Data Storage

IBM Doubles Down On Flash, NVMe As It Commits To Taking Storwize 100% Through Channel

by Joseph F. Kovar
In addition to making NVMe native to its new Storwize V700, IBM has committed to making its entire Storwize product line available only through channel partners.
Vcinity Exits Stealth Mode, Says Its Technology Is ‘Flipping The Cloud On Its Head’

by Joseph F. Kovar
Vcinity, which does 99 percent of its business through channel partners, says its technology gives customers the ability to accesss data wherever it is and run applications using that data from anywhere.
Violin Systems To Acquire X-IO Storage Business

by Joseph F. Kovar
Violin Systems, which was born from flash storage pioneer Violin Memory, plans to use the X-IO technology to expand its market from an enterprise focus to the SMB side of the business.
Commvault Go: CEO Hammer And COO Bunte Tout Leading-Edge Data Management Capabilities

by Joseph F. Kovar
Commvault CEO Robert Hammer and COO Al Bunte use their keynote presentation to show the importance of taking a holistic approach to data management and how their company is doing just that.
Eight Days, Three Big Funding Rounds: Storage Vendors Look To Accelerate Growth, Product Development

by Joseph F. Kovar
Egnyte, CNEX Labs and Ctera Networks are taking different approaches to storage but have a common goal: bring their unique SSD, cloud and file technology twists to the always-hot storage market.
With Digital Transformation In Full Swing, NetApp Transforms Itself Into A Data Management Provider

by Gina Narcisi
Digital transformation has NetApp transforming its own business while positioning partners for success in the years to come, says Jeff McCullough, vice president of Americas partner sales.
Commvault Go: Commvault Steps Up Data Protection Game

by Joseph F. Kovar
New data protection appliances, strategic relationships and services will share the spotlight at the company's annual Commvault Go conference and point to a richer technology offering for channel partners.
HPE Signals Major Push Into Hybrid Cloud Data Protection With StoreOnce, Nimble, GreenLake Moves

by Joseph F. Kovar
New StoreOnce appliances, additions to the GreenLake utility storage offering, and extension of its recovery management technology to Nimble storage show a new awareness of the importance of secondary storage.
Hitachi Vantara Expands Converged, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure With New All-Flash Tech, GPU, Software

by Joseph F. Kovar
The new offerings, introduced at the Hitachi Next 2018 conference, are part of a move to bring together Hitachi Vantara’s various technologies to meet changing customer requirements, says John Magee, vice president of portfolio marketing.
Hitachi Vantara Enhances Multi-Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Capabilities With Improved Hitachi Content Platform

by Joseph F. Kovar
The improvements, unveiled at the Hitachi Next 2018 conference, include new Amazon S3 cloud extensions, the ability to run on hyper-converged infrastructure platforms, and a new edge appliance version.
Nasuni Automates Primary, Archive Tiering In Multi-Cloud Environments

by Joseph F. Kovar
A major enhancement to Nasuni Cloud File Services is allowing primary and archive data to be managed globally, with the data automatically moving to higher or lower storage tiers on public or private clouds as the value of the data changes.
NetApp Acquires StackPointCloud, Enhances Cloud-Native Capabilities With Kubernetes-As-A-Service

by Joseph F. Kovar
NetApp channel partner John Woodall calls the acquisition a bold move because, rather than focusing on locking customers into its own technology, NetApp has become a leader in making it easy for customers to develop a multi-cloud strategy.
Lenovo Storage Hiring Spree Driving New NetApp Go-To-Market Strategy

by Mark Haranas
‘Lenovo is hiring a whole team of individuals that are specialists specifically on the NetApp-based products,’ says Roderick Lappin, senior vice president of global sales and marketing for Lenovo’s Data Center Group.
NetApp's All-Flash Storage Array Sales Take Crown From Dell EMC

by Joseph F. Kovar
A boom in sales of its AFF A-series all-flash storage arrays helps NetApp boost its all-flash storage array sales in the second quarter of 2018 by nearly 70 percent.
Datrium Raises $60 Million, Looks To Accelerate Growth Via Channel Partners

by Joseph F. Kovar
The new round, which includes funding from an investment firm associated with Samsung—Datrium's biggest flash storage provider—is aimed at accelerating sales and marketing activities in the company's indirect sales channels.