VAST Data expands into block storage and event broking

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VAST Data has added block access to its existing file and object protocol support along with Kafka event broking to…
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How constant frustration drives storage developments

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Comment Storage is always in flux, from underlying media to new ways to access on-drive storage and specialized large language…

Kioxia flashes datacenter, enterprise SSD sales in first post-IPO report

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Newly public NAND and SSD maker Kioxia reported sales of ¥450 billion ($3 billion), down 31 percent year-on-year, for its…

Micron’s fastest PCIe 5 client SSD for OEMs

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Micron claims its latest business client SSD, the PCIe gen 5 4600 - aimed at AI PCs, gamers and professional…

DeepTempo hires first sales VP to pitch AI log security

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Log data-focused AI security startup DeepTempo has hired its first sales VP some 16 months after being founded. Chris Bowen…

NetApp BlueXP vs backup partners: Where each solution fits best

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NetApp has alliances with many data protection suppliers such as Cohesity-Veritas, Commvault, Rubrik, and Veeam. Yet it also has its…

Azure Files on disk get SSD-style provisioned billing

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Microsoft is offering more predictable billing costs on its Azure public cloud service for disk-based file storage similar to the…

StorPool unveils Disaster Recovery Engine for Linux KVMs

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StorPool is developing a Disaster Recovery Engine (DRE) for Linux-based virtual machines based on site-to-site replication between its storage arrays.…

Storage news roundup - 15 February 2025

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Aerospike unveiled  Database 8, a major upgrade of its flagship multi-model distributed database. V8 adds distributed ACID transactions to support…

Lonestar Data Holdings wants to use the Moon as a DR site

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Florida startup Lonestar Data Holdings wants to base disaster recovery (DR) services on the Moon and is testing a small server…

It's HAMR time for WD as it outlines drive migration plans

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Western Digital revealed its HAMR disk technology migration plans in an Investor Day session and already has HAMR drives undergoing…

Sputtering Seagate, storage giant wants to buy Intevac

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Seagate plans on spending $119 million to buy Intevac, a maker of sputtering tools used to coat disk drive platters…

How to reduce AI hallucinations

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SPONSORED POST: Accurate data is fundamental to the success of generative AI (GenAI) - and so is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).…

Quantum reports steep losses, says better times lie ahead

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Data storage supplier and protector Quantum reported a revenue upturn in its third fiscal quarter of 2025 and a massive…

HPE Alletra X10000 redefines scale-out hardware

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Analysis: The Alletra MP X10000 object storage system from HPE is representative of a new class of scale-out storage hardware…

Sandisk investor day outlines roadmap post WD spin-off

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Western Digital’s about to be spun-off Sandisk business unit held an investor day session and revealed details of three new…

Veeam co-founder invests in agentic AI start-up Integrail

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Integrail - an agentic AI company - today confirmed Ratmir Timashev, Veeam and Object First co-founder, as its Executive Chairman…

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