NetApp sets up all-flash SME reseller deal with Fujitsu virtualized servers
Looking to expand its low end business, NetApp has set up an entry-level all-flash array reselling deal with Fujitsu. Under…
Cloud storage pusher Volumez talks up 'age of OpEx'
Volumez has developed a cloud-delivered block storage provisioning service for containerized applications. Storage features such as performance, resiliency and security…
Xinnor soups up Lustre for HPC and AI with xiRAID
Software RAID house Xinnor has developed xiSTORE, an HPC and AI market storage software stack using its xiRAID and the…
Oxide on-prem cloud computer reinvents the server rack
Startup Oxide has delivered a rack-level system providing cloud-style computing on premises as its first commercial product. Oxide was founded…
Hitachi Vantara gives birth to AI-led Digital Services unit
Hitachi has spun out a Digital Services unit from Hitachi Vantara to provide generative AI-led services across the business. Vantara…
Pure Storage exec shuffle combines FlashBlade and FlashArray product managment
Pure Storage is ringing in some exec-level changes after combining the FlashBlade and FlashArray product management teams. FlashBlade is an…
NetApp intros QLC block array amid AI push
NetApp is attempting to win over customers with a pitch to reduce costs in all-flash arrays and cloud services as…
Storage news ticker Oct 19
It’s the season for reports as suppliers try to pump up their relevance in a crowded market. … Alluxio introduced…
StorPool: erasure coding protects against drive and node failure
StorPool Storage has added erasure coding in v21 of its block storage software, meaning its data should be able to…
Dell PowerMax update boosts green credentials
A v10.1 software update to the high-end PowerMax storage array from Dell reduces its electricity consumption, the company says. PowerMax…
NetApp and Equinix deliver bare metal storage as a service
NetApp has said it will provide storage as a service through its Keystone subscription offering, with arrays deployed in Equinix…
Hitachi Vantara unifies hybrid storage product range
Hitachi Vantara is unifying its product portfolio as a single hybrid storage platform called Virtual Storage Platform One. The company’s…
Storage news ticker – October 9
Data protector Arcserve has hooked up with Wasabi Technologies to introduce an integrated total unified data solution package. Exclusively available…
Public cloud ephemeral storage can't be persistent – right?
Four block storage suppliers use public cloud ephemeral storage drive instances. So can they be persistent despite being ephemeral? Yes…
Blockheads note: Dell refreshes PowerFlex and intros APEX Block Storage for Azure
Dell has updated its PowerFlex block storage offering and introduced APEX Block Storage for Azure, so providing three APEX block…
Ephemeral cloud, decentralized solutions, and the future of block storage
Chris Evans is the consultant and analyst behind Architecting IT. He has a reputation for shrewd and insightful analysis of…
Storage news ticker – 29 Sep 2023
Backblaze, which uses SSDs as boot drives for its disk-based storage servers, has produced its latest SSD annualized failure rate…
Dell APEX Cloud Platform comes to Azure Stack HCI
Dell has launched its APEX Cloud Platform for Azure, first announced at Dell World in May, helping to provide a…