On December 15, 2025, Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2025 would finally adopt the NVMe standard natively in its storage architecture. However, NVMe storage has been a popular storage format on servers, enterprise workstations, and consumer PCs for many years, with OS compatibility built in since Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1. With this
MinIO has introduced two new subscription tiers for MinIO AIStor, Free and Enterprise Lite, expanding its portfolio beyond the existing AIStor Enterprise offering. The goal is to give organizations more flexibility in how they stand up an object-based data foundation for AI, whether they are in early experimentation or operating mission-critical, large-scale AI in production.
StorageReview has reclaimed a popular computational crown with a new pi record solve to 314 trillion digits. The modern π race has gone from cloud experiments to full-blown infrastructure flex. In 2022, Google Cloud pushed π to 100 trillion digits, running y-cruncher across a massive fleet of cloud instances and chewing through tens of petabytes
Proxmox has released the stable 1.0 version of Proxmox Datacenter Manager, a platform aimed at organizations that operate Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server across multiple sites or clusters. Many environments grow into structures that become difficult to coordinate, with metrics scattered across nodes and operational tasks handled separately. Managing clusters spread across diverse locations
Proxmox has released the latest version of its virtualization platform, Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) 9.1, bringing a range of updates aimed at simplifying container deployment, strengthening virtual machine security, and improving network visibility across software-defined infrastructures. Proxmox VE 9.1 Features A key addition in this update is the integrated support for Open Container Initiative (OCI)
Pure Storage has introduced Portworx Kube Datastore, a VM architecture designed for cloud-native environments that aligns with how VMware administrators already operate. Built for KubeVirt, Kube Datastore offers enterprises a practical path to modernization without compromising uptime, workflows, or data protection. The result is a consistent, software-defined data platform that enables organizations to run everything
Broadcom introduces VMware Tanzu Data Intelligence at VMware Explore 2025.
HPE releases Morpheus Enterprise Community Edition, offering free hybrid cloud and VM automation tools for labs, education, and trials.
Proxmox improves its backup strategy with S3 support and smarter automation.
Proxmox VE 9.0 introduces Debian 13, Linux kernel 6.14, LVM snapshot support, SDN Fabrics, HA affinity rules, and a revamped mobile interface.
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