VAST’s Data Engine previewed
Analysis. VAST Data is getting ready to launch its DataEngine software, providing automated pipeline operations to make AI faster and more responsive to events. We referenced a VAST Data...
A VAST Data IPO closer with first CFO appointment?
VAST Data has named its first ever chief financial officer in what could be a sign that it is edging closer to an IPO.
Putting aside the fact it seems...
Storage news roundup – 9 August 2024
Cloud storage provider Backblaze pulled in $31.3 million revenues during calendar Q2, up 27 percent YoY, and it reported a $10.3 million loss versus the $14.3 million net loss...
WEKA helps Contextual AI get rid of chatbot hallucinations
Contextual AI is using WEKA’s Data Platform parallel filesystem software to speed AI training runs as it develops counter-hallucinatory retrieval augmented generation (RAG) 2.0 software.
Contextual AI’s CEO and co-founder...
Mastering the AI terrain: Why optimal storage is essential for competitive edge
COMMISSIONED: Enterprises adopting AI to stay competitive must tailor AI models to their needs. This means defining use cases, choosing workflows, investing in the right infrastructure, and partnering for...
IBM Storage Scale using Blue Vela AI supercomputer
IBM's Vela AI supercomputer, described here, was not powerful enough for IBM Research’s AI training needs. In 2023, it began the Blue Vela development to supply the major expansion...
IBM uses Storage Scale in its AI model training
Big Blue developed its own Vela cluster, using Storage Scale, to train its AI models.
IBM’s next generation AI studio, watsonx.ai, which became generally available in July of 2023, was...
Hitachi Vantara unveils AI infrastructure with Nvidia BasePOD certification
Hitachi Vantara has announced the general availability of its first Hitachi iQ AI infrastructure offering, enabling its customers to use Hitachi Vantara storage with Nvidia's BasePOD GPU server system.
The...
StorONE partners with Accessium Group to provide storage for healthcare
StorONE is the basis for Accessium Group's HIPAA-compliant storage offering for the healthcare market.
The StorONE S1 offering provides scale-out and performant block, file, or object storage with auto-tiering between...
OpenDrives composable storage software boasts capacity-free licensing
OpenDrives is launching composable storage software in a bid to end capacity-centric licensing.
The pitch is that a typical storage software product is full of features users may not want...
Panzura goes on a Moonwalk, acquires hybrid cloud outfit
Panzura says it is buying Moonwalk Universal for its hybrid cloud unstructured data estate scanning, migration and tiering technology, to help customers get AI-ready.
Update: Waldschmidt views on Panzura enablement...
CTERA gets $80m war chest for AI and acquisitions
CTERA has raised $80 million in primary and secondary funding from private investor PSG Equity.
A week after cloud file services supplier Nasuni secured a majority investment of up to...