Anti-ransomware biz ExaGrid ‘paid $2.6m ransomware demand’
Computer storage supplier ExaGrid has attempted to downplay a report that it paid nearly $3m to criminals who infected its corporate network with ransomware.
ExaGrid supplies backup disk storage equipment...
Clumio unveils Discover AWS backup monitor, gives it away free to its customers
Clumio has developed a Discover service that provides status information for all of a customer’s backups in AWS so that they don’t under- or over-protect their AWS workloads.
Startup Clumio...
Startup emerges from stealth, reveals all-singing, all-dancing ‘transcendent’ storage
A startup called 22dot6 has exited stealth mode, and revealed some ambitious details on Valence, which the biz has dubbed a Transcendent Abstracted Storage System (TASS). The firm says...
Commvault polishes Metallic, dives deeper into SaaS and hybrid cloud with integrated product set
Data protector Commvault has extended its Metallic SaaS backup services, and announced an Intelligent Data Services Platform (ISDP) using all parts of its existing portfolio.
Metallic is a Backup-as-a-service offering ...
Copy that: Catalogic exits copy data management, divests software to IBM
Copy Data Manager Catalogic is now an ex-copy data manager. It has sold that side of its business to IBM so it can focus on enterprise and cloud data...
Your occasional storage digest with Veritas, Nasuni, NetApp, ArcServe and SUSE
There's a whole lot of data protection goodness this week, with new moves at Veritas, Arcserve and HYCU. We also have a NetApp ONTAP array telemetry update plus...
CRM cram: Druva adds acquired tech to Salesforce data protection product
Druva has increased Salesforce data backup frequency to once every 15 minutes and added data compliance, masking and translation features to its CRM product.
The update includes tech from November...
Startup releases ‘self-defending’ SSD that protects data from ransomware attacks
Cyber-security startup Cigent Technology has built a "self-defending" Secure SSD which constantly checks the credentials of any access to data on the drive. The firm claims it can make...
Rubrik aims auto-VMware app recovery software at orgs smacked by file-encrypting ransomware
Data protection firm Rubrik has pushed out a Cloud Data Management software release that automates the process of application recovery from ransomware attacks, and also protects Kubernetes-orchestrated containers.
The product...
Your occasional storage digest with Broadcom, DRAM, Datto and Veeam
It's time to visit with old friends this week as Fibre Channel lives on at higher speeds, DRAM demand increases, and backup revenues rise nicely. That's true for both...
Ionir tries to appeal to those worried about ransomware with Kubernetes app ‘1-second RPO’...
Startup Ionir has said its latest software release adds Kubernetes app ransomware protection with a 1-second RPO.
It's part of a package of added data services which include multi-cloud instant...
Your occasional storage digest with SoftIron, StorageOS, NAKIVO and more
The common factors in this week’s storage news round-up are the two mainstays: Kubernetes and the public cloud. Kubernetes storage and protection products are getting enhanced and the rush...