Today, Pure Storage announced an update to their existing FlashArray//C Storage-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering. Pure Storage’s previous FlashArray//C offerings used a mix of TLC (triple-level-cell) and QLC (quad-level-cell) flash memory. They now offer a full QLC flash storage array. John Colgrove and John Hayes founded Pure Storage 11 years ago in 2009. The company sells storage-as-a-service

Crucial has announced the immediate availability of new Crucial X6 portable SSD, an ultra-sleek, compact drive ideal for those on the go or in the field and who need instant, high-performing access to their digital content without an internet connection. The X6 is also ideal for storing photo and movie libraries and games. Available in

Today, BackupAssist released BackupAssist ER. The new technology is an automated, disk to disk to cloud backup for Windows Servers. Notably, BackupAssist ER is standalone, purchase-to-own software with a one-time price, not the ongoing expense of a disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) option. The current CEO of BackupAssist, Linus Chang, founded the company in

This week’s News Bits we look at a number of small announcements, small in terms of the content, not the impact they have. MinIO launches Subscription Network. Asigra announces deep MFA backup. Plugable releases triple HDMI dock. AWS announces high-performance HDD storage for Amazon FSx for Lustre File System. BigID releases Hyperscan. NVIDIA Ampere technology sees

VMware Workstation 16 and Fusion 12 have been announced this week. Both products offer new features and capabilities for IT Admins, Developers, and everyone else. The key focus of these two releases is containers support, vSphere 7 Compatibility, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1, USB 3.1 Support, and more! Workstation and Fusion are VMware’s solutions that

Synology has announced the immediate availability of the DiskStation DS1520+, a 5-bay storage system for home and small office environments. The DS1520+ is designed for data backup and organizing multimedia libraries, and is highlighted by its ability to scale so users can create a personal cloud with ample space.

iXsystems has been on a roll lately – with the release of the M60 Unified Storage System for the enterprise space they have announced the TrueNAS Mini X and Mini X+. This Compact office storage system provides up to 85TB of whisper-quiet HDD and flash. 4x 1GB on the Mini X and dual 10 Gigabit

Today, Western Digital announced its new line of WD branded My Passport portable SSDs. The main difference with this drive vs their other portable SSDs is its use of NVMe storage. This line of My Passports will allow for much greater transfer speeds of up to 1050MB/s read and 1000MB/s write over a USB3.2 Gen

VMware has announced the release of VMware vRealize Cloud Management 8.2. This version comes with new and innovative capabilities for modern infrastructure automation, supporting DevOps principles and self-driving operations. vRealize Cloud Management helps VMware’s customers accelerate innovation with easy access to services, improve efficiency through automation and improved visibility, and mitigate risks through unified operations