This week’s News Bits we look at a number of small announcements, small in terms of the content, not the impact they have. Imanis raises $13.5 million in funding. SonicWall releases its 2018 Cyber Threat Report. Kaminario and Commvault partner on automated operational backup and recovery. MapR extends data fabric for Kubernetes. Cloud Constellation Corporation and Wasabi announce cloud storage partnership. D-Link launches new line of multi-gigabit smart managed Ethernet switches. AHEAD announces new VMware Cloud on AWS offering. FUJIFILM wins another round in court against Sony.
Imanis Raises $13.5 Million In Funding
Imanis Data announced that it has raised $13.5 million in capital. The new funding will be used to capitalize on the strong demand the company is seeing for its suite of data management solutions and strengthen relationships with major cloud players. The company also named John Mracek as its new CEO.
SonicWall Releases Its 2018 Cyber Threat Report
SonicWall has released its annual Cyber Threat Report. Key findings include:
The full report can be read here (PDF)
Kaminario & Commvault Partner On Automated Operational Backup & Recovery
Kaminario is combining its Composable Data Platform with Commvault’s IntelliSnap snapshot technology. This combination is said to automate application-consistent data protection and copy data management workflows with the power of all-flash. Benefits include:
Kamminario Commvault Integration
MapR Extends Data Fabric For Kubernetes
MapR Technologies, Inc. announced that it extended advanced containers integration into the MapR Converged Data Platform. According to the company, this allows the MapR Data Fabric now includes a natively integrated Kubernetes volume driver to provide persistent storage volumes for access to any data – from databases, files and streaming – located on-premises, across clouds and to the edge. Other capabilities include:
MapR Data Fabric For Kubernetes
Cloud Constellation Corporation & Wasabi Announce Cloud Storage Partnership
Cloud Constellation Corporation and Wasabi are collaborating to deliver what they are calling, a new generation of cloud data storage and security services. The new services will be based off of Wasabi’s high-performance cloud data storage and Cloud Constellation’s SpaceBelt Data Security as a Service. This will help users bypass typical security issues by leveraging satellite storage.
D-Link Launches New Line Of Multi-Gigabit Smart Managed Ethernet Switches
D-Link announced a new family of cost-effective Multi-Gigabit witches, the DMS-1100 2.5 Gigabit Series. Features include:
The new Series is expected to be available this month.
AHEAD Announces New VMware Cloud on AWS Offering
AHEAD achieved the VMware Cloud on AWS Solution Competency. This means it can now offer VMware Cloud on AWS to its customers. Services it now offers include:
FUJIFILM Wins Another Round In Court Against Sony
In the ongoing legal saga between FUJIFIM and Sony Corporation, FUJIFILM one this round getting a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order directed at Sony Corporation and its affiliates. The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) found that Sony is unlawfully importing into the United States certain magnetic data storage cartridge products that infringe a Fujifilm U.S. patent. This could block certain LTO-7 Ultrium tape cartridges form being imported. And people think tape is boring.
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