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• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  Nvidia unveils latest 3D sim tech for multiple industries

  Nvidia has launched a cloud-based version of its Omniverse platform for 3D simulations. The company also unveiled an Omniverse computing system.

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  FlexPod XCS brings cloud capabilities to data centers

  FlexPod XCS, the latest NetApp and Cisco converged infrastructure appliance, expands support for hybrid cloud environments with hyperscaler integrations.

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  Nvidia beefs up its line of AI supercomputers, chips

  Nvidia rolls out a new GPU architecture, supercomputers and chips that in concert will aid developers in creating the hardware foundation for the next generation of AI applications and services.

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  Vast Data unveils new storage platform built on Nvidia DPUs

  Vast Data's Ceres combines the vendor's Universal Storage system with data processing units, which provide denser, more efficient storage targeted at AI workloads.

• March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

  HPE GreenLake rolls in Aruba, adds block STaaS

  HPE GreenLake folded Aruba Central under its umbrella and added data services, including block storage as a service and new data protection capabilities.

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• March 21, 2022 21 Mar'22

  SREs provision their role in DevSecOps

  Whether it's creating automated tools for OS certification or exploring eBPF as a way to safeguard supply chain security in production, cybersecurity is a growing part of SRE jobs.

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Cradlepoint, Extreme Networks partner on 5G WWAN

  Cradlepoint and Extreme Networks will combine the former's 5G routers with the latter's network fabric to build a 5G wireless WAN for remote deployments.

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Startup OneLayer offers IoT security on cellular networks

  Israeli startup OneLayer has launched from stealth with $8.2 million in seed funding and a software-based platform to secure IoT devices on private LTE and 5G networks.

• March 18, 2022 18 Mar'22

  Russia-Ukraine war has tech buyers reassessing spending

  The Russia-Ukraine war, which affects everything from inflation to chip availability, has left half of enterprise tech leaders reassessing IT and communication spending, IDC said.

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Oracle Cloud adds ZFS high availability, block provisioning

  New storage additions such as Flexible Block Volumes and high availability for ZFS grow Oracle's cloud platform to compete against public cloud giants like AWS.

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Juniper updates Apstra intent-based networking for the edge

  Juniper has targeted edge data centers with a suite of updates to its intent-based networking platform Apstra. Also, Juniper has new IBN security and professional services.

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Kyndryl, Cloudera announce data transformation partnership

  Kyndryl has signed another partnership as it continues to forge independence from IBM -- this time with Cloudera, to help accelerate data transformation projects for hybrid clouds.

• March 16, 2022 16 Mar'22

  Pluribus taps the DPU for a distributed network fabric

  Pluribus Networks' United Cloud Fabric shifts distributed network functions from a switch CPU to a DPU on the server. The technology unifies network management across switches and servers, the company said.

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Kioxia ups NAND ante with new 24G SAS SSD

  Kioxia unveils its second-generation 24G SAS SSDs, the PM7, building off its previous generation to provide added performance and support for the new FIPS standard.

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Golang generics spark excitement, anxiety in watershed release

  Golang generics support is a landmark event in the language's evolution that some say could expand enterprise usage, while others are nervous about potential complexity.

• March 15, 2022 15 Mar'22

  Intel's aggressive processor roadmap has some bumps ahead

  Intel is optimistic its processor roadmap can put the company back on top, but the company faces the challenging prospect of balancing short-term costs with long-term competitiveness.

• March 14, 2022 14 Mar'22

  ServiceNow pricing bucks tradition for incident response

  Lightstep Incident Response, a SaaS product, also opens new competitive fronts against PagerDuty, Splunk, Atlassian and other observability vendors.

• March 14, 2022 14 Mar'22

  Quantum adds Scalar tape storage for hyperscalers, enterprises

  The Quantum Scalar i6H, along with the Quantum RAIL architecture, enables hyperscalers and enterprises to use tape in a scale-out fashion like other storage media.

• March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

  Kioxia, WD NAND contamination to affect flash pricing

  A contamination last month of WD NAND that also affected Kioxia has been corrected, but the fallout from disrupted flash memory production is not yet known.

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  DevOps teams seek service mesh help from network platform

  Service mesh users including T-Mobile and Constant Contact have deployed Solo.io's application networking platform to cope with overwhelming operational complexity.

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  Nvidia buys Excelero to speed block storage access in DPUs

  Excelero's NVMe storage pooling technology will become integrated with Nvidia's DPU technology stack for faster block storage access in data centers.

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  6 enterprise data storage startups to watch in 2022

  Storage startups continue to innovate despite supply chain sluggishness. Here are six we'll be keeping an eye on in 2022.

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  Red Hat cloud leader defects to service mesh upstart

  Brian Gracely, now vice president of product strategy at Solo.io after six years at Red Hat, sees service mesh platforms beginning to edge Kubernetes out of the industry spotlight.

• March 09, 2022 09 Mar'22

  Critical Exchange Server bug fixed for March Patch Tuesday

  The vulnerability on the on-premises mail server system is one of just three critical flaws from a total of 71 bugs corrected in Microsoft products this month.

• March 04, 2022 04 Mar'22

  Pure Storage enables healthcare org's cloud Kubernetes

  Pure Storage's Portworx products and AWS managed EKS service creates digital infrastructure for CHG Healthcare, enabling faster app development and portability across clouds.

• March 04, 2022 04 Mar'22

  Cloudian CEO, CTO talk future of object storage

  Cloudian CEO and CTO talk about the evolution of storage from block and file to object, and why object storage's future is so bright.

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  New Splunk CEO inherits a company in transition

  Splunk is at a crossroads as a new chief executive takes over and the vendor navigates the classic Innovator's Dilemma.

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  Microsoft updates Azure for Operators, joins AT&T in private 5G

  Microsoft's latest Azure for Operators update includes critical 5G services. The company also joined AT&T in a private 5G service that can roam on the carrier's public network.

• March 03, 2022 03 Mar'22

  Nutanix revenue increases, driven by hybrid cloud adoption

  Benefiting from the growing user adoption of hybrid clouds and a significant increase in digital transformation projects, Nutanix second-quarter revenue jumped 19%.

• March 02, 2022 02 Mar'22

  Kyndryl revenue slides, company lays out plans for growth

  IBM spinoff Kyndryl reported revenue was down in 2021, but expects three cloud partnerships and a focus on growing markets to change that.

• March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

  Micron releases first 176-layer NAND data center SSD

  The Micron 7450 marks the launch of the first 176-layer NAND SSD aimed at the data center, bringing a consistently low-latency, PCIe Gen 4 performance and a spectrum of form factors.

• February 25, 2022 25 Feb'22

  Arista embeds security software in campus switches

  Arista Networks will embed network detection and response software in campus switches to provide AI-driven threat detection across the network.

• February 25, 2022 25 Feb'22

  Performance, capacity tick up with Dell PowerVault ME5

  Dell Technologies modernized its entry-level storage with the new Dell PowerVault ME5, bringing more performance, capacity and ease of use for its SMB customers.

• February 25, 2022 25 Feb'22

  Vast Data solves high-performance computing challenge

  When DUG began to supply high-performance computing as a service, it discovered its storage was not up to the task, sending the company on a years-long journey.

• February 24, 2022 24 Feb'22

  Dell, Marvell partner on telco 5G hardware

  The combination Dell PowerEdge server and Marvell-powered inline 5G Layer 1 processing card can run carriers' open or virtualized radio access networks.

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  NetBrain's new tool automates network troubleshooting

  NetBrain's Problem Diagnosis Automation System leans on network manager expertise instead of AI to automate troubleshooting and resolve network issues.

• February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

  Hitachi Vantara simplifies hybrid cloud storage

  Hitachi Vantara is now providing customers a path to the hybrid cloud with software-defined storage and colocation. It also unveiled a new midrange storage offering.

• February 17, 2022 17 Feb'22

  Akamai aims Linode acquisition at improving edge services

  Akamai's $900 million acquisition of IaaS vendor Linode would add a distributed computing platform to Akamai's content delivery network. The deal is expected to close this quarter.

• February 16, 2022 16 Feb'22

  Intel expands chip-making capacity with Tower acquisition

  Intel continues its aggressive push in the processor market by purchasing Tower Semiconductor, which makes chips for a variety of consumer and industrial products.

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  F5 distributed cloud security services strike a trendy chord

  As talk of multi-cloud management gives way to distributed cloud, which also ties in edge computing, F5 bundles application security services to expand its appeal to enterprises.

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  Juniper acquires zero-trust security startup WiteSand

  Juniper has acquired zero-trust security company WiteSand. The startup's cloud-native technology could find a home in Juniper's Mist and SASE platforms.

• February 15, 2022 15 Feb'22

  Nutanix streamlines its HCI, cloud portfolio for ease of use

  Nutanix has slimmed down its portfolio by repackaging its HCI and cloud platforms to include support for VMs and containers in private data centers and public clouds.

• February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

  20 years of 'Storage' magazine's Products of the Year

  Our best products competition is built on a premise that discourages vendors from sitting on their product's laurels while encouraging technology innovation.

• February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

  Data storage and security make a mission-critical mix

  At a time of heightened cyberthreats, IT administrators should look to improve their data storage security. There are numerous proactive ways to prepare for the next attack.

• February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

  Cut down on containerized environment complexity

  Containerized environments were supposed to speed up IT operations. However, too much of a good thing brings complexity challenges for organizations to overcome.

• February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

  The best enterprise storage products of 2021

• February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

  IBM Z as a service brings mainframes closer to hybrid clouds

  Responding to demands to modernize mainframe environments, IBM delivered its Z as a service and a new software stack that brings mainframes and hybrid clouds closer together.

• February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

  Ruggedized storage takes autonomous vehicle research to edge

  Mississippi State University's Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems selected Quantum Corp.'s R-Series SSDs to collect sensor data at the edge.

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  Research predicts enterprises will skip Wi-Fi 6E entirely

  Supply chain issues plaguing Wi-Fi 6E will lead many enterprises to skip the wireless standard and go straight to Wi-Fi 7, according to the Dell'Oro Group.

• February 11, 2022 11 Feb'22

  Observability data finds its way into BizDevOps

  The digitize-or-die catalyst of the COVID-19 pandemic forced enterprises toward BizDevOps, and IT observability data has begun to inform cooperation with business users.

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  As DevSecOps tools coalesce, IT pros ponder role overlaps

  Dynatrace is among a slew of DevSecOps vendors touting a one-stop shop for observability and security automation, but IT pros say it's unlikely to displace existing tools for now.

• February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22

  Dynatrace hands observability-as-code reins to DevOps

  Dynatrace expanded observability-as-code tools to let developers and DevOps engineers determine how production services send feedback via a self-service interface.

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Infinidat adds cyber resilience software to InfiniGuard appliance

  Infinidat upgraded its purpose-built backup appliance, InfiniGuard, with anti-ransomware software and boosted its DRAM to provide faster recovery times.

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  Palo Alto announces ML-enabled software update and firewalls

  Palo Alto's updated PAN-OS software uses machine learning to analyze network traffic in real time, and two firewall appliances provide the processing power to support it.

• February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22

  After rough January, IT gets a mild February Patch Tuesday

  With one public disclosure and not a critical vulnerability in sight, administrators will have time to recover from the roller coaster of patch problems from last month.

• February 08, 2022 08 Feb'22

  IBM upgrades FlashSystem to tackle ransomware

  Addressing the continuing onslaught of cyber attacks, IBM has delivered an offering that combines its FlashSystem and Cyber Vault products for fast recovery.

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  CNCF hosts WebAssembly server-side projects

  Once strictly a web browser utility, WebAssembly may soon be coming to a server near you and bringing with it a new level of computing abstraction to contend with.

• February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22

  WebAssembly tech infiltrates the cloud via edge computing

  WebAssembly's first beachhead in its mission to break out beyond the web browser has been in edge computing, where it offers efficient support for bespoke serverless workloads.

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  Cisco launches APs, switches to enhance hybrid workplaces

  Cisco has launched two Wi-Fi 6E APs and four switches to update campus networks and improve hybrid workplaces.

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  Juniper Networks launches Secure Edge firewall as a service

  Secure Edge, the as-a-service version of Juniper's SRX firewalls, is managed through the Security Director Cloud platform for SASE released last May.

• February 03, 2022 03 Feb'22

  Panzura enables multi-cloud replication with CloudFS update

  CloudFS customers can now replicate to a backup cloud instantly, enabling recovery in case of a cloud outage. New support for Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor expands VM features.

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Cato Networks adds CASB to growing SASE portfolio

  Cato Networks has added CASB app visibility and enforcement capabilities to its growing SASE portfolio, and plans to add data loss prevention in the coming months.

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  NVMe-oF storage provider Pavilion Data raises $45 million

  NVMe-oF startup Pavilion Data completed a series C1 funding with an additional $45 million, while keeping its focus on helping customers tackle modern workloads.

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  MinIO CEO, CMO talk unicorn status, future of object storage

  In this Q&A, CEO Anand Babu Periasamy and CMO Jonathan Symonds talk about how multi-cloud has positioned MinIO to become a player in the object storage market.

• February 01, 2022 01 Feb'22

  Web3 use cases for storage flimsy for now

  The marketing lingo of Web3 is slinking into the storage industry, but the use cases are few and the technology immature.

• January 31, 2022 31 Jan'22

  Enterprise AIOps quietly gets real

  Machine learning algorithms are being used to automate some aspects of enterprise IT operations, but the original goal of advanced self-healing systems is still a long way off.

• January 31, 2022 31 Jan'22

  CyArk migrates digital archive to Seagate's Lyve Cloud

  On a mission to create 3D digital blueprints of cultural heritage sites, CyArk discovered its storage infrastructure was too brittle for the task. It turned to Seagate for help.

• January 28, 2022 28 Jan'22

  Cisco adds Webex support to SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp

  Cisco's SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp integration with Webex brings the number of supported cloud platforms and SaaS applications to 14. Cisco plans to add automation to Cloud OnRamp next.

• January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22

  Illinois college uses Wasabi cloud storage to cut ties with tape

  Moraine Valley Community College's IT department replaced its tape backup system with modern cloud storage using Rubrik and Wasabi, saving on time and costs.

• January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22

  Hard disk drives to remain dominant storage media in 2022

  Hard disk drives are increasing in density and maintaining a lower price point than alternatives, but flash is gaining ground. Here, experts sound off on the fate of HDDs in 2022.

• January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22

  Weaveworks Magalix buy points to GitOps beyond Kubernetes

  The merger between the GitOps platform company and a policy-as-code startup amounts to a bet that declarative code is about to become the new standard for IT management.

• January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22

  Juniper announces routers, line card using new Trio 6 ASIC

  Juniper Networks has announced routers and a line card to take advantage of the more scalable, efficient Trio 6 ASIC. It also announced a higher-throughput Express 5 ASIC.

• January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22

  Nvidia Arm deal another step closer to -- death?

  Negotiations of the long-awaited Nvidia acquisition of Arm Ltd. have come to a halt with rumors of Nvidia telling partners they can't come to agreement on a deal.

• January 25, 2022 25 Jan'22

  IBM hybrid cloud strategy driving revenue growth

  IBM revenue for its hybrid cloud business showed little indication of slowing down, with the company reporting sales of $6.2 billion for the fourth quarter and $20 billion for 2021.

• January 24, 2022 24 Jan'22

  Product mindset to steer DevOps platform, ITSM M&A in 2022

  ITSM tools, DevOps platforms and value stream management are converging amid an enterprise move away from IT projects and toward a strategic product mindset.

• January 21, 2022 21 Jan'22

  Cisco launches industrial Catalyst switch

  The IE9300 uses Cisco's Cyber Vision to improve visibility and security. The latest hardware bolsters Cisco's portfolio of Catalyst hardware for industrial use.

• January 21, 2022 21 Jan'22

  Juniper adds SSR management features to Mist cloud

  Network managers can configure, deploy and manage Juniper's Session Smart Routers through the Mist cloud, which monitors the company's SD-WAN on the SSR.

• January 20, 2022 20 Jan'22

  ServiceNow throws AI at digital transformation ROI problem

  Companies report they aren't getting their money's worth out of digital transformation projects. ServiceNow's new AI-based software looks to up the value of such projects.

• January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

  Dell Apex introduces new multi-cloud management tools

  Dell is adding more capabilities to its Dell Apex cloud as-as-service portfolio, which are billed as tools to simplify and manage a multi-cloud infrastructure.

• January 18, 2022 18 Jan'22

  Hammerspace CEO: Storage flexibility is now crucial

  In this Q&A, David Flynn, CEO of Hammerspace, reflects on how COVID-19 and remote work have affected storage vendors that specialize in data storage management.

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  Exchange Server woes continue on January Patch Tuesday

  Exchange Server admins who had to cope with a Y2K22 error to start the new year have three more vulnerabilities of varying levels of severity to resolve for Patch Tuesday.

• January 12, 2022 12 Jan'22

  AIOps vendor BigPanda raises $190 million

  The vendor's funding round was led by Advent International and Insight Partners. BigPanda plans to use the funds to build out its machine learning technology and product teams.

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  LG Electronics, IBM partner on quantum computer research

  Looking to expand software available for its quantum computers, IBM has added LG Electronics to its Quantum Network to explore offerings for the AI and IoT markets.

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  Miami Dolphins add Dell VxRail to digital transformation project

  Looking to enrich the experience of fans, the Miami Dolphins have embarked on an aggressive digital transformation project involving new Dell HCI and storage infrastructure systems.

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  Top 10 storage stories highlight trends of 2021

  The top 10 storage stories of 2021 highlight both large vendors and startups and demonstrate reader interest in performance, better pricing and new features.

• January 11, 2022 11 Jan'22

  VMware Tanzu GA gives Cloud Foundry pros a Kubernetes leg up

  VMware Tanzu Cloud Foundry users plan to move forward with the TAP Kubernetes platform, but VMware will be challenged to unseat Red Hat, SUSE and other competitors.

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Google updates bring Apple-like interoperability to Android

  Google will roll out a host of Android OS updates and features throughout 2022 focused on improving interoperability between Android, Windows and Chrome devices.

• January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22

  Quickbase CIO talks low-code roadmap, MCF Tech acquisition

  Quickbase CIO Deb Gildersleeve discusses the growing use of low-code platforms, its recent services acquisition, and what's on the company's roadmap for 2022.

• January 06, 2022 06 Jan'22

  Analysts predict cloud storage trends for 2022

  Cloud storage vendor competition will heat up in 2022, with new managed services, support for hybrid deployments and persistent storage services, industry experts predict.

• January 05, 2022 05 Jan'22

  Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband to roll out in 46 cities

  Verizon plans to roll out its faster 5G Ultra Wideband service to 46 US cities later this month. But contentious negotiations with the FAA threaten the service's timing.

• December 28, 2021 28 Dec'21

  Raghu Raghuram shares VMware's plan for the multi-cloud era

  In anticipation of increasingly diverse corporate computing environments, VMware CEO Raghu Raghuram is prepared to deliver the platform to connect all far-flung applications.

• December 22, 2021 22 Dec'21

  Nutanix CEO Ramaswami talks HCI, 'invisible' cloud strategy

  Former VMware executive Rajiv Ramaswami remains embroiled in the VMware-Nutanix hybrid cloud war, but now he plays for the other team with an updated plan and vision moving forward.

• December 22, 2021 22 Dec'21

  In 2022, AI network management is all about growing trust

  AI network management tools are poised for significant growth in the coming year, but making the most of the tech's capabilities will require trust.

• December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21

  Fintech startup passes SOC 2 audits with serverless security

  Undertaking SOC 2 audits in a serverless security environment came with up-front challenges, but the company's former chief security architect predicts long-term advantages.

• December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21

  AWS to rearchitect support network following major outage

  AWS plans to rearchitect its support system to run across multiple regions to prevent a future hours-long outage. Also, it will release an updated Service Health Dashboard.

• December 17, 2021 17 Dec'21

  Vast Data: New NVMe enclosures will cause HDD demise

  Vast Data is using 30 TB QLC SSDs in its Universal Storage system, putting itself on par with enterprise HDDs in pricing, while bringing more performance to a smaller footprint.

• December 16, 2021 16 Dec'21

  NetApp AFF A900 brings more performance to same chassis

  NetApp AFF A900 adds higher efficiency, additional OnTap features and optional anti-ransomware software to the flagship array. There's also an upgrade option for A700 users.

• December 16, 2021 16 Dec'21

  Panzura debuts managed cloud migration service for CloudFS

  Enterprises considering a move to the cloud now have another provider to help them get there with Panzura's CloudFS cloud migration services.

• December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21

  Log4Shell flaw looms over December Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft issued security updates for 67 CVEs, including a Windows AppX Installer zero-day, but a Java-based vulnerability has many IT departments on edge.

• December 15, 2021 15 Dec'21

  IBM, Samsung to deliver new energy-saving chip design

  Looking to bolster its position in the next-generation chip competition, IBM unveiled a new design that allows chips to be stacked vertically, adding power and energy savings.