Why primary storage suppliers are consolidating – and why secondary storage is a different...
Interview Major and mature high tech industry markets consolidate to two or three major suppliers and minor players fighting for market niches left available.
Blocks & Files asked GigaOM storage...
IBM parades ESS 3000 appliance in Big Storage Day Out
Twice a year IBM blitzes out a bunch of storage hardware releases. Today was once of the twice.
The information overload is overwhelming but IBM's main messages for today's announcements...
HPE inserts Datera into integrated server SAN
HPE has assembled a server SAN for resellers that integrates its servers and networking with Datera scale-out storage software.
Startup Datera develops enterprise-class clustered block and object storage software, which...
Hammerspace builds ransomware bunker in universal data services extension
Hammerspace has introduced ransomware protection and other security services to its data-as-a-service platform.
The new features span hybrid and multi-cloud environments and are as follows:
Global undelete for files and snapshots...
Huawei builds world’s biggest all-flash storage array
Huawei used its annual shindig HUAWEI CONNECT in Shanghai last week to show off its latest all-flash storage array, the OceanStor Dorado V6. And it’s a monster - with...
Western Digital exits data centre systems – sells IntelliFlash to DDN, puts ActiveScale...
Western Digital is abandoning the storage systems business and is selling the IntelliFlash array unit to DDN. It has also put its ActiveScale archival storage array business up...
NetApp takes top billing in Gartner primary array magic quadrant
Gartner’s first combined hybrid and all flash primary array magic quadrant gives higher then expected rankings to NetApp, Pure and Infinidat, including them alongside traditional leaders Dell EMC, HPE and...
Dell EMC pumps up PowerMax performance
Dell EMC is ramping up performance for its high-end PowerMax arrays by adding support for FC-NVMe and Optane storage-class memory (SCM). Customers will get up to 50 per cent...
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Dell EMC Isilon software update
The Isilon ONeFS filer OS has been updated to v8.2.1 and adds hardware accelerated in-line compression and inline...
IDC muddies Storage Tracker waters
IDC has published a September storage tracker different from last year’s tracker, making overall enterprise storage market comparisons virtually impossible.
The tech analyst firm has put out a Worldwide Quarterly...
Samsung’s open source key:value SSD is a game-changer for unstructured apps
Samsung has developed an open standard prototype key:value SSD and is working with Datrium, Minio, DDN’s Nexenta and others to productise it.
A key:value (KV) SSD implements an object-like storage...
HPE to make and supply Apeiron kit
A couple of weeks ago Apeiron and its VC backer trumpeted a global OEM deal with HPE. There is less to this than meets the eye.
Making its debut in...