Tag Archive for object storage

Spectra Logic adds mid-market upgradeable NAS solution to BlackPearl family

Spectra BlackPearl NAS differs from the Spectra Logic existing Spectra Verde NAS box by being attached to their BlackPearl object storage gateway, and also by being upgradeable to BlackPearl.

Cloudian, Skymind partner to democratize artificial intelligence and machine learning tools

Cloudian and Skymind will jointly create integrated AI and machine learning solutions, with the first being a security monitoring tool based on pattern recognition

WekaIO looks to channel to take massively scalable cloud-native file system to market

WekaIO has emerged from stealth with a channel-friendly parallel scale- out file storage solution that uses the compute layer to eliminate external storage devices.

Cloudian launches first partner program as part of channel ramp-up

Object storage vendor Cloudian has close strategic partnerships with several other vendors who touch different parts of the storage space, and their channel partners tend to be ones who work with those vendors.

Pure Storage makes multiple object storage announcements around FlashBlade

An upgrade to 75 blades in a single system provides 5x capacity and speed, a new 17TB blade was announced for mid-range deployments, and a new ultra-flash S3 object store was unveiled.

Integrating Nimble: Bringing its technology, solutions and culture into HPE

Bringing Nimble into the HPE fold raises many questions about how the integration will work. HPE Nimble gives an update on what has happened so far, and where it’s headed.

HDS Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere extends digital workplace capabilities

New API customization capabilities make this HDS platform easier for developers to use in end-to-end digital workplace solutions, while the UI and usability features have been enhanced.

NetApp sees mainstream channel play in 10.4 release of StorageGRID Webscale object storage

While the channel’s role in NetApp object storage has largely been limited to specific verticals, the company believes object storage’s market has finally grown to the point where broader market opportunities are a reality.

New bi-directional cloud replication highlights SwiftStack 5 software release

SwiftStack expands the one-way cloud replication it introduced last year, as part of its strategy in expanding from what was initially an on-prem solution, to one capable of managing a multi-cloud hybrid cloud.

Panzura targets NAS with Freedom product family

Panzura’s family of three offerings offer progressively more functionality, and all are geared to let customers leverage cloud storage while still having all the performance and features of local storage.

HDS adds Content Intelligence platform to Hitachi Content Portfolio for object storage

The new content intelligence solution joins the Hitachi Content Platform, an integrated cloud-file gateway and an enterprise file sync and sharing platform as core elements of a broad object storage portfolio.

Scality looks to develop select channel with its first partner program

Object storage vendor Scality believes the time is ripe to introduce its ATLAS Partner Program, designed to provide additional support to its channel of 25 partners, and to increase that number by selective recruitment.

Spectra Logic adds entry level, high end products to BlackPearl storage gateway family

The entry-level V Series, with a starting street price of $12,000 – a third of the original S Series – should open up new markets, especially in security, while the high-end P Series is aimed at larger users in the markets served by system integrators.

Caringo SwarmNFS aims to mainstream object storage by eliminating gateways to NFS

Caringo has developed a patent-pending process that eliminates the need for a gateway by connecting the NFS server directly to the Object Storage. This significantly cuts costs and improves efficiency, opening up new use cases that Caringo believes will mainstream object storage.