Dell EMC’s Midrange.NEXT: Everything we know so far
Update May 5, 2020. Dell EMC today launched the PowerStore (formerly called Midrange.NEXT) data storage array line. Check out our PowerStore explainer. Our editor thinks this is "most important...
Cisco, NetApp crank up FlexPod with MAX Data
Cisco and NetApp are adding MAX Data to their FlexPod reference design to make applications run faster.
In a white paper published last week Cisco showed MAX Data on FlexPod...
StorCentric scoops up ailing startup Vexata
Enterprise NVMe array startup Vexata has been bought by StorCentric, a private-equity-owned company which yesterday acquired the Retrospect backup software company.
Vexata was founded in 2013 by CEO Zahid Hussain...
StorONE’s Seagate SSD demo is fast for a virtual appliance
Startup StorONE claims record performance from its TRU S1 storage software running in a virtual appliance with 24 Seagate SSDs.
Is software ran more than three times faster last...
HPE’s Primera is Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
HPE's newly-launched Primera array is a performance beast - and that’s before it gets NVMe over Fabrics and storage class memory.
HPE staffers told Blocks & Files in a product...
HPE trickles out more Primera hardware specs
HPE has opened the door on Primera's hardware configuration - a little.
Field CTO Nick Triantos says in a LinkedIn article that Primera is based on a mostly re-designed 3PAR...
HPE scales out 3PAR to build massively parallel Primera line
HPE’s Primera array, launched today, is an evolutionary upgrade of its 3PAR platform, with expanded InfoSight management and claimed Nimble array ease-of-use.
Our sister publication The Register carries the announcement...
Pure Storage elbows way on to storage industry top table
Pure Storage outpaced the market in 2019’s first quarter. to make its debut as a top five enterprise storage supplier.
IDC’s first 2019 quarter enterprise storage tracker numbers reveal...
What’s up with computational storage
Computational storage is an emerging trend that sees some
data processing carried out at the storage layer, rather than moving the data
into a computer’s main memory for processing by the...
Baffled by block storage choices? Read this!
A new report from research outfit Gigaom aims to help enterprises focus on the key factors in order to make the right decision when investing in storage systems.
Prospective buyers...
Dell Q1 revenues up but servers and storage sales are down
Dell posted $21.9bn revenues for the first fiscal 2020 quarter up three per cent on last year, and net income $329m (-$538m). However storage revenues fell a little and...
DDN adds software-defined data services
Interview DDN bought software-defined storage player Nexenta this month. We conducted a short email interview with Kurt Kuckein, DDN senior director, to find out more.
Blocks & Files: Will Tarkan...