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• October 10, 2023 10 Oct'23

  Future of storage lies in collaboration, unified management

  Storage vendors throughout 2023 bet big on unified management and collaboration tools as what the market will want and what will help them stand out among the enterprise C-suite.

• October 10, 2023 10 Oct'23

  Google's DORA DevOps report warns against metrics misuse

  This year's DORA DevOps report echoes the experiences of one organization that has applied them in practice: DORA metrics can be powerful but aren't always an exact science.

• October 06, 2023 06 Oct'23

  Dell PowerFlex hits 4.5, Apex Block Storage hits Azure

  Dell's software-defined storage offering, PowerFlex, gets an update that provides better infrastructure monitoring, more file services and a new Apex Block Storage option.

• October 05, 2023 05 Oct'23

  Docker enters GenAI development fray with new tools

  Docker jumps aboard the generative AI bandwagon with a pre-built set of tools to jump-start app development using LLMs and a Docker AI productivity tool.

• October 04, 2023 04 Oct'23

  Docker Scout GA leads 'local plus cloud' push

  Docker Scout replaces open source Docker Scan with an event-driven vulnerability management system in a bid to boost the vendor's value beyond developers' local laptops.

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• October 02, 2023 02 Oct'23

  Edge AI server market grows

  Rapid data growth and the need to process it at the edge is expanding opportunities in the server market, with new entries from Unigen and Lenovo.

• October 02, 2023 02 Oct'23

  What a Western Digital-Kioxia merger might mean for NAND

  Speculation that Kioxia and Western Digital could combine their NAND businesses is making rounds again. Analysts consider what it may mean for the flash memory market.

• September 27, 2023 27 Sep'23

  Now a graduated CNCF project, Istio contests complexity rep

  Boasting a broader contributor base, including Microsoft, and with service mesh on the verge of going fully mainstream, Istio advocates look to shake the project's early image.

• September 26, 2023 26 Sep'23

  Dell Apex brings cloud Azure HCI to ground

  Dell Apex Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure combines Dell hardware with Microsoft Azure software, a move that adds to Dell's hybrid cloud offerings.

• September 21, 2023 21 Sep'23

  New Git repository faces corporate open source doubts

  CI/CD pipeline vendor Harness faces two challenges as it launches Gitness: a market dominated by GitHub and GitLab as well as concerns about vendor-led open source projects.

• September 21, 2023 21 Sep'23

  OpenZFS interest grows alongside rise of unstructured data

  With the explosion of unstructured data, lower-cost file systems such as OpenZFS are gaining more attention as they continue to gain support from vendors.

• September 21, 2023 21 Sep'23

  IT pros react to blockbuster $28B Cisco-Splunk deal

  Cisco goes through with its long-rumored acquisition of Splunk for security and observability. But the two aren't necessarily a perfect fit, according to some industry observers.

• September 21, 2023 21 Sep'23

  Komprise offers insight into storage costs across clouds

  Storage Insights for the Komprise Data Management platform enables users to define metrics for storage consumption across clouds and vendors for cost management and migration.

• September 20, 2023 20 Sep'23

  Linux Foundation ups ante on HashiCorp, hosts Terraform fork

  All eyes are on HashiCorp's response now that a community-driven fork of its Terraform infrastructure as code tool has been officially relaunched as a Linux Foundation project.

• September 19, 2023 19 Sep'23

  Oracle databases in OCI now run on Microsoft Azure

  A new partnership between two enterprise technology giants adds Oracle's hardware and software for Microsoft Azure customers, as former rivals unite to compete against AWS.

• September 19, 2023 19 Sep'23

  Infinidat offers all-flash within a hybrid array

  Infinidat places a virtual all-flash array in its hybrid storage system while doubling the capacity of InfiniBox SSA and carving it up for easier consumption.

• September 18, 2023 18 Sep'23

  Scality CEO on ESG and storage as a solved problem

  Scality's CEO discusses the company's ESG efforts, ESG in IT, object storage's role in primary storage and AI while seeing the problems of storage have mostly been solved.

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Toyota outage shows not all backup failures are ransomware

  An IT error for Toyota Motor Corporation knocked out production for a day, but the auto giant was quick to note the issue was not due to a cyberattack.

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  CloudBees scales its Jenkins CI, previews SaaS platform

  About a year after acquiring ReleaseIQ, CloudBees prepares the fruits of its integration for launch and adds long-awaited scale-out to its commercial version of Jenkins.

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  Generative AI emerges for DevSecOps, with some qualms

  New and developing tools use natural language processing to assist DevSecOps workflows, but concerns linger among developers about security risks as well.

• September 14, 2023 14 Sep'23

  TD Securities chooses Dell PowerMax to grow with it

  Looking at high-end block storage systems for high transactional needs, a Canadian wholesale bank decided to tap Dell PowerMax as an investment for current and future business.

• September 13, 2023 13 Sep'23

  Meet MLSecOps: Industry calls for new measures to secure AI

  Open source security, already in the software supply chain spotlight, must expand to include AI models, according to the OpenSSF and DevSecOps vendor JFrog.

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Microsoft solves two zero-days for September Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft addresses 62 vulnerabilities this month, including a Microsoft Word flaw and a Windows bug that have both been exploited in the wild.

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Ctera Vault locks up critical data with WORM tech

  File gateway vendors are looking to differentiate themselves in the market, with Ctera eyeing regulated industries by protecting data with a suite of cybersecurity features.

• September 12, 2023 12 Sep'23

  Cisco Full-Stack Observability draws on channel clout

  Cisco's latest tie-in between app security and observability doesn't break new ground, but the vendor can use its network security cachet and partners to woo enterprise buyers.

• September 08, 2023 08 Sep'23

  150 TB IBM tapes hit the market

  IBM's new enterprise tape drive brings 50 TB of native capacity and 150 TB compressed for archiving large amounts of data and is a sign of investment in an old storage medium.

• September 07, 2023 07 Sep'23

  Server-side WebAssembly takes shape, but faces challenges

  Server-side Wasm's release next quarter will provide a cleaner way to connect apps, followed by further improvements in early 2024. Will it be enough to convince skeptics?

• September 06, 2023 06 Sep'23

  Panasas taps Seagate's Ken Claffey as new CEO

  In this Q&A, the new Panasas CEO talks about the company's direction, how it is branching out and how generative AI will drive adoption of parallel file systems.

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  StorCentric winds down, Nexsan stands out

  StorCentric's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing pushed the storage conglomerate and the companies it acquired into limbo. Now one of those companies might find new footing.

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  Google AI plans could spur low-code/no-code faceoff with AWS

  Google's generative AI products play catch-up with Copilot and others, but the upcoming addition of Duet AI to AppSheet might fill a market gap as AWS scraps Honeycode.

• August 30, 2023 30 Aug'23

  NetApp cloud storage evolving for stateful K8s, AI

  Stateful Kubernetes storage, faster storage for AI data ingestion and more are all important features NetApp seeks to support for first-party cloud storage among the hyperscalers.

• August 29, 2023 29 Aug'23

  VMware Explore 2023 news and conference coverage

  This year’s VMware Explore conference ran from Aug. 21 to 24. Read the latest news and announcements about and from the event, including the Best of VMware Explore Awards.

• August 25, 2023 25 Aug'23

  OpenTF begins HashiCorp Terraform fork, pledges donation

  The vendor-led group says it wants to donate a fork based on the latest open source version of the infrastructure as code tool to a foundation, ideally the Linux Foundation or CNCF.

• August 24, 2023 24 Aug'23

  Google Cloud adds storage capabilities to support AI, ML

  The latest additions to Google Cloud's storage portfolio will focus on bringing object storage into the file-centric workloads of AI and ML alongside a Google-run NetApp service.

• August 24, 2023 24 Aug'23

  VMware, Cisco prep generative AI for SecOps

  Generative AI has the potential to go beyond identifying anomalies in known data to create new information, such as incident summaries or security policies -- as well as new risks.

• August 22, 2023 22 Aug'23

  SSD, flash memory advances to see slow walk to market

  New SSDs and CXL memory modules were on display at the 2023 Flash Memory Summit, but it might take market adjustments, new infrastructure and time to reap the benefits.

• August 22, 2023 22 Aug'23

  VMware revamps cloud software for edge management

  VMware's new Edge Cloud Orchestrator, formerly VMware SASE Orchestrator, manages VMware's edge compute and SD-WAN systems. Carmaker Audi plans to use the product in its factories.

• August 22, 2023 22 Aug'23

  VMware Tanzu portfolio reshuffled ahead of Broadcom close

  VMware Tanzu incorporates Aria AIOps and FinOps products as a $69 billion acquisition by Broadcom looms, putting the product line's future in question.

• August 22, 2023 22 Aug'23

  VMware remakes NSX for companies using multiple clouds

  VMware designed NSX+ to simplify multi-cloud networking for customers. The update will eventually replace NSX and the more advanced NSX-T within VMware Cloud.

• August 22, 2023 22 Aug'23

  VMware vSAN Max disaggregates storage for hybrid cloud

  Early HCI vendor VMware separates storage from compute in its new vSAN offering, targeting enterprise hybrid clouds and seeking to avoid the compute sticker shock.

• August 17, 2023 17 Aug'23

  Vendor-led group vows to fork HashiCorp Terraform

  HashiCorp Terraform is a flashpoint of contention in the wake of the vendor's move to a Business Source License, including allegations that it ignored open source contributions.

• August 15, 2023 15 Aug'23

  Wasabi Technologies, IBM modernize historic Fenway Park

  When Fenway Sports Group migrated to the Google Cloud Platform in 2020, it turned to Wasabi and IBM to help usher in a hybrid cloud model.

• August 15, 2023 15 Aug'23

  PeerIQ peers into NAS software across vendors, clouds

  NAS storage analytics can be viewed in a single place with Peer Software's PeerIQ, bringing different vendors and on-premises and cloud storage analytics together.

• August 14, 2023 14 Aug'23

  Confusion mounts amid HashiCorp open source change

  Ripple effects from HashiCorp's switch to BSL spread through the industry, raising questions among enterprise users and trepidation about the future of corporate open source.

• August 14, 2023 14 Aug'23

  Cisco acquisitions target mostly ThousandEyes, Cloud Security

  Cisco has made nine acquisitions this year, with all but two focused on improving internet monitor ThousandEyes as well as security manager and policy administrator Security Cloud.

• August 11, 2023 11 Aug'23

  MemVerge, XConn, Samsung, H3 unite to show benefits of CXL

  Four vendors combine technologies to demonstrate CXL memory pooling at the Flash Memory Summit and tout its benefits to use cases like generative AI.

• August 11, 2023 11 Aug'23

  HashiCorp open source change targets competitors

  HashiCorp moves to a Business Source License for all its future product releases that prohibits use for commercial purposes, renewing questions about open core business models.

• August 10, 2023 10 Aug'23

  The long wait for CHIPS Act money just got a little longer

  Swamped by applications from more than 400 chip manufacturers hoping to get CHIPS Act money, government officials have pushed back the delivery of those funds to year's end.

• August 10, 2023 10 Aug'23

  AWS adds vaulting, multi-cloud services at Storage Day

  The hyperscaler introduced new features and services to AWS including an air-gapped cyber vault service and support for multi-cloud at its annual storage event.

• August 09, 2023 09 Aug'23

  Several Exchange Server flaws fixed on August Patch Tuesday

  Microsoft addresses 74 vulnerabilities this month with the on-premises email server platform returning to the spotlight with corrections to close six security holes.

• August 08, 2023 08 Aug'23

  Vast Data sets sights on analytics, AI

  Vast Data expands on its primary storage origin story, adding database management options and targeting analytics, all with an eye on AI workloads.

• August 07, 2023 07 Aug'23

  SDI swaps Cisco wired, wireless LAN for Nile NaaS

  Supply chain software maker SDI claims it cut LAN costs by a third with Nile. But Gartner says NaaS is unlikely to become a dominant option for on-premises networking.

• August 03, 2023 03 Aug'23

  IT pros mull observability tools, devx and generative AI

  Observability as a common language for both developers and operations teams still has plenty of room for improvement in the era of platform engineering, according to experts.

• August 01, 2023 01 Aug'23

  Experts expect Sumo Logic match post-New Relic acquisition

  New Relic and Sumo Logic were both taken private by the same firm, as consolidation -- and attrition -- continues among observability tools.

• August 01, 2023 01 Aug'23

  Vast Data looks beyond storage to the data lakehouse

  Vast Data, a storage software vendor, introduces a new data management platform that unites its software capabilities into a platform.

• July 31, 2023 31 Jul'23

  Enterprises rework log analytics to cut observability costs

  Organizations such as Netflix could be a harbinger of an observability cost crisis, where monitoring cloud-native apps comprises an untenable portion of operational costs.

• July 27, 2023 27 Jul'23

  Industry tackles observability's data management problems

  Enterprises and the vendors they buy from have begun to fundamentally rethink data management for observability, including a new startup with close ties to Cisco.

• July 21, 2023 21 Jul'23

  For hybrid, on-prem storage, containers need fresh approach

  Organizations want the flexibility of containers and the reliability of legacy storage. IT experts weigh in on how IT built for different eras can -- and needs to -- work together.

• July 21, 2023 21 Jul'23

  Postman API platform will use Akita to tame rogue endpoints

  Akita's discovery and observability will feed undocumented APIs into Postman's design and testing framework to bring them into the enterprise governance fold.

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  Dell Moogsoft AIOps buy could start filling gaps post-VMware

  Dell's purchase of Moogsoft this week could help it regain some enterprise software appeal it lost when it spun out VMware. But the future is unclear for Moogsoft users.

• July 20, 2023 20 Jul'23

  GitHub Copilot Chat aims to replace Googling for devs

  GitHub's public beta of Copilot Chat rolls out GPT-4 integration that embeds a chat assistant into Visual Studio, but concerns about AI linger for some developers.

• July 19, 2023 19 Jul'23

  Chainguard automates SBOMs, but has Images-based agenda

  Container images, that is. Chainguard Enforce now automates SBOMs, but execs and an early customer say they aren't the ultimate answer to software supply chain security.

• July 18, 2023 18 Jul'23

  Splunk AI update adds specialized models for SecOps tasks

  Splunk AI updates this week included specialized models for SecOps that detect and automatically respond to common issues such as DNS exfiltration and suspicious processes.

• July 18, 2023 18 Jul'23

  Microsoft Sentinel, Nasuni stand watch over cloud storage

  A new integration between Microsoft Sentinel and Nasuni enables visibility into data compromises or other issues logged by the storage vendor through the SIEM console.

• July 17, 2023 17 Jul'23

  AI, cloud trends shape next-gen managed services offerings

  Service providers are launching new services, capabilities and delivery models to meet the needs of customers grappling with AI and complex cloud environments.

• July 14, 2023 14 Jul'23

  IOTech Edge Connect frees data from factory floor devices

  IOTech designed Edge Connect to collect data from operational technology and send it to IT systems that monitor and control devices in manufacturing and other industries.

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  DreamWorks Animation taps NetApp in transition to cloud

  DreamWorks Animation built a microservices-focused hybrid storage architecture by combining NetApp flash storage and software with Microsoft Azure cloud services.

• July 13, 2023 13 Jul'23

  RHEL users question Red Hat's reliance on CentOS Stream

  Despite criticism from developers, Red Hat continues its commitment to CentOS as the delivery vehicle for RHEL, believing it benefits open source developers in the long run.

• July 12, 2023 12 Jul'23

  Storage in space? The data's already there

  As research and businesses become more established in space, data storage needs are growing. Vendors are building for the otherworldly conditions and keeping an eye on the moon.

• July 11, 2023 11 Jul'23

  Microsoft repairs 5 zero-days for July Patch Tuesday

  The company addressed 130 vulnerabilities and provided additional instructions to fully resolve several bugs, which will require extra attention from IT this month.

• July 07, 2023 07 Jul'23

  Prices for cloud infrastructure soar 30%

  Tough macroeconomic conditions as well as high average selling prices for cloud computing and storage servers have forced enterprises to spend less on private cloud infrastructure.

• June 30, 2023 30 Jun'23

  Prosimo offers free multi-cloud connectivity

  The new MCN Foundation can find and connect to public clouds and provide visibility. The company's full-stack product powers the limited free version.

• June 29, 2023 29 Jun'23

  Cisco to add SamKnows broadband visibility to ThousandEyes

  SamKnows data in ThousandEyes will let enterprises monitor the broadband connections of employees working from home. The information can help companies troubleshoot problems.

• June 29, 2023 29 Jun'23

  Cued by breach postmortems, fintech refines zero trust

  In a quest to continuously improve, Mercury's security leader takes inspiration from other companies' lessons learned, then updates tools and practices accordingly.

• June 28, 2023 28 Jun'23

  Banks dump Terraform for Crossplane infrastructure as code

  Two EU banks favor Crossplane's reconciliation approach over Terraform's dependency graph, saying the former hastens deployments -- with a few migration caveats.

• June 28, 2023 28 Jun'23

  Refining HPE GreenLake as it sets its sights on everything

  HPE's Bryan Thompson talks about how HPE GreenLake has become synonymous with the brand, and looks to its future and how the platform will meet customers' specific needs.

• June 28, 2023 28 Jun'23

  NetApp adds backup and offline capabilities to BlueXP

  BlueXP, NetApp's cloud console for managing its SaaS and hardware, gains new backup capabilities, including Oracle databases and access to an offline version.

• June 27, 2023 27 Jun'23

  HashiCorp Vault to expand in DevSecOps with BluBracket buy

  HashiCorp expands Vault's focus to include DevSecOps with the acquisition of a secrets scanning startup, setting the stage for a potential showdown with Microsoft and GitHub.

• June 27, 2023 27 Jun'23

  New AWS service targets data security, genAI feature to come

  The cloud provider's new service helps employees within organizations be more productive while securing their work. The vendor will add a generative AI feature in the future.

• June 26, 2023 26 Jun'23

  IBM aims to reduce cloud costs with $4.6B Apptio acquisition

  Apptio fills FinOps holes in IBM Turbonomic, providing a tool to help organizations make IT budgeting decisions based on their business objectives.

• June 26, 2023 26 Jun'23

  HPE GreenLake exec: It's always the year of storage

  In this Q&A, HPE's Omer Asad talks about HPE GreenLake's transformation into an on-premises hyperscaler and the importance of both storage hardware and the abstraction of it.

• June 26, 2023 26 Jun'23

  HPE customers move to embrace hybrid cloud by design

  Hybrid clouds are often a reaction to problems. The Dallas Cowboys, Texas Children's Hospital and Experian turned to HPE GreenLake ahead of -- rather than in response to -- issues.

• June 22, 2023 22 Jun'23

  Distributed blockchain storage survives Web3 hype

  Storage vendors selling distributed blockchain storage continue to make an enterprise pitch for Web3 technology, despite a wary market following the Web3 hype cycle.

• June 22, 2023 22 Jun'23

  Cisco acquires Accedian for Network Assurance portfolio

  Cisco expects Accedian to bolster its Network Assurance portfolio for service providers. The product line provides network troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and remediation.

• June 21, 2023 21 Jun'23

  Western Canada Lottery bets on HPE Alletra MP storage

  When its old infrastructure needed an upgrade, Western Canada Lottery went all in with GreenLake and HPE Alletra storage.

• June 21, 2023 21 Jun'23

  Retail companies gain DORA metrics ROI from specialist tools

  DORA metrics and other measures of engineering efficiency are popping up in add-ons to existing DevOps tools. But third-party vendors added more value for Puma and Sensormatic.

• June 21, 2023 21 Jun'23

  Chef founder's new venture: IT infrastructure digital twins

  System Initiative, out in private beta this week, visualizes complex IT environments in digital simulations where users can test updates before real-world deployments.

• June 20, 2023 20 Jun'23

  HPE GreenLake expands further into AWS, VMware clouds

  Updates to GreenLake services and new partnerships allow customers to integrate more AWS and VMware public cloud workloads into HPE's private cloud.

• June 20, 2023 20 Jun'23

  HPE GreenLake private cloud gets self-managed, pre-deployed

  At HPE Discover 2023, the vendor introduced new container support, a lower-tier private cloud and easier deployment at colocation data centers.

• June 19, 2023 19 Jun'23

  United Airlines clears CI/CD pipelines for takeoff

  In an industry heavily affected by pandemic disruptions, United Airlines brought in a new orchestration tool to navigate fluctuating software delivery requirements.

• June 15, 2023 15 Jun'23

  CISA SBOM standards efforts stymied by confusion, inertia

  Efforts to establish SBOM standards and guidance have progressed, but unanswered questions persist -- including how the federal government plans to enforce its own requirements.

• June 14, 2023 14 Jun'23

  HashiCorp Vault trims SaaS; Boundary hooks up Enterprise

  HashiCorp Vault's appeal to a broader field of users gets a boost from a new entry-level cloud service, while a new Boundary Enterprise targets the high end of the market.

• June 14, 2023 14 Jun'23

  Pure takes aim at HDDs with FlashArray for colder storage

  Pure Storage added a new, cost-efficient model to its FlashArray line expanding potential uses cases. It's also rolling out new controller upgrades and data protection SLAs.

• June 14, 2023 14 Jun'23

  June Patch Tuesday settles two Exchange Server bugs

  Microsoft's plans for upcoming security hardening in Kerberos and Netlogon protocols will have admins busy with testing over the next several weeks.

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  AWS shuffles DevSecOps deck with CodeGuru Security SAST

  A new DevSecOps service links AWS security code scanning to third-party pipeline tools, potentially a shot at GitHub Copilot that increases overlap with AWS SAST partners.

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  Ctera's Ransom Protect update helps guard file system

  A new update to Ctera's file gateway offering adds ransomware protection into the file system itself, protecting data with AI-powered detection and alerts.

• June 13, 2023 13 Jun'23

  VergeIO's new IOfortify halts ransomware spread

  Diminutive snapshots, a new alert system and code improvements empower the software of HCI vendor VergeIO against ransomware attacks in its latest release.

• June 08, 2023 08 Jun'23

  Sysdig CNAPP runtime threat detection wins over BigCommerce

  Sysdig's fast, comprehensive data collection, now part of a larger CNAPP product, sealed the deal with the e-commerce company. Next, it might replace vulnerability management tools.

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Free Atlassian Jira DevSecOps tab opens doors to expansion

  Vulnerability management data from Atlassian partners surfaces in a new Security in Jira tab for cloud customers, setting the stage for a potential DevSecOps expansion.

• June 06, 2023 06 Jun'23

  Cisco releases plans for Networking Cloud

  Cisco's introduction of Networking Cloud lacked technical details and delivery dates for the high-level console for accessing all the company's network management platforms.