Intel has introduced the Intel Data Center GPU Flex Series (formally code-named Arctic Sound-M), designed to meet the requirements for intelligent visual cloud workloads. Initially announced in May, the Flex Series GPU is a single graphics processing solution built to handle a wide range of workloads without compromising performance or quality.

The Samsung 990 Pro is the latest addition to the popular line of high-performance NVMe SSDs for client systems. The 990 Pro is expected to offer faster speeds and better power efficiency than the 980 Pro, making them ideal for graphically demanding applications like 3D rendering, 4K video editing, and data analysis. The Samsung 990

VMworld has been renamed VMware Explore this year. I, along with Kevin and Tom are excited that we will be able to attend in person!  VMware Explore 2022 will be held inside the newly revamped Moscone Center in San Francisco from August 29 to September 1.

StorPool Storage v20 adds new capabilities including NVMe/TCP, StorPool on AWS support, and NFS File Storage. The StorPool Storage platform is designed for large-scale cloud infrastructures running workloads that require low latency and is highly reliable.

Dell’s latest software release for PowerFlex is now available, taking these SDS systems to Dell PowerFlex 4.0. The updates were teased at DTW earlier this year, highlighted by new lifecycle management options and deployment through NVMe/TCP.  For a little more background, we did an introduction to PowerFlex when it was rebranded in 2020.

Pliops announced that it closed an additional $100 million Series D funding round bringing the total investment in the company to over $200 million since starting in 2017. Pliops provides data processors for cloud and enterprise data centers and recently released the Pliops Extreme Data Processor (XDP).

EK is adding to their Fluid Works Compute Series with a new rackmount liquid-cooled GPU server, the X7000-RM. This new liquid-cooled server is purpose-built for high-compute density applications including machine learning, artificial intelligence, rendering farms, and scientific compute simulations.

QNAP has announced their new professional-grade NAS, the TS-410E, specifically meant for multimedia center and noise-sensitive use cases with its fan-less cooling design and high-speed I/O specifications.

A coalition of cybersecurity and technology leaders from 15 companies, along with Splunk, AWS, and Broadcom, has announced an open-source effort to break down data silos that impede security teams by integrating security tools and resources. The Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) project announced at Black Hat USA 2022 will help organizations detect, investigate, and