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• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Customers express interest, doubts about Apex Flex on Demand

  Dell touted its Apex Flex on Demand as-a-service offering at its annual user show. Customers seem interested in but hesitant about elastic capacity.

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  GitHub Desktop 3.0 gets lukewarm reception

  GitHub Desktop 3.0 introduces tools that make it easier for software developers to stay up to date with code changes. Some developers, though, are calling for more features.

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Dell to ship all-NVMe version of VxRail for Project Monterey

  Dell plans to ship an all-NVMe version of VxRail that will be the first hyper-converged system to work with VMware's Project Monterey, scheduled for release this summer.

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  IBM spruces up iSeries with cloud app dev tools

  IBM's new version of the iSeries OS is tightly integrated with OpenShift and includes new tools to help iSeries developers modernize legacy apps for the cloud.

• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Atlassian cloud outage postmortem seeks to build back trust

  A detailed post-incident analysis of Atlassian's cloud outage last month is prompting both the vendor and its customers to revise and expand their resiliency plans.

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• May 03, 2022 03 May'22

  Storage OSes get spotlight at Dell Tech World

  Dell storage software superseded any hardware news at the vendor's annual user show, highlighting cybersecurity and emphasizing its commitment to Project Alpine.

• May 02, 2022 02 May'22

  Snowflake analytics tools coming to Dell on-premises storage

  A new partnership between Snowflake Inc. and Dell Technologies brings Snowflake Data Cloud's tools to on-premises object storage for the first time.

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Software supply chain security risks surround Kubernetes

  Securing Kubernetes is complex enough, but its associations with the wider open source ecosystem and automated deployments add supply chain security concerns to the equation.

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  Kubernetes security targeted by perfect storm of threats

  As Kubernetes prepares to phase out Docker upstream, attackers shift their focus to the container orchestration platform, where complexity creates its own vulnerabilities.

• April 28, 2022 28 Apr'22

  TGen saves time and expands research using MemVerge

  TGen needed more memory to get over HPC analysis issues; the nonprofit used MemVerge's Big Memory software to create larger memory pools and get research and analysis done faster.

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Gluware launches RPA to simplify network automation workflow

  Gluware's Robotic Process Automation simplifies network automation by turning discrete, automated tasks into multi-step automated workflow processes.

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Hammerspace connects virtual studio of Jellyfish Pictures

  The Hammerspace Global Data Environment enables collaboration and savings for Jellyfish Pictures, a U.K.-based animation studio with artists working across the world.

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  School district sheds Dell EqualLogic for DDN

  Simsbury Public Schools brought in two DDN arrays that helped the district speed up its VDI environment and reduce its IT footprint at a better cost.

• April 27, 2022 27 Apr'22

  Infinidat boosts its all-flash storage with InfiniBox SSA II

  Infinidat released a new all-flash array with an updated operating system and added InfiniSafe data protection to all its arrays.

• April 25, 2022 25 Apr'22

  IT pros hail Google's Istio service mesh donation to CNCF

  Google's decision to donate Istio service mesh to the CNCF isn't a shocking one, but proponents of the project said it could broaden its adoption in a competitive market.

• April 22, 2022 22 Apr'22

  Vast Data, Vertica to deliver data lakehouse and analytics

  Vast Data combined its disaggregated 'share everything' storage with Vertica's high-performance analytics to create a data lakehouse that answers queries in near real time.

• April 22, 2022 22 Apr'22

  Linux Foundation control helps ready SONiC for enterprise

  Under the Linux Foundation, SONiC could get enterprise features that make the open source network operating system more useful within campus and edge environments.

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  LucidLink speeds up metadata downloads for faster file access

  Metadata Streaming enables users of LucidLink's Filespaces to access petabytes of data faster without slowdowns, a new feature in the latest Filespaces update.

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  Azure surpasses AWS for some enterprise cloud uses

  Flexera's new 'State of the Cloud Report' puts Azure ahead of AWS for the first time as enterprise IT pros' preferred public cloud, but analysts say AWS still leads the market.

• April 21, 2022 21 Apr'22

  Device42 adds intelligence to IT discovery, asset management

  Device42 plans to release on May 30 Insights+ to provide customers with an in-product tool for aggregating, analyzing and visualizing stored IT data.

• April 20, 2022 20 Apr'22

  LTO tape capacity shipments rose sharply in 2021

  Shipped LTO capacity and media unit shipments increased in 2021. Ransomware protection and the release of LTO-9 were among the reasons for the jump, analysts said.

• April 14, 2022 14 Apr'22

  XenData's X100 provides 100-plus PB active archive

  XenData's X100 brings an active archive to market that's designed to target the explosive growth in unstructured data, such as customers in media and entertainment.

• April 14, 2022 14 Apr'22

  Cisco's SD-WAN Version 17.8 supports OnRamp for more apps

  The newest version of Cisco's SD-WAN brings Cloud OnRamp support to NBAR applications like Slack or GitHub and custom apps and adds greater visibility.

• April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

  IT pros lambaste Atlassian communication amid cloud outage

  IT pros including affected Atlassian customers and prospective cloud users were critical of Atlassian's communications both publicly and privately during its ongoing SaaS outage.

• April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

  IDrive takes aim at Backblaze, Wasabi with new e2 service

  The new IDrive e2 service provides object cloud storage at $0.004 per GB, per month, which could push IDrive deeper into the enterprise.

• April 12, 2022 12 Apr'22

  Microsoft plugs Windows zero-day on April Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft issues corrections for 117 unique vulnerabilities this month with a significant number of security updates resolving printer spooler and DNS server problems.

• April 12, 2022 12 Apr'22

  StorageMap charts Datadobi's data management ambitions

  StorageMap, new software from Datadobi, changes the vendor's focus from data migration and protection to a complete data management offering for on-premises and cloud storage.

• April 12, 2022 12 Apr'22

  Atlassian cloud outage could take weeks to resolve

  As Atlassian's cloud outage neared the one-week mark, the company informed affected customers that it could take up to another two weeks to fully recover.

• April 11, 2022 11 Apr'22

  Nexsan brings NVMe storage to SMBs

  Nexsan Unity NV10000 storage array helps NVMe storage become more mainstream by making the interface accessible to smaller companies.

• April 11, 2022 11 Apr'22

  Perforce acquires Puppet for infrastructure as code

  Puppet execs had previously targeted an IPO for the company but opted for 'Plan B' in the deal, which primarily focuses on its infrastructure-as-code and compliance tools.

• April 08, 2022 08 Apr'22

  Equinix Metal adds bite-sized Dell storage

  Equinix Metal added more storage options with Dell PowerStore, as well as adding HCI with VxRail and data protection with Data Domain Virtual Edition.

• April 08, 2022 08 Apr'22

  Fortinet, Cato Networks add security for distributed SD-WANs

  Fortinet updated FortiOS with an inline sandbox and a cloud access security broker. Cato has added new network access controls to its SASE service.

• April 07, 2022 07 Apr'22

  Atlassian product expansion raises fresh integration questions

  Atlassian added analytics and new Atlas and Compass apps to orchestrate work among distributed teams, but some customers still seek deeper integrations between its cloud tools.

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  Channel partners crucial to Arista CUE's midmarket success

  For Arista's new Cognitive Unified Edge product to succeed, the company will have to nurture midmarket channel partners.

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  AMD heats up DPU competition with Pensando acquisition

  AMD's $1.9 billion acquisition of Pensando would hand the chipmaker a DPU that leans toward providing distributed network services within large enterprises' private clouds.

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  MemVerge, Liqid create composable memory pools before CXL

  MemVerge and Liqid combined software with Intel Optane to make composable memory pools that can do today what the CXL standard will do in the future.

• April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

  Software developers need more than coding skills

  Employers are increasingly looking for software developers with soft skills, including time management and the ability to work on a team.

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  New Relic adds SRE features, preps security offering

  A New Relic observability update this week reflects the crucial role of SREs in microservices architecture, and there are plans to align with the firm's DevSecOps ambitions.

• April 05, 2022 05 Apr'22

  New IBM Z mainframe blunts quantum cyber attacks

  Looking to compete with AI-based supercomputer vendors, IBM unveiled a Z mainframe armed with new AI features and security that deflects attacks launched from quantum computers.

• April 04, 2022 04 Apr'22

  Can 'shift left' in DevOps pipelines go too far?

  More and more functionality, from security to cost management, is now packed into DevOps pipelines -- but if done improperly, "shift left" can create more problems than it solves.

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Aruba head Mottram prioritizes automation, Central, NaaS

  Customers agreed that automation and the Central management console were essential to them. But Phil Mottram's plans to deliver more products as a service got mixed reviews.

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Intel acquires Granulate to boost cloud workload speeds

  To improve performance of workloads spanning multiple clouds and on-premises environments, Intel acquired Granulate Cloud Solutions, specialists in autonomous optimization tools.

• March 31, 2022 31 Mar'22

  Docker drops Desktop roadmap hints after cash infusion

  The roadmap for Docker Desktop will include security updates and serverless support, as industry watchers speculate about potential acquisition interest from Atlassian.

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Aruba urges customers to adopt network as a service

  Aruba wants more customers to switch to network as a service, but companies benefiting from a standard product license are hesitant to embrace the subscription model.

• March 30, 2022 30 Mar'22

  Kioxia releases PCIe Gen 5 SSD for data centers

  Kioxia's CD8, its second-generation PCIe Gen 5 SSDs, provides increased performance and a 2.5 inch form factor that make it much more data center-friendly than the CD7.

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Aruba Central basics key for Atmosphere attendees

  IT pros like to check out cutting-edge technology, but they say Aruba Central basics like device onboarding and data privacy are most important for doing their jobs today.

• March 29, 2022 29 Mar'22

  Aruba launches VXLAN management, GPS-enabled Wi-Fi networks

  Aruba's Central NetConductor is a cloud-based service that delivers automation and identity-based network access to enforce zero-trust policies for users and devices.

• March 28, 2022 28 Mar'22

  OpenDrives key to remote editing of Dave Grohl documentary

  Jim Rota and Dean Gonzalez lacked high-performance storage needed to make and edit their new music documentary, so they turned to a vendor born out of Hollywood movie-making.

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  Observability maturity favors data clarity over quantity

  Experienced SREs share lessons learned about making effective use of copious amounts of observability data, from pre-collection priorities to data visualization.

• March 25, 2022 25 Mar'22

  Cisco adds HCI, UCS, software to hybrid cloud infrastructure

  Cisco's latest hardware and Intersight tie-in to public cloud Kubernetes bolster its hybrid cloud products for customers. But their appeal outside the user base is uncertain.

• March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

  IBM quietly introduces software-only Spectrum Fusion

  IBM has added to its Spectrum Fusion lineup with a software-only version, which also includes data protection for containers and app monitoring for the new and older HCI versions.

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  ServiceNow adds new RPA features to San Diego release

  Doubling down on its RPA initiative, ServiceNow unveiled the San Diego version of its Now Platform that contains an RPA Hub and a complete overhaul of the product's interface.

• March 23, 2022 23 Mar'22

  NPM 'protestware' raises questions on open source security

  The deliberate sabotage of an NPM package to protest war in Ukraine worsens the already complex threat of software supply chain attacks, open source and security experts said.

• 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.

• 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

  ServiceNow telecom sector heats up for partners

  Ecosystem players are maneuvering for business opportunities at the intersection of high-growth technology and legacy systems; other IT channel news.

• 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