NetApp mounts attack video assaults on Pure and Dell
NetApp has lowered its marketing game – or raised it, depending on your point of view – by running video ads attacking Dell and Pure Storage.
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iXsystems’ open-sorcery – scale-out file/block/object HCI software
TrueNAS SCALE is an open-source and scale-out hyperconverged infrastructure software system announced by iXsystems, which has more than a million software deployments and more than 10EB managed by its...
Tick the NVMe-oF box – StorONE adopts NVMe-over-Fabrics tech as no-fuss upgrade
StorONE has added NVMe-over-Fabrics connectivity to its S1 Enterprise array software, speeding data access to sub-millisecond levels.
The S1 file, block and object storage software has a cacheless architecture which...
NetApp previews high-end array and adds automatic anti-ransomware weapons to ONTAP
At a virtual Insight 2021 event, NetApp has unveiled planned automated ransomware defences in the latest release of its ONTAP array operating system, along with enhanced data services and...
Infinidat lures Eric Herzog away from IBM to become its chief marketing honcho
Infinidat has hired one of the most recognisable and prominent marketeers in the storage industry as its Chief Marketing Officer — Eric Herzog.
This is the second formal CMO in...
Hello little siblings: Tintri’s loner T7080 gets a family
DDN’s Tintri enterprise array business unit has added entry and mid-range models alongside an updated VMstore T7000 dual-controller, all-NVMe flash array product.
Tintri’s VMstore arrays are organised to supply storage...
SoftIron becomes storage manufacturing Wizard of Oz
Ceph-based integrated HW/SW array manufacturer SoftIron is setting up a manufacturing base in Australia.
The plant is based in Sydney and building will begin this month. It will enable SoftIron...
This ship is for turning: Pavilion Data is regaining its lost ground
Pavilion Data, provider of the claimed fastest storage array in the universe, appointed a new CEO in July as its VC backers are trying to a grip on the...
Much ado about nothing much: Gartner’s latest primary array MQ
Gartner’s latest annual primary array Magic Quadrant shows a late-stage mature market with little differentiating innovation and moderately stable supplier positions.
Update; Vast Data Comment added. October 18, 2021.
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Tintri’s Trickovic: “Never say die”
Come back kid Tintri says revenues are growing again after 2020 being pretty much a year to forget. There’s a new management team, a container-influenced product strategy, a hardware...
Plug this: Dell open-sources container storage software linking its arrays to CSI pipes
Dell is open-sourcing Container Storage Modules (CSM) — software linking enterprise storage services on its arrays to containers through the Kubernetes CSI plug-in.
The CSI (Container Storage Interface) exposes block...
IBM sprays storage improvements across its Spectrums
IBM has announced enhancements across its Spectrum storage software products, supporting Azure, boosting AIOps, speeding data to GPUs and adding a larger proprietary flash drive.
The news was revealed in...