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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.
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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.
May 15, 2019 15 May'19
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.
May 09, 2019 09 May'19
Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage to move from Gluster to Ceph

Red Hat's plans to change the core technology in its OpenShift Container Storage from Gluster to Ceph with an upcoming major product release leaves customers with lots of questions.
May 09, 2019 09 May'19
Midrange NetApp flash looks to steal Dell EMC's thunder

NetApp expands All-Flash FAS flagship array with NVMe-connected A320 building block. The vendor claims a 24-node cluster scales to 35 PB of usable storage.
May 08, 2019 08 May'19
Infinidat storage fabric sews disk arrays to hybrid cloud

Infinidat hasn't followed the storage array crowd into all-flash storage, but it is following the trends of adding flexible consumption pricing and storage analytics.
May 07, 2019 07 May'19
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 ...
May 02, 2019 02 May'19
Updated hybrid cloud backup available from Pure Storage

In an effort to provide users with unified backup across multiple environments, Pure Storage has expanded its Evergreen Storage Service to provide a hybrid cloud backup system.
May 01, 2019 01 May'19
Dell EMC cloud storage hardware shines light on cloud

VMware plays a larger role in the Dell EMC storage ecosystem as the vendor rolls out new cloud services to challenge archrival NetApp's cloud storage portfolio.
April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19
Technicolor taps Excelero NVMe storage for blockbuster films

Excelero's low-latency NVMe flash storage helps Technicolor project teams work on blockbuster films with greater efficiency through concurrent access to data.
April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19
Dell EMC Unity XT expands midrange storage overlap

Even as it plans to winnow away overlapping midrange SANs, Dell EMC adds four capacity models to its Unity XT series designed to broaden support for VMware Cloud.
April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19
New hybrid Dell EMC cloud aimed at rising flood of data

As enterprise data centers cope with newly generated data, the new Dell EMC cloud platform sharpens VMware tool sets to build, implement and manage storage in hybrid environments.
April 26, 2019 26 Apr'19
Hitachi Vantara storage and data protection at your service

Customers that opt for service-based consumption have Hitachi Vantara's storage hardware installed in their data center, and the vendor handles management and backup.
April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19
Google's Anthos drives new storage and data management API

Google's hybrid and multi-cloud vision for running stateful container-based applications sparks work on a new API for data and storage management.
April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19
Lightbits Labs soups up NVMe fabric with all-flash SuperSSD

Startup Lightbits Labs prepares for an NVMe-over-TCP push, with a storage array designed for AI and cloud applications that uses its LightOS software and proprietary accelerator cards.
April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19
New Micron SSD series provides faster access and response

The new series is the third generation of the non-volatile memory express solid-state drives from Micron, and offers capacities up to 15.36 TB.
April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19
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 ...
April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19
Qumulo storage IPO possible, CEO says

Qumulo's scale-out storage is available as branded NAS appliances and as a software-only license. An integrated NAS fabric replicates data from local arrays to the public cloud.
April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19
MemVerge converges memory, storage on Intel Optane DIMMs

MemVerge's converged storage and memory appliance hitches a ride on Intel Optane DIMMs -- a risky strategy that can pay off if Optane DC persistent memory becomes a hit.
April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19
Formulus Black software stores data in persistent memory

Formulus Black has resurrected Symbolic IO technology to store data from database and analytics workloads in ultrafast system memory without changing the application code.
April 12, 2019 12 Apr'19
Carbonite integrating Mozy backup, ending free edition support

Carbonite will end support for the free edition of Mozy's consumer product on Monday. The cloud data protection heavyweight would like to convert remaining Mozy customers onto its own ...
April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19
Google Cloud courts Actifio, HYCU for data protection

While Google made a big deal of working with open source software companies at its Google Cloud Next Conference, it also has been lining up data protection partners. Secondary storage management ...
April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19
E8 Storage adds file to flash with BeeGFS overlay for HPC

NVMe all-flash startup E8 Storage forms 'symbiotic' relationship to support BeeGFS scale-out parallel file system on its NVMe block arrays. Vendors plan to attack the HPC market.
April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19
Excelero strikes deal with Lenovo for NVMesh

Startup Excelero snared Lenovo as its first major server partner to resell its software that can pool ultra-fast NVMe-based storage resources across a network. Lenovo has added Excelero's NVMesh ...
April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19
Quantum NVMe storage array supports dense media production

Quantum claims the F-Series, its NVMe storage array, will simplify and speed up workflow and improve end-to-end storage capabilities for media production environments.
April 05, 2019 05 Apr'19
Carbonite and Webroot close deal, focus on ransomware

After closing its largest acquisition, Carbonite said it will emphasize, at least initially, a "do-no-harm" method in the integration efforts. In a deal that closed March 26, the backup and ...
April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19
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.
April 03, 2019 03 Apr'19
Long-awaited Intel Optane DC persistent memory module debuts

Intel promises lots of speed from the Optane DC persistent memory module it took a long time delivering. It also rolled out a new dual-port Optane SSD and ultradense flash SSD.
April 02, 2019 02 Apr'19
Storwize launch brings NVMe to midrange IBM flash arrays

IBM brings NVMe to the midrange with the latest Storwize SAN array, which includes Spectrum Virtualize software bundle for storage management, data protection and security.
April 02, 2019 02 Apr'19
Pure Storage buys Compuverde, expands file storage

Pure Storage's second acquisition builds on its unstructured data focus, as Compuverde's file system software runs in virtual NAS or hyper-converged modes.
March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19
Komprise launches NAS migration tool, user-driven archiving

Komprise says customers wanted NAS migration as a separate tool, so it now makes it available even if you don't buy its full Intelligent Data Management platform.
March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19
Portworx adds security and DR options for container storage

Cisco, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NetApp have invested in the container storage software startup. Now, the company aims to get those vendors' customers interested.
March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19
NAS vendor RackTop Systems gets first funding haul

RackTop Systems has racked up its first round of outside capital, six years after launching its “cyber-converged" BrickStor NAS appliances. The Fulton, Md.-based vendor received $15 million in a ...
March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19
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.
March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19
SoftNAS Cloud users get security fix for vulnerability

SoftNAS says a web server and load balancer component it added to strengthen security for its Cloud NAS actually could enable unauthorized access to the web admin interface.
March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19
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.

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