Storage news ticker – October 24
Astera Labs demonstrated how datacenter operators can improve performance and reduce TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) with its CXL, PCIe 5.0, and Ethernet Connectivity solutions at the OCP Global...
IBM builds Diamondback tape library for enterprise and cloud hyperscalers
Big Blue is active afresh in the archive-storing tape library business, with its Diamondback product for web-scale enterprises and hyperscalers, claimed to be the industry's densest library.
IBM says it...
HPE looks to disaster recovery for storage growth
HPE execs have told investment analysts the company is relying on disaster recovery and data management for storage growth.
Update. HPE TAM expansion slide replaced. Oct 21, 2022.
The execs spoke...
HYCU gets onramp to Okta’s 15,000-plus customers
Data protector HYCU has gained a strategic investment from Okta Ventures as part of an extended B-round which brought in $53 million in June this year. This also gives...
Storage news ticker – October 17
Cohesity said it thinks most ransomware warranties aren't worth the digital paper they are written on (it doesn't offer such guarantees itself). Many cyber security and data recovery firms...
ExaGrid says it exceeds 3,600 customers in latest quarterly trading update
Privately owned ExaGrid has reported a double-digit growth quarter with its customer count passing 3,600.
This purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) maker was launched 20 years ago and has raised a...
Storage news ticker – October 10
Cloud and backup storage vendor Backblaze has hired Robert Fitt as Chief Human Resources Officer, its first such position. He will lead the company’s strategic advancement for all HR...
Storage news ticker – October 6
Research house IDC has reported that spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 22.4 percent year-over-year in the second...
Dell adopts Zero Trust security principles
Dell Technologies has announced Zero Trust cybersecurity services along with a Zero Trust Center of Excellence using a US Department of Defense-approved architecture.
The Zero Trust approach is that no...
IBM swallows Red Hat storage products
IBM is deepening its assimilation of Red Hat by adopting two of its open source storage products and moving some Red Hat staff to IBM.
Red Hat is transferring its...
Storage news ticker – September 28
Cloud storage provider Backblaze has launched a company Shareholder Perks Program on the Stockperks app. Stockperks provides shareholder rewards, with more than 20 public companies using the platform to...
Quantum enters reseller deal for Atempo backup
Quantum is to resell Atempo’s Tina backup software combined with its backup appliances and other hardware in product bundles.
Atempo’s Tina (Time Navigator) provides on-premises and SaaS backup/restore of physical...