NetApp claims ‘incumbency is the new cool’ in the AI era
Analysis: NetApp reckons that GenAI inferencing is going to be in widespread use across enterprises and needs to access swathes of connected data – exactly what its intelligent data...
Storage Ticker – May 3, 2024
Dremio is partnering with STACKIT, a data-sovereign cloud provider in Europe to provide European organizations with the first fully managed, cloud-based lakehouse offering capable of meeting today's data residency...
Quantum takes wraps off subscription private cloud storage
Nasdaq-listed Quantum Corporation may be having financial reporting problems – facing a stock market de-listing as a result – but it has not gone quiet on the product front.
It...
HPE launches cost-effective storage system for HPC and AI
HPE has built a downsized ClusterStor supercomputer storage array for entry-level and mid-range HPC and AI compute clusters.
The ClusterStor line, acquired by HPE when it bought Cray in 2019,...
Disk failure rates in datacenters are falling, says Backblaze
Cloud storage and data backup firm Backblaze has published the latest annual failure rates (AFRs) of the disk drives it uses to supply services to customers in its datacenters.
As...
Arcserve backers bring in new CEO
Arcserve is coming out of a challenging few years with a new CEO and fresh funding.
Arcserve provides UDP backup software, 9000 UDP-powered appliances, SaaS backup of Microsoft 365, Google...
Seagate pushes back against SSD dominance claims
HDD maker Seagate wants us to understand three truths about the myth of SSDs replacing disk drives: SSD prices will not match spinning disk prices, SSD fab capacity won’t...
Baffle enables computation on encrypted Amazon RDS and Aurora data
Baffle is providing enterprise-grade data security for Amazon’s RDS and Aurora databases, preventing malware actors from accessing any raw data.
Baffle’s technology encrypts data in the public cloud so that...
Storage news ticker – May 1
SaaS backup startup Alcion founder and CEO Niraj Tolia tweets: "Let me be blunt. On-prem backup is an evolutionary dead end, especially for SaaS services like Microsoft 365."
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Commvault surpasses forecasts with strong subscriber growth
Solid customer and subscription growth sent Commvault quarterly revenues past forecasts and set the scene for continued growth.
Revenues in the quarter, ended March 31, were $232.3 million – 9.7...
Tiger Tech gets a head transplant
Tiger Technology has a new CEO and full-time COO as its founder looks looks to expand the company across four continents: Asia, Africa, North America and Europe.
Tiger Technology provides...
Demystifying multicloud complexity with a universal storage layer
COMMISSIONED: All organizations today use information technology (IT) to deliver their value. While the intensity and depth of reliance on IT varies across industries and individual entities, software applications...
A guide: The ‘best’ storage devices for the main applications
A recently published guide has listed what it says are the best storage devices for multiple uses.
The guide, from the SecureData Recovery blog, is written by T.J. Burlee, a...
Dell pumps power higher for PowerProtect products
Dell has added faster PowerProtect appliances, enabled PowerProtect to back up all-flash PowerMax arrays, and introduced an AI copilot to help customers use its APEX Backup Services.
The company is...
Commvault extends Cleanroom Recovery to bolster ransomware defense
Recovery from ransomware attacks needs to be tested and Commvault's aiming its Cloud Cleanroom tech at those who are looking for on-demand checks.
The prevalence of business-crippling ransomware attacks means...
SK hynix reports record Q1 with soaring demand for HBM chips
SK hynix saw first 2024 quarter revenues soar 144 percent as demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips rocketed.
The DRAM and NAND manufacturer reported ₩12.43 trillion ($9.03 billion) in revenues...
WD CEO: ‘Clearly, HDD plays a big role in the AI storage life cycle’
Western Digital’s third quarter results were boosted by a strong rise in disk revenues along with increased demand for SSDs.
Its revenue slump is ending. Earnings in its third fy2025...