Object Storage

Agent

Dell releases AI data platform advancements

October 21, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell releases AI data platform advancements
, Dell Technologies is announcing Dell AI Data Platform advancements designed to help enterprises turn distributed, siloed data into faster, more reliable AI outcomes

Agent

NetApp deepens partnership with Google Cloud by adding block storage

October 14, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp deepens partnership with Google Cloud by adding block storage
While there are other changes broadening the Google relationship, the big one is that flexible and powerful block storage is now available in Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, along with even greater AI integration for enterprise transformation.

Backup

Object First targets edge locations and smaller businesses with new Ootbi Mini immutable storage appliance

October 10, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Object First targets edge locations and smaller businesses with new Ootbi Mini immutable storage appliance
The Ootbi Mini broadens the market for Object First storage to ROBOs and smaller businesses, while also adding a honeypot feature and a beta for fleet managers which should appeal to MSPs in particular.

Artificial Intelligence

MinIO adds  native Apache Iceberg support to its AIStor exascale object store with new Tables feature.

October 10, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on MinIO adds  native Apache Iceberg support to its AIStor exascale object store with new Tables feature.
The company says this key new capability establishes MinIO as the on-prem exascale AI Data Store for secure, sovereign, scalable enterprise AI.

Agent

Cloudera integrates with Dell ObjectScale and expands ecosystem

September 30, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Cloudera integrates with Dell ObjectScale and expands ecosystem
Cloudera announced the integration of Dell ObjectScale with Cloudera to advance their joint ‘AI-in-a-Box’ offering and create a comprehensive Private AI platform that lets them all of Cloudera’s compute engines directly against Dell Technologies ObjectScale storage, and also expanded their Enterprise AI Ecosystem with new partnerships.

Backup

Seagate, Acronis partner to deliver S3 compatible Acronis Archival Storage

September 29, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Seagate, Acronis partner to deliver S3 compatible Acronis Archival Storage
Seagate and Acronis will ally so that Acronis will incorporate Seagate’s S3-compatible  Lyve Cloud Object Storage into its archival storage offerings to help MSPs deliver seamless, cost-effective, and compliant storage.

Cloud

Exascale object store vendor MinIO announces AIStor pods through Arrow

September 12, 2025 Mark Cox Comments Off on Exascale object store vendor MinIO announces AIStor pods through Arrow
The AIStor-powered pod solutions to deliver solutions designed for private cloud modernization are now available exclusively through Supermicro, which will be followed up with Dell.