Biomemory DNA storage: The future or costly gimmick?
French startup Biomemory says it can store 1 kilobyte in DNA for €1,000, making it one of the most expensive ways of storing digital data.
You don't get a lot...
Storage news ticker – January 17
Data intelligence biz Alation has gained accreditation from the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore enabling it to sell more effectively to government and large enterprise buyers there.
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Backblaze adds enterprise appeal to its backup storage
Backblaze has launched a Computer Backup with Enterprise Control (CBEC) service to improve its backup storage management.
The exisiting backup service is used by more than 400,000 customers on a...
Storage startup births, acquisitions and market exits in 2023
Three interesting storage startups emerged in 2023, seven were bought and a few storage suppliers and products quit the scene. As more storage startups were bought than born, the...
Data protection in 2023 was all about resilience
Recovering from data loss and ransomware are the gifts that keep on giving ... for data protection suppliers, that is.
Update. Dell additions. 18 Jan 2024
Compared to a year...
Storage news ticker – January 12
Google Cloud has eliminated data egress fees for customers that quit its service. Amit Zavery, Head of Platform for Google Cloud, blogged: "Google Cloud customers who wish to...
Veeam lays off 300 despite market share growth
Data protection outfit Veeam has reportedly laid off around 300 employees, according to one caught up in the redundancies.
In a post on LinkedIn, Denise Jongenelen, a senior campaign...
Where did the VCs invest storage startup dollars in 2023? (Clue: AI)
Venture Capitalists invested $1.3 billion in 17 storage startups in 2023, yet the bulk of that cash injection went to just four businesses that are weaving AI into their...
Storage news ticker – January 10
Data at Rest (DAR) storage systems provider CDSG, with its DIGISTOR self-encrypting SSD, says the US's National Security Agency (NSA) has certified its Citadel C Series Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA),...
Storage news ticker – January 9
Dell Technologies' annual Global Data Protection Index finds that the financial impact of cyberattacks has more than doubled, averaging $1.4 million. Highlights from the 2024 report include:
Generative AI and...
ExaGrid says 48% of its business now outside of USA
Privately-owned ExaGrid claims to have notched up record bookings and revenue during the final three months of 2023.
Exagrid supplies a two-tier appliance with incoming backups written as-is to...
Tiger Technology takes surveillance storage to the cloud
Tiger Technology has adapted file-tiering-to-the-cloud technology and applied it to surveillance videos, enabling public cloud playback and disaster recovery.
Video surveillance storage needs are growing as more and more cameras...