Storage news ticker – December 5

Ceph news: IBM Storage Ceph has introduced several new features to Ceph's orchestrator that simplify the deployment of IBM Storage…

Freely access NetBackup files without using Veritas software

S2|DATA has launched a no-cost Libertas utility to read and access Veritas NetBackup disk images – without requiring NetBackup software…

Quantum DXi9200 hybrid backup appliance replaces previous models

Quantum has launched a high-end DXi9200 target backup appliance as its sole hybrid (flash+disk) hardware accompanying the two all-flash T-series…

Storage news ticker – November 22

Cloud backup and storage supplier Backblaze announced the launch of a proposed follow-on public offering of $30,000,000 of shares of…

Quantum faces revenue drop but anticipates turnaround with operational overhaul

Quantum reported subdued results for its second FY 2025 quarter but said operational improvements, a product portfolio refresh, and go-to-market…

Huawei developing SSD-tape hybrid amid US tech restrictions

Huawei’s in-house development of Magneto-Electric Disk (MED) archive storage technology combines an SSD with a Huawei-developed tape drive to provide…

Storage news ticker – October 3

Adaptive announced a control plane that brokers access across all surfaces and safeguards sensitive information, protecting data closer to its…

IBM unveils tenth-gen DS8000 mainframe arrays

IBM has designed its block access DS8000 mainframe arrays to store more and access data faster with its tenth-generation models.…

Quantum executes reverse stock split to avoid Nasdaq delisting

Faced with the possibility of being delisted by Nasdaq due to its stock being worth less than $1, Quantum is…

All taped up: Quantum’s hyperscaler tape sales dive hits bottom line

Quantum’s latest results show that the collapse of its hypescaler tape business caused a significant revenue dip. The biz has…

Surprise move as Pure Storage invests in ceramic storage tech

Fast access all-flash array vendor Pure Storage has indicated an interest in long-term archival storage by investing in ceramic storage…

Cerabyte brings archival glass tablets to the US

Archival glass storage system specialist Cerabyte is bringing its technology to the USA. Cerabyte's tech stores data imprinted as femtosecond…

Spectra Logic and Cohesity pair up to manage archived data

Spectra Logic and Cohesity are integrating their technology to deliver what they claim will be a “comprehensive” data protection and…

Quantum confirms dramatic sales plunge for FY 2024

Quantum has finally announced its delayed full fiscal 2024 profit and loss accounts, and they don't make for pretty reading…

Let them eat tape: Multi-decade information storage problems

Analysis: Customers are sometimes faced with costly and sometimes unexpected permanent withdrawal fees when ending digital tape cartridge vaulting contracts.…

Spectra Logic and Geyser Data serve up TAPAS – Tape-as-a-service

On-premises tape library system vendor Spectra Logic is offering its products as a service. Spectra Logic customers buy its Tfinity…

Quantum sells service inventory assets for $15 million

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

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