Data Storage

HYCU Spun Out Of Comtrade, Unveils Major New Release Of Its Nutanix Data Protection Tech

by Joseph F. Kovar
HYCU, the first data protection software developed specifically for Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure environments, is now also the name of the new company spun out from developer Comtrade Software.
Qumulo Expands Cloud Strategy With New Google Cloud Storage Partnership

by Joseph F. Kovar
‘Now our file system will run natively in Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform,’ says Molly Presley, Qumulo’s global product marketing director. ‘Customers can also use us to migrate data between the two clouds.’
JetStream Doubles Down On Disaster Recovery as a Service In VMware Environments

by Joseph F. Kovar
The new JetStream DR software is designed specifically for service providers looking to offer their customers Disaster Recovery as a Service, says Rich Petersen, co-founder and president of JetStream.
Quantum Unleashes F2000 Storage Appliance For High-Performance Workloads

by Joseph F. Kovar
Quantum's F2000 is the company’s first NVMe-based storage array and the base of a new line that features its own software-defined block storage stack.
Commvault Sales, Channel Execs Out As New CEO Makes His Mark

by Joseph F. Kovar
Commvault's new CEO Sanjay Mirchandani tells CRN the departures were mutually determined as he looks for ways to bring channel resources closer to both partners and to himself.
NetApp Channel Chief: 'Transactional' Pure Storage Comes Up Short On Backend Rebates

by Joseph F. Kovar
Channel chief Jeff McCullough said NetApp’s focus on building out a long-term sustainable channel strategy offers a stark contrast to rival Pure Storage.
NetApp Ties MAX Data To Intel Optane SD, Makes Server Memory Part Of Cloud Infrastructure

by Joseph F. Kovar
NetApp says its MAX Data software for turning in-server memory into a high-performance, low-latency storage tier, is the first storage technology to work directly with Intel's Optane SD flash storage technology.
IBM's New Storwize 5000 Flash Arrays Bring NVMe Performance To Wider Customer Set

by Joseph F. Kovar
The latest additions to the Storwize 5000 line offer substantial increases in performance at a lower cost than the previous models and now also include the IBM Spectrum Virtualize storage virtualization software.
Violin Systems: ‘Nobody Ever Grew A Business Without Channel Help’

by Joseph F. Kovar
The all-flash storage vendor has come a long way from its old Violin Memory days with the acquisition of X-IO, the introduction of a formal channel program and some major technology enhancements ahead.
Aparavi Expands Archiving Platform With Multi-Cloud Management, New Data Classification

by Joseph F. Kovar
The Aparavi Active Archive platform is now better able to classify and search data archived in multi-cloud environments, a move the company says gives it an edge in regulatory environments.
Quest Expands Channel Program, Products To Better Embrace MSP Partners

by Joseph F. Kovar
‘We're not new to the MSP market,’ Quest Software’s John O’Boyle tells CRN. ‘We've been working with MSPs for years, helping them build storage services. But partners want more MSP-tailored offerings.’
Druva Works With AWS To Bring One-Click Disaster Recovery As A Service

by Joseph F. Kovar
Druva is now offering one-click failover as part of a Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service offering that also includes simple disaster recovery testing and the ability to replicate virtual machinesfor cross-region test and development and resiliency.
Pure Storage Fiscal 2019: Focus On Cloud, NVMe Sets Stage For Future Growth

by Joseph F. Kovar
All-flash storage vendor Pure Storage said its fiscal 2019 results, including its first-ever full-year profit on a non-GAAP basis, shows how its technology is helping it gain market share not just from other all-flash storage vendors, but in the storage market as a whole.
Vast Data Gets $40M Funding For Its Universal Storage Architecture

by Joseph F. Kovar
The company is combining NVMe-over-Fabric with cheap QLC flash memory and 3D Xpoint in an architecture it calls Universal Storage, and claiming it can offer a single tier of storage with flash performance at a lower cost point than spinning disk.
Pure Storage Pushes All-flash Performance With NVMe-oF RoCE, Intros Flash Storage For Cloud Backups

by Joseph F. Kovar
The two new offerings--DirectFlash Fabric to replace legacy iSCSI connectivity with RDMA over converged Ethernet, and ObjectEngine for flash storage-based data protection to the cloud, are aimed at accelerating existing and new workloads.