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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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Download: Navigating the All-Flash Array Buying Process
All-flash storage is taking over as the first choice to store mission-critical workloads. But all-flash array (AFA) storage products are not all the same, as they vary by capacity, performance, reliability, and price. Allow this expert buyer’s guide to help you through the all-flash array evaluation and purchasing process.
Storage vendors News
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June 24, 2019
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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.
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June 18, 2019
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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.
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June 12, 2019
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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.
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June 07, 2019
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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. ...
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Actifio
Actifio is a software vendor in Waltham, Mass., that specializes in copy data management (CDM). Continue Reading
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Storage conferences aren't what they used to be
If you're an IT pro looking for a good storage user conference these days, you'll probably have to go through one or more of your storage vendors to find one. Continue Reading
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LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape
LTO (Linear Tape-Open) tape is an open-format tape storage technology created by Hewlett-Packard (HP), International Business Machines (IBM) and Seagate Technology. Continue Reading
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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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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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The top enterprise data storage products of 2018
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Tips from our judges
This article offers 10 tips on how to submit a product for consideration in our Products of the Year awards. Continue Reading
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Products of the Year judging criteria
This article discusses how products are judged for the Storage Products of the Year awards. Continue Reading
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Container backup follows data persistence to these ephemeral apps
The advent of data persistence in containers necessitates having data backup in containers. Here's how this is being done and which vendors are leading the way. Continue Reading
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The best enterprise storage systems and services of 2017
For 16 years, Storage magazine and SearchStorage have recognized the best enterprise storage systems with our annual Products of the Year awards. For this year's competition, vendors submitted new and upgraded products from the past year ... Continue Reading
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The data storage industry will turn upside down in 2017, or will it?
Rich Castagna reviews the prognostications offered by data storage vendors on the future of data storage technology in 2017. Continue Reading
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A look at the future of data storage careers
Thanks to virtualization, the cloud and solid-state technology, data storage professionals and those who want to pursue a career in it face an uncertain future. Continue Reading