This week’s News Bits we look at a number of small announcements, small in terms of the content, not the impact they have. SwiftStack delivers 1click cloud storage. IBM and Panzura sign strategic reseller agreement. AMD releases Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 19.Q2. Pivot3 Partners with VMware on disaster recovery. WekaIO raises $31.7 million in Series C funding. StorONE files over 50 patents. Datrium unveils Automatrix Platform. Tenable launches Nessus Essentials.
SwiftStack Delivers 1click Cloud Storage
SwiftStack rolled out its new Software Appliance that features simplified provisioning, tuning, and management with 1click Application Profiles. This feature will first be available for Splunk Enterprise with SmartStore. The SwiftStack Software Appliance is initially available for the Cisco UCS S3260 storage server.
IBM & Panzura Sign Strategic Reseller Agreement
Under the agreement, IBM will resell Panzura Freedom Cloud NAS software on their IBM storage products. Combined they can deliver:
AMD Releases Radeon Pro Software For Enterprise 19.Q2
AMD released its quarterly software update for Radeon Pro. New capabilities include:
Pivot3 Partners With VMware On DR
Pivot3 finished its integration with VMware’s Site Recovery Manager (SRM) currently in version 8.2. SRM works with Pivot3’s Acuity HCI platform to automate recovery plans, keeping downtime low in the instance of a disaster striking. Customers leveraging Pivot3 HCI should see simplified DR planning going forward.
WekaIO Raises $31.7 million In Series C Funding
WekaIO closed their Series C funding with an additional $31.7 million. This brings the company’s total to $66.7 million. Investors include Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Mellanox Technologies, NVIDIA, Seagate, and Western Digital Capital, the strategic investment fund of Western Digital Corp. (WDC), alongside Qualcomm that invested previously. The company intends to use the funding to accelerate of its market trajectory and international business expansion through increased investments in engineering, sales, and marketing.
StorONE Files Over 50 Patents
The total number of patents StorONE has filed has now surpassed 50 with two being granted just recently. The two new patents awarded are Patent No. 10198321 entitled “System and method for continuous data protection” recognized StorONE’s approach to integrated data retention without compromising on performance, and Patent No. 10169021 entitled “System and method for deploying a data-path-related plug-in for a logical storage entity of a storage system” addresses creating, verifying and executing tasks that ensure availability of data in distributed storage systems. Both inventions allow enterprises to use their high-performance tier for complete data protection. This brings the total number of patents awarded to 33.
Datrium Unveils Automatrix Platform
Datrium released its secure multicloud data platform, Automatrix. As the name implies, Automatrix delivers a suite autonomous data management applicaiotns built on SaaS applications framework. Key benefits include:
Tenable Launches Nessus Essentials
Tenable launched a free version of its popular vulnerability assessment solution, Tenable Nessus Essentials. Benefits include:
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Druva's Dru Investigate removes the need for complex queries when mitigating data risks. (more…)
The new X14 servers aim accelerate AI and high-performance computing. (more…)
Seagate expands Lyve Cloud Object Storage with new features and and expanded reach to regions in Europe and Asia, (more…)
Lenovo rolls out new services and solutions to speed AI transformation, including GPUaaS, AI-driven XClarity management, and Neptune liquid cooling.…
IBM Storage DS8000, enterprise-class storage engineered for IBM Z mainframe architectures, will GA on October 25. (more…)