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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.

June 14, 2021 14 Jun'21
HPE Discover 2021 news and conference guide

HPE Discover 2021 will take place over three days, beginning June 22. The virtual, on-demand sessions will cover a variety of topics, with an emphasis on edge-to-cloud technology.
May 28, 2021 28 May'21
Veeam executives detail backup trends, company plans

In this Q&A from VeeamON, several Veeam executives discuss data backup trends, the potential of the company going public, and if more acquisitions are on the table.
May 27, 2021 27 May'21
Wasabi CEO plots global expansion for its cloud storage

New data centers, increased market attention and more are planned for cloud storage company Wasabi by its CEO David Friend after a $137 million Series C funding round.
May 25, 2021 25 May'21
Pure Storage CEO zones in on enabling digital transformation

Pure Storage's CEO said the company will probably pursue acquisitions beyond its 2020 Portworx purchase to further assist customers in their digital transformation efforts.

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SMR, HAMR and other HDD technologies you can build on

Hard disk drives could make a comeback in 2020, as new technologies such as SMR, HAMR, MAMR and dual actuators provide more capacity and speed for secondary storage. Continue Reading
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
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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The top backup and disaster recovery services of 2020

Products of the Year judges were impressed with the innovation of backup and DR services winners. Container backup and compliance are among the key market needs. Continue Reading
The best enterprise storage arrays of 2020

Vast Data, Dell EMC and Infinidat show that flash storage rules the data center in the 'Storage' magazine and SearchStorage Products of the Year 2020 disk and disk subsystems category. Continue Reading
The best enterprise cloud storage of 2020

Winners address cloud NAS, hosted cloud and cloud-native application management, highlighting the technology's growing importance in an evolving IT world. Continue Reading

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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
Products of the Year judging criteria

This article discusses how products are judged for the Storage Products of the Year awards. Continue Reading
Rubrik Forward Digital Summit targets cloud data management

The Rubrik Digital Summit highlights the vendor's core platform and its approach to the cloud, automation and cyber-resiliency. Our team provides up-to-the-minute coverage. 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
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
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