Quantum asked to return PPP loan, tells B&F: It is ‘saving American jobs at...
Quantum Corp has told Blocks & Files it believes it is eligible for the $10m US Paycheck Protection Program loan it took in April, after being asked (PDF)...
Reader’s storage digest: Backup, HPC storage, data lakes and more
In this week's roundup of storage news, we look at Dremio's Data Lake Engine on AWS, Rubrik extending its public cloud workload coverage, HPE enlarging GreenLake to cover...
Cash-rich Cohesity blames pandemic for job cuts
Cohesity today cited the covid-19 pandemic for laying off or furloughing "a small percentage" of its 1300-strong workforce. The data management startup is cutting the jobs just one month...
Your occasional storage round-up featuring Kioxia, Samsung, Veritas and more
Kioxia America
Kioxia America has added snapshots and clones to its KumoScale all-flash storage system.
It has done this by including Kubernetes CSI-compliant snapshots and clones to the KumoScale NVMe-over Fabrics-based...
NetApp unveils Project Astra for Kubernetes love-in
NetApp today launched Project Astra, an initiative aimed at developing application data lifecycle management for Kubernetes-orchestrated containerised applications.
This is to be NetApp’s replacement for the now-cancelled NetApp Kubernetes Service...
Mainframe demand (again) boosts IBM storage sales
IBM has reported good storage revenue growth in the first 2020 quarter as robust demand for the System z15 mainframe carried DS8900 array sales in its wake.
The Register has...
Commvault sues Cohesity and Rubrik
Update; April 21, 2020 - Cohesity statement added. April 22, 220 - Rubrik statement added.
Commvault has filed suit against data management upstarts Cohesity and Rubrik, alleging patent infringement. It...
Datera co-founder heads off to pastures new
Datera co-founder Marc Fleischmann has announced his departure from the data storage startup via a LinkedIn posting.
In his statement he said he was proud of what he and...
Your occasional enterprise storage digest featuring CTERA, Nutanix, OpenIO, StorONE and Veritas
This week's digest covers file-sharing, flash, hyperconverged infrastructure, all-in-one storage, object storage, data protection and supplier responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dive straight in with Nutanix.
Nutanix China win
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Cohesity pumps out ransomware alerts 24×7 via Helios smartphone app
Cohesity has developed a smartphone app for its Helios management software, to better enable admin staff to respond to external threats in real time.
For instance, the manager of a...
Starboard wants its directors on Commvault’s board
Activist investor Starboard Value has named six proxy directors it wants elected to Commvault’s board and is talking to Commvault's CEO and CFO.
Starboard announced last week it had bought...
What pandemic? Cohesity raises $250m at blockbuster valuation
Cohesity has completed a $250m series E round that values the data management startup at $2.5bn.
Mohit Aron, CEO and founder, said today in a press release: “Closing a major...