NetApp intros QLC block array amid AI push
NetApp is attempting to win over customers with a pitch to reduce costs in all-flash arrays and cloud services as it strives for growth in an AI-infused market.
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Storage news ticker Oct 19
It’s the season for reports as suppliers try to pump up their relevance in a crowded market.
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Alluxio introduced Alluxio Enterprise AI, a high-performance data platform for making data available...
StorPool: erasure coding protects against drive and node failure
StorPool Storage has added erasure coding in v21 of its block storage software, meaning its data should be able to survive more device and node failures.
The storage platform biz...
Dell PowerMax update boosts green credentials
A v10.1 software update to the high-end PowerMax storage array from Dell reduces its electricity consumption, the company says.
PowerMax is a mission-critical array supporting open systems, mainframe, and virtualized...
NetApp and Equinix deliver bare metal storage as a service
NetApp has said it will provide storage as a service through its Keystone subscription offering, with arrays deployed in Equinix colocation centers in an Equinix Metal arrangement.
Equinix Metal is...
Hitachi Vantara unifies hybrid storage product range
Hitachi Vantara is unifying its product portfolio as a single hybrid storage platform called Virtual Storage Platform One.
The company’s portfolio includes the VSP (Virtual Storage Platform) high-end and mid-range...
Storage news ticker – October 9
Data protector Arcserve has hooked up with Wasabi Technologies to introduce an integrated total unified data solution package. Exclusively available through Climb Distribution, it combines Arcserve’s Unified Data Protection...
Public cloud ephemeral storage can’t be persistent – right?
Four block storage suppliers use public cloud ephemeral storage drive instances. So can they be persistent despite being ephemeral?
Yes and no. Let's take the three public clouds one by one...
Blockheads note: Dell refreshes PowerFlex and intros APEX Block Storage for Azure
Dell has updated its PowerFlex block storage offering and introduced APEX Block Storage for Azure, so providing three APEX block storage environments: on-premises, in AWS, and now in Microsoft's...
Ephemeral cloud, decentralized solutions, and the future of block storage
Chris Evans is the consultant and analyst behind Architecting IT. He has a reputation for shrewd and insightful analysis of storage technologies and suppliers. We thought we'd take advantage...
Storage news ticker – 29 Sep 2023
Backblaze, which uses SSDs as boot drives for its disk-based storage servers, has produced its latest SSD annualized failure rate (AFR) report. Restricting its stats to drives with more...
Dell APEX Cloud Platform comes to Azure Stack HCI
Dell has launched its APEX Cloud Platform for Azure, first announced at Dell World in May, helping to provide a consistent Azure cloud environment across edge, branch, and central...