August 22nd, 2018 by Michael Rink
SolarWinds Releases Server Configuration Monitor
On August 21 SolarWinds introduced their Server Configuration Monitor (SCM). At the same time, they also announced a wave of updates to their other services including their Server & Application Monitor (SAM), Virtualization Manager (VMAN), and Storage Resource Monitor (SRM). SolarWinds will publicly demonstrate its updated systems management portfolio for the first time at VMworld 2018 US in Las Vegas, Nevada, booth 2301.
August 22nd, 2018 by Michael Rink
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Alibaba Collaboration
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced a collaboration with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, on August 20th. According to the announcement, HPE, Alibaba Cloud, and Intel are collaborating to certify Apsara Stack cloud services on HPE platforms; including HPE ProLiant Gen10.
August 21st, 2018 by Adam Armstrong
Pure Storage Announces 2Q19 Earnings
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Pure Storage announced its second quarter earning of its 2019 fiscal year that ended on July 31, 2018. The numbers look good overall for the company with its highest non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP net income after several months of losses. The stock shot up rapidly in after hours trading.
August 21st, 2018 by Lyle Smith
StorCentric to Acquire Drobo And Nexsan
StorCentric has announced that it will be acquiring storage companies Drobo and Nexsan. StorCentric states that these acquisitions will offer their customers an extensive portfolio as well as brand new performance-driven and secure offerings.
August 21st, 2018 by Michael Rink
JetStream Software Unveils Continuous Cross-Cloud Data Protection Software
Just days before VMworld in Las Vegas, which they have confirmed they will be exhibiting at, JetStream Software is announcing their solution for data protection; the clearly named JetStream Data Protection. Leveraging their experience with VMware IO Filters and background with non-volatile memory they've developed a solution that can provide DR (disaster recovery) and CDP (continuous data protection)as a cloud service.
August 21st, 2018 by Adam Armstrong
Cohesity Releases Its Helios SaaS Management Solution
Today Cohesity announced the release of its SaaS-based management solution, Helios. Helios uses a single dashboard to allow customers to see, manage, and take action on their secondary data and applications globally. The solution also leverages AI in order to help customers gain insights from their secondary data.
August 21st, 2018 by Adam Armstrong
Dell EMC Launches PowerEdge MX
Today Dell EMC announced that it is set to launch its new high-performance, modular infrastructure, PowerEdge MX. The company states that this new type of infrastructure supports both traditional as well as emerging technologies, with future-proofing being built into the design. Using what Dell EMC calls kinetic infrastructure, PowerEdge MX is free from certain bounds allowing for a true composable infrastructure.
August 21st, 2018 by Adam Armstrong
Veritas Rolls Out NetBackup 8.1.2
Today Veritas Technologies announced the latest version of its Veritas NetBackup, version 8.1.2. The company has made some major improvement it the UI to both simplify it and how customers can protect their data. Version 8.1.2 also comes with new functionality for backup up VMware as well as other virtualized workloads.
August 20th, 2018 by Michael Rink
StorageCraft Targets Mid-Market with Converged Data Platform
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StorageCraft today announced converged scale-out storage and data protection platform OneXafe. OneXafe is a brand new trademark issued just 5 days ago on August 15th and replaces the s in safe with an x. Why? Storagecraft didn't say, but its a naming scheme they seem to be fond of because they announced a new data protection solution called ShadowXafe too. This is beginning to seem like the month for converged platforms; just last week we covered Quantum's converged tape appliance.
August 17th, 2018 by Adam Armstrong
Samsung 860DCT SSD Review
Samsung’s new data center drive, the 860DCT, is a SATA, 2.5” SSD. The drive is designed for read-intensive, data-streaming data centers. Part of being designed for read-intensive, data-streaming uses is having the drive engineered for the endurance needed. The company states that leveraging its V-NAND technology, reinforced controller and high TBW, make the 860DCT the right drive for the above use cases.