OpenIO ‘solves’ the problem with object storage hyperscalability
OpenIO, a French startup, is claimed the speed record for serving object data - blasting past one terabits-per-second to match high end SAN array performance.
HPE inserts Datera into integrated server SAN
HPE has assembled a server SAN for resellers that integrates its servers and networking with Datera scale-out storage software.
Startup Datera develops enterprise-class clustered...
Your occasional storage digest, including Violin, Lenovo and more
It' s time to listen to some Violin practice and find out about Lenovo file tiering plus a host of news snippets from the storage industry. Read...
Dell EMC loses vision but still leads 2019 files and object Magic Quadrant
Gartner has published the 2019 Magic Quadrant for distributed files and object storage, which places Dell EMC, IBM, Scality and Qumulo in the leaders’ box.
Dell EMC’s ECS object store gains mid-range companion
Dell EMC has announced a mid-range ECS object store plus additional security software features to suit US DoD needs.
Effectively it has added higher-capacity drives...
Your occasional storage digest, including Dell, IDC on HCI, Intel Optane, Nebulon and more
There are several news items about Intel Optane in this week’s roundup, as Intel’s Optane software ecosystem building efforts pick up. But Cloudera, first.
Hammerspace builds ransomware bunker in universal data services extension
Hammerspace has introduced ransomware protection and other security services to its data-as-a-service platform.
The new features span hybrid and multi-cloud environments and are as...
Western Digital exits data centre systems – sells IntelliFlash to DDN, puts ActiveScale...
Western Digital is abandoning the storage systems business and is selling the IntelliFlash array unit to DDN. It has also put its ActiveScale archival storage array...
Boudreau replaces Clarke as head of Dell ISG, in the tale of two Jeffs
Jeff Clarke, Dell Technologies’s vice chairman and overall product and operations boss, has stepped away from day-to-day control of the server-to-storage-to-networking-to-protection ISG Group. He passes the baton...
Hitachi Vantara and Hitachi Consulting to merge
Hitachi is merging the Hitachi Vantara and Hitachi Consulting businesses under the Hitachi Vantara brand, with effect from January 2020.
Hitachi Vantara supplies VSP...