Qumulo launches Cloud Native file system on AWS

Chris Mellor -
Scale-out parallel file system supplier Qumulo now runs natively in AWS. The company has announced the initial private availability of…
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Kioxia plans IPO to tackle $5.8B debt amid industry shakeups

Chris Mellor -
NAND and SSD manufacturer Kioxia is preparing an IPO to recapitalize itself as payment of a ¥900 billion ($5.8 billion)…

Hitachi Vantara brings VSP One hybrid cloud storage to AWS

Chris Mellor -
Hitachi Vantara's Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One), a unified hybrid cloud storage product, has moved into the realm of…

Commvault acquires cloud resiliency startup Appranix

Chris Mellor -
Commvault is increasing its cloud resiliency credentials by buying Appranix – a seven-year-old cloud app resiliency startup. Appranix has developed…

Samsung reportedly plans to leapfrog to 430-layer NAND in 2025

Chris Mellor -
Samsung is planning to bypass the 300-layer 3D NAND level and go straight to 430-layer flash after a 290-layer product…

CTERA adds data theft honeypot decoy

Chris Mellor -
CTERA has added a decoy file and attack detection facility to its Ransom Protect offering. The enterprise developer provides geo-distributed…

Leil Storage trumpets green ‘hyperscaler’ backup for on-prem environments

Antony Savvas & Chris Mellor -
Leil Storage, a startup owned by Estonian storage systems builder DIAWAY, is extending its sustainability credentials in the second half…

Micron unveils QLC NAND SSD with more than 200 layers

Chris Mellor -
Micron has launched a 2500 QLC NAND internal fit client product that’s faster than its 2550 TLC predecessor, despite TLC…

Hammerspace erasure codes Global Data Environment

Chris Mellor -
Hammerspace has added erasure coding to its data orchestrating Global Data Environment software, enabling it to use less overhead when…

Seagate, Storj, Tuxera and Western Digital get NABbed

Chris Mellor -
It's time for the National Association of Broadcasters show – NAB 2024 – at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and…

Backblaze introduces Event Notifications for enhanced workflow automation

Chris Mellor -
Backblaze has added Event Notification data change alerts to its cloud storage so that such events can be dealt with…

Rubrik's IPO to raise up to $713 million

Chris Mellor -
Rubrik reportedly plans to sell 23 million shares in its upcoming IPO. The shares will be priced between $28 and…

Quantum sells service inventory assets for $15 million

Chris Mellor -
Quantum, beset by financial accounting issues, has realized $15 million by selling "certain service inventory assets" to an unnamed partner…

QStar Technologies targets expanding tape archive needs

Antony Savvas -
QStar Technologies, the provider of “active archive” software for tape libraries, is expanding the reach of stored data with the…

Veritas spinout set to innovate as Cohesity acquires key divisions

Chris Mellor -
Interview: With Cohesity acquiring much of the Veritas data protection business, the residual company will already be highly profitable, taking…

Quantum getting SMB speed boost for StorNext and Myriad

Chris Mellor -
Quantum is using SMB IP from Finnish outfit Tuxera to boost its StorNext file management and Myriad operating system software…

CTERA goes on the offensive to drive further growth

Antony Savvas -
Cloud file storage vendor CTERA has made a number of enhancements to its offering as it reports consistent growth for…

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