay-as-you-grow pricing.

• October 24, 2019 24 Oct'19

  New Dell infrastructure chief talks midrange, HCI, VMware

  EMC veteran Jeff Boudreau takes control of Dell Infrastructure Solutions Group, with plans to 'out-innovate' hyper-converged and software-defined storage competitors.

• October 22, 2019 22 Oct'19

  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.

• October 22, 2019 22 Oct'19

  NetApp data storage is in transition as Insight 2019 looms

  NetApp focuses on transition to cloud, containers, data mobility, next-generation flash and storage class memory as it strives to end recent sales slump.

• October 18, 2019 18 Oct'19

  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.

• October 17, 2019 17 Oct'19

  How can predictive analytics for unstructured data improve storage?

  AI-based analytics capabilities are becoming pervasive in storage arrays. Find out how they're helping get the unstructured data deluge under control.

• October 10, 2019 10 Oct'19

  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.

• October 09, 2019 09 Oct'19

  Hitachi storage refocuses on enterprise with new VSP array

  Large commercial consumers have been the primary target for Hitachi storage systems of late, but new Hitachi Vantara VSP 5000 targets Dell EMC PowerMax enterprise storage.

• October 08, 2019 08 Oct'19

  We need more storage speed, Synology America CEO says

  Alex Wang, CEO of Synology America, says as customers demand more data protection, privacy and reuse, they will need faster storage to power all of it.

• October 07, 2019 07 Oct'19

  Visual effects studio puts Panasas ActiveStor in the movies

  Streaming media presents storage challenges for studios. After trying to build storage in-house, Whiskytree decided to implement Panasas ActiveStor scale-out NAS.

• October 03, 2019 03 Oct'19

  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.

• October 02, 2019 02 Oct'19

  New Dell EMC ECS hardware, updated software available

  The EX500, aimed at midsize enterprises, joins the EX300 and EX3000 within the hardware line. The 3.4 version of the ECS platform aims to improve storage and data visibility.

• October 02, 2019 02 Oct'19

  Cohesity SmartFiles tackles object and file storage

  Cohesity SmartFiles sets its sights on traditional NAS by unifying data and adding cybersecurity, integrated apps through Cohesity Marketplace and global search.

• October 02, 2019 02 Oct'19

  Pure Storage all-flash customers wade slowly into cloud

  Major enterprise customers say Pure Storage all-flash storage arrays have matured to automate cloud-based application development. Other Pure users take a more cautious approach.

• September 30, 2019 30 Sep'19

  Intel roadmap includes faster Optane SSDs, 144-layer NAND

  Intel Optane's 2020 roadmap features new "Alder Stream" SSDs that can sustain read I/O latency of 10 μs for at least 800,000 IOPS; 3D NAND flash plans include 144-layer SSDs.

• September 30, 2019 30 Sep'19

  HPE Primera arrays set sights on Dell EMC PowerMax SANs

  The vendor said HPE Primera is being shipped this week to BlueShore Financial. HPE looks to Primera to jolt revenues and take share in high-end storage.

• September 24, 2019 24 Sep'19

  DDN storage expands, buys Western Digital's IntelliFlash

  Western Digital makes an abrupt exit from the storage systems business, while DataDirect Networks continues its storage portfolio growth with IntelliFlash platform.

• September 23, 2019 23 Sep'19

  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.

• September 20, 2019 20 Sep'19

  Data protection customers turn to Pure Storage FlashBlade

  Pure Storage created the FlashBlade all-flash NAS mainly for dense unstructured workloads, but customers like Domino's Pizza and ServiceNow are among Pure customers that use it as a backup target.

• September 19, 2019 19 Sep'19

  Amazon EFS Infrequent Access price drop could spur adoption

  Price drop for Amazon's Elastic File System Infrequent Access option could stir competitors to follow suit and fuel greater enterprise adoption of cloud file storage.

• September 19, 2019 19 Sep'19

  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 ...

• September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19

  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 ...

• September 18, 2019 18 Sep'19

  Pure Storage analytics, cloud move to forefront

  All-flash vendor Pure Storage moves to bolster its software and cloud features with upgraded analytics, block storage in AWS and a Data Hub for AI workflows.

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  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.

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  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?

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Cloudian spins off edge computing subsidiary Edgematrix

  Cloudian's experiments in edge computing resulted in the creation of Edgematrix, a subsidiary focused on AI use cases at the edge. The new company will use the HyperStore platform.

• September 17, 2019 17 Sep'19

  Pure Storage flash arrays juiced up with QLC, Intel Optane

  Pure Storage flash splash scales FlashBlade to 150 blades and 8 PB in one namespace, with Intel Optane storage class memory. Pure FlashArray//C is a new block array.

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  IBM Storage syncs new DS8900F array to z15 mainframe launch

  New IBM DS8900F all-flash storage arrays conform to industry-standard rack size, boost performance and enhance security over DS8880 predecessors for mainframe and high-end systems.

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  Cisco MDS 9700 switches prep for 64G Fibre Channel NVMe-oF

  Cisco's MDS 9000 networking products include SAN directors and switches. SAN Analytics adds support for NVMe over FC protocol and Ansible automation modules for storage tasks.

• September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19

  Dell EMC PowerMax SAN arrays meld NVMe, storage class memory

  The Dell EMC PowerMax flagship is a high-performance SAN designed for NVMe over Fabrics. The latest product update injects Intel Optane SSDs to improve bandwidth and IOPS response.

• September 10, 2019 10 Sep'19

  Spectra Logic launches stand-alone storage management software

  StorCycle is Spectra Logic's first software product not tied to any of the company's hardware. It provides HTML links to simplify accessing archived data.

• September 05, 2019 05 Sep'19

  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.

• August 29, 2019 29 Aug'19

  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.

• August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19

  New Datrium DRaaS on AWS targets VMware customers

  Datrium's new disaster recovery service will give VMware users the option to recover their applications and data on demand, in VMware Cloud on AWS, when a system outage hits.

• August 27, 2019 27 Aug'19

  Pure Storage all-flash storage ready to zero in on AI and cloud

  Despite selling fewer systems of late, CEO Charles Giancarlo said Pure all-flash arrays remain in demand; FlashBlade AI adoption includes use cases such as life sciences and self-driving cars.

• August 26, 2019 26 Aug'19

  NVMe arrays power Plex ERP cloud

  SaaS material requirements planning provider Plex set up a private cloud that uses high-performance NVMe storage and a redundant four-data-center setup to maintain availability.

• August 22, 2019 22 Aug'19

  Pure Storage revenue growth belies NAND pricing worries

  Pure Storage earnings were a mixed bag this week. The flash storage vendor said revenues grew 28% last quarter, but it cut revenue guidance for the second consecutive call, blaming imbalanced NAND ...

• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  Tintri by DDN, Nexenta collaboration bears first fruits

  Tintri and Nexenta were acquired in separate transactions by DDN. The Nexenta software-defined storage provides shared file services on Tintri VMware-focused VMstore block arrays.

• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  New end-to-end NetApp NVMe product announced

  NetApp's new EF600 series delivers 2 million sustained IOPS, response times under 100 microseconds and 44 GBps of throughput designed to give enterprises faster insights.

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  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.

• August 16, 2019 16 Aug'19

  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?

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  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.

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  Pavilion Data Systems adds investors, as NVMe startups fade

  Shakeout and consolidation is taking place among NVMe flash startups. New investment gives Pavilion Data Systems a longer runway to add data features, expand sales.

• August 12, 2019 12 Aug'19

  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.

• August 08, 2019 08 Aug'19

  Salesforce sandbox data anonymization app aids GDPR compliance

  Odaseva's Full Sandbox Anonymization app ensures GDPR and CCPA compliance for Salesforce users by masking personal data in testing and training environments.

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  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, ...

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  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.

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  HPE acquires MapR storage layer for AI, containers

  MapR storage technology gets a new lease on life from HPE, which plans to integrate the AI data management features with recently acquired BlueData container-as-a-service platform.

• August 06, 2019 06 Aug'19

  New flash memory technologies promise faster, denser storage

  Flash is front and center as Western Digital launches 96-layer 3D NAND enterprise SSDs, and Toshiba unveils new SSD form factor and ultrafast XL-Flash chips.

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  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 ...

• August 04, 2019 04 Aug'19

  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 ...

• August 02, 2019 02 Aug'19

  Exten Technologies releases 3.0 version of NVMe platform

  Exten Technologies' HyperDynamic storage software is now available in its newest iteration. New features added were designed to simplify NVMe-oF storage management and deployment.

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  Amazon buys NVMe startup E8 Storage to boost public cloud

  The E8 Storage portfolio includes D-24 appliances that pack 24 NVMe SSDs in 2U, plus software-defined storage software for reference hardware with major server vendors.

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  Western Digital’s ActiveScale adds new DR, workflow options

  Western Digital's object storage product update boosts capacity and throughput, supports asynchronous object distribution for multisite DR and offers 14 TB HDDs.

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  StorONE launches S1aaS, a new storage-as-a-service product

  S1 as a service is software-defined storage and combines StorONE's storage services with hardware to provide on-premises storage with a cloudlike subscription service.

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  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 ...

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  Oscar-winning studio tames file data with Oracle, Igneous

  Making movies is a file-intensive business, and Hollywood studios must give their artists the right storage technologies to store, manage and protect business-critical data.

• July 29, 2019 29 Jul'19

  Newest version of CloudNAS now available

  CloudNAS 4.2 is now available, and it includes updates such as new support for JumpCloud and OpenLDAP. Additionally, CacheDrive can now be integrated with third-party applications.

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Mini XL+, Mini E added to iXsystems FreeNAS Mini series

  Open source storage hardware provider iXsystems added two new models to its FreeNAS Mini lineup: the FreeNAS Mini XL+ for professionals and FreeNAS Mini E for small offices.

• July 25, 2019 25 Jul'19

  Public cloud storage use still in early days for enterprises

  IT organizations are still in the early stages of their cloud storage journeys as they figure out the best use cases beyond backup, archive and disaster recovery.

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Toshiba to rename flash memory business Kioxia

  "Their rationale must have been that they wanted to keep the washing machines and the hard drives with the same company because they both spin around."

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Infinidat storage wants to rescue stranded IBM customers

  Infinidat storage takes direct aim at IBM with Data Rescue Program. IBM users can trade in IBM XIV and FlashSystem A9000 gear for Infinidat InfiniBox disk arrays.

• July 17, 2019 17 Jul'19

  Quest QoreStor adds cloud tier, fast tier and a UI makeover

  QoreStor's latest update adds many new features, including the unique ability to dedicate a high-speed disk area that can be deduplicated without sacrificing recovery speed.

• July 16, 2019 16 Jul'19

  Western Digital IntelliFlash adds NVMe, SAS storage

  The expanded Western Digital IntelliFlash models include low-end N5100 NVMe and high-density HD2160 SAS arrays. IntelliFlash OS now supports live migration to an S3-compatible cloud.

• July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19

  Google's Elastifile buy shows need for cloud file storage

  Google buys partner Elastifile's scale-out file system to bolster options for enterprises looking to shift NFS-based applications to public cloud storage.

• July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19

  IBM Spectrum storage refresh targets object, AI metadata

  IBM Spectrum storage sharpens its focus on AWS backup and metadata across heterogeneous storage. IBM increases the density of object storage and previews the VersaStack model with NVMe.

• July 10, 2019 10 Jul'19

  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.

• July 03, 2019 03 Jul'19

  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.

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  Languishing Vexata storage gets bailed out by StorCentric

  Roll-up company StorCentric expands its storage holdings with Vexata storage arrays for NVMe flash. The Vexata deal follows the June acquisition of backup software vendor Retrospect.

• July 02, 2019 02 Jul'19

  Open source machine learning accelerates winemaking

  Using open source machine learning, Palmaz Vineyards developed a tool to automatically alert winemakers of environmental conditions. Soon, the data flowed like wine.

• June 28, 2019 28 Jun'19

  Super Micro storage server refresh homes in on NVMe flash

  Product revamp includes new BigTwin SuperServer and launch of 1U Petascale line. Super Micro storage servers are optimized for EDSFF NVMe SSDs and Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory.

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Growth of dark data shows need for better classification

  Dark data causes all sorts of problems, but there are ways to mitigate it. However, customers continue to add storage as a bandage solution, because it's cheaper and simpler.

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  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.

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Quantum launches Distributed Cloud Services

  Distributed Cloud Services is now available from Quantum, as well as storage-as-a-service offerings and Cloud-Based Analytics software to manage day-to-day storage operations.

• June 27, 2019 27 Jun'19

  Panzura launches global file system Freedom 8

  Panzura's new platform, Panzura Freedom 8, is a multi-cloud services platform designed to enable users around the world to collaborate on a single, large-scale project with ease.

• June 26, 2019 26 Jun'19

  New Qumulo all-flash and hybrid arrays equipped with NVMe

  The Qumulo all-flash P-184T packs 184 TB of NVMe storage in 2U. The vendor also launched the C-168T hybrid and K-168 Active Archive arrays that use disk storage with SAS SSDs as a write cache.

• June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19

  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.

• June 21, 2019 21 Jun'19

  New Cloud Daddy CEO aims to 'tell the world' about AWS protection

  The new CEO of AWS data protection provider Cloud Daddy is looking to tell his company's story and drastically increase its customer count. "We've got to get people to know about Cloud Daddy," said ...

• June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19

  Expanded NetApp cloud tools target containers, Google Cloud

  NetApp Data Fabric links NetApp storage and data services. New NetApp Cloud Data Services embed Kubernetes orchestration and Cloud Volumes for Google in beta.

• June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19

  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.

• June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19

  SwiftStack launches new multi-cloud storage product

  SwiftStack launched a new product, designed to compete with companies like Hadoop and Spark. It's specifically for big data analytics, machine learning hybrid cloud and multi-cloud storage.

• June 12, 2019 12 Jun'19

  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.

• June 10, 2019 10 Jun'19

  Reduxio redux: Vendor ditches arrays, eyes containers

  Once an IPO hopeful, Reduxio had the 'wrong packaging' and needed to retrench. The vendor shed hybrid flash arrays. Reduxio Magellan container storage software is in early access.

• June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19

  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. ...

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Seagate 16 TB hard drives amplify storage for Exos, IronWolf

  Seagate has introduced a collection of 16 TB HDDs to its Exos, IronWolf and IronWolf Pro lines that can store massive amounts of data, while maintaining a small footprint.

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Broadcast service provider cues up flash HPE 3PAR storage

  Skyview Networks counts on HPE with 3PAR storage and Synergy compute to support regional sports radio broadcasts for Major League Baseball and other networks.

• June 04, 2019 04 Jun'19

  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.

• May 31, 2019 31 May'19

  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.

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  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 ...

• May 29, 2019 29 May'19

  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.

• May 29, 2019 29 May'19

  HPE storage OEMs help anchor vendor's enterprise strategy

  HPE storage revenue grew 3% last quarter, helping to offset a decline in servers. The vendor said using OEMs helps it bring new storage products to market faster at reduced cost.

• May 28, 2019 28 May'19

  NetApp, Pure misses raise all-flash storage questions

  NetApp said 'execution challenges' cut into earnings last quarter due, in part, to changing data center buying patterns. All-flash vendor Pure Storage's losses grew to $100 million.

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  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.

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Tintri by DDN storage customers unsure of roadmap

  After buying Tintri in 2018, DataDirect Networks moved to rebuild the VM storage vendor's engineering. But customers claim DDN hasn't communicated product roadmap plans.

• May 20, 2019 20 May'19

  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.