HPE launches cost-effective storage system for HPC and AI
HPE has built a downsized ClusterStor supercomputer storage array for entry-level and mid-range HPC and AI compute clusters.
Update. C500 does support Nvidia's GPU Direct protocol. 7 May 2024.
The ClusterStor...
Disk failure rates in datacenters are falling, says Backblaze
Cloud storage and data backup firm Backblaze has published the latest annual failure rates (AFRs) of the disk drives it uses to supply services to customers in its datacenters.
As...
Panasas pivots to SaaS under VDURA brand
Legacy parallel file system supplier Panasas is exiting the hardware biz and embracing the public cloud as it rebrands itself VDURA.
Currently, Panasas supplies scale-out PanFS software with DirectFlow, NFS...
Pure’s all-flash storage platforms: engineered for sustainability
SPONSORED FEATURE: Highly sustainable IT systems are better for the long term health of our planet because they contribute less to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. They have...
Analyst forecasts continued HDD sales beyond 2028
Analyst Coughlin Associates' latest Digital Storage Technology Newsletter sees no signs that SSDs are going to stop new hard disk drive (HDD) sales after 2028.
All-flash array vendor Pure Storage...
Toshiba demos 32 TB HAMR and 31 TB MAMR disk drives
Toshiba has demonstrated 30 TB-plus shingled disk drives using both heat-assisted and microwave-assisted recording technologies.
Currently, Toshiba’s highest-capacity drives use MAMR (microwave-assisted magnetic recording) similar to Western Digital, and reach...
Western Digital offers 6 TB portable disk drives
Western Digital has upped the capacity of its legacy 2.5-inch external portable disk drives from 5 TB to 6 TB.
These drives come in a 2.5-inch format and provide cheaper...