Lenovo leans into SAN, hypervisor multiplicity, Azure Local and AI hyperconvergence

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Lenovo is introducing a new ThinkSystem SAN array product line along with three ThinkAgile hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) systems for VMware,…
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And then there were three - Qumulo embraces Google Cloud

Chris Mellor -
Qumulo has ported its scale-out filesystem to the Google Cloud platform, making it available in the Google Cloud Marketplace. Cloud…

Storage news ticker - 10 December 2025

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Data mover connector builder Airbyte announced updates that provide faster data transfers and predictable pricing.  It is up to 95%…

AI data pipelines matter more than models

Chris Mellor -
Scality, the object storage supplier, believes that the idea of competing businesses differentiating themselves by the particular AI foundation model…

CTERA cites lab tests to claim its AI can head off ransomware

Chris Mellor -
CTERA says independent tests show its AI-powered detection finds ransomware attacks before encryption is completed. The company provides cloud-based distributed…

FADU cools on CXL and dampens High Bandwidth Flash idea

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Fabless SSD and power management controller maker FADU is drawing back on its CXL switch investments, and thinks high-bandwidth flash…

IBM snaps up Confluent in $11B all-cash deal

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IBM has entered into a deal to buy Kafka data-streaming company Confluent, the companies announced Monday morning. The price is…

Rocketship Rubrik’s revenues roar robustly to record

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Security-focussed data protector Rubrik saw revenues rocket upwards as it landed new customers, expanded sales to existing ones and recast…

HPE networking shines while servers dim and Alletra glistens

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HPE revenues rose in its final fy2025 quarter, with a Juniper-inspired leap in networking revenues, but server revenues declined despite…

Storage news ticker - 4 December 2025

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Filmmaker Joseph DiGiovanna (covered by CNN, Live With Kelly and Mark, and more) has been capturing 1 frame every 30…

How to make your data AI-ready, using infrastructure you already own

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Hammerspace maximizes your GPU usage using your existing NVMe storage As AI computing expands across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, infrastructure…

Micron makes Crucial decision: Farewell

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So long and thanks for all the flash. Micron is walking away from its Crucial-branded consumer SSD business to concentrate…

Snowflake leans into Claude with $200M Anthropic spend as growth holds

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Snowflake has posted another quarter of strong growth, expanding its AI ambitions with a $200 million deal to bring Anthropic’s…

AWS piles on S3 upgrades from vector search to 50 TB objects

Chris Mellor -
AWS has boosted its S3 offerings with support for larger, faster-accessed, and more AI data sources, including NetApp, and has…

HPE adds all-flash 7700 and high-end 5720 to StoreOnce backup line

Chris Mellor -
HPE has refreshed its StoreOnce line of backup target appliances and strengthened support for Morpheus mission-critical virtual machines. It introduced…

Pure Storage hikes full-year forecast after solid Q3

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Pure Storage has increased its full-year forecast after beating its Q3 FY 2026 revenue guidance. Revenues for the quarter ended…

Databricks looking to raise another $5 billion

Chris Mellor -
Data lakehouse business Databricks is said to be in talks to raise $5 billion, just three months after closing a…

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