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News Bits: Cloudian, Cohesity, TYAN, HYCU, Fujifilm, Komprise, & Zerto

This week’s News Bits we look at a number of small announcements, small in terms of the content, not the impact they have. Cloudian obtains FIPS certifications. Cohesity announces SmartFiles. TYAN announces several new servers. HYCU announces cloud services provider program. Fujifilm Object Archive Software pricing model announced. Komprise extends Intelligent Data Management capabilities. Zerto raises $53

Lenovo ThinkCentre M75n
Consumer  ◇  Workstation

Lenovo ThinkCentre M75n & M75n IoT Nano Announced

This week, Lenovo expanded its popular ultra-small form factor workstations or Nano desktops with two new models, the Lenovo ThinkCentre M75n and M75n IoT Nano. At just 350ml, the ThinkCentre M75n is the smallest desktop yet in the company’s portfolio making it attractive for places where space is limited. The two new M75n models are

Dell EMC PowerFlex SDS
Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

Dell EMC PowerFlex SDS Announced

Today, Dell Technologies has announced the Dell EMC PowerFlex software-defined storage (SDS) solution. The PowerFlex family, previously known as VxFlex, is now part of Dell’s Power portfolio, by which the company aims to deliver consistent, predictable outcomes that drive businesses forward. The solution, further enables transformational agility for organizations looking to modernize their data center

Chenbro RB133G13-U10
Enterprise  ◇  Server

Chenbro RB133G13-U10 Server Launched

Today Chenbro launched yet another server with the Chenbro RB133G13-U10. This new server is a barebone, 1U, Dual Xeon NVMe SSD server. This little server is ideal for use cases such as software-defined storage, virtualization, HPC, Cloud computing, and SaaS.

WD Red SMR
Consumer  ◇  HDD

WD Red SMR Updates

Back in April we wrote an article (I’m aware some of you didn’t like the title) about WD’s woes with the WD Red drives being SMR when the buyers thought they were CMR. The previous article covered WD’s response to the customer outcry (this is the age where the masses can raise up their digital

Western Digital Ultrastar DC SN840
Enterprise  ◇  SSD

Western Digital Ultrastar DC SN840 SSD Announced

Today Western Digital announced a new storage platform, the Western Digital OpenFlex Data24. Along with the new platform, they also announced new NVMe Data Center SSDs in the Western Digital Ultrastar DC SN840. While the SN840 drives come with the OpenFlex Data24, and is designed to work well with it, the drive is also ideal

Consumer  ◇  NAS

QNAP TS-x53D NAS Series Now Available

QNAP has announced the availability of the quad-core TS-x53D NAS series, which come in 2, 4, and 6-bay models. QNAP has designed the TS-x53D series for businesses looking for a 2.5GbE NAS solution as well as  for gamers who need supplemental space to store their game collections. The new NAS line also features a PCIe

OpenDrives Ultra Hardware Platform
Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

OpenDrives Ultra Hardware Platform Released

Today, OpenDrives released three new data storage hardware solutions, the OpenDrives Ultra Hardware Platform. The three solutions map well with their existing lineup, and while the company hasn’t explicitly said so, it appears to be a complete refresh of their entire product line. OpenDrives was founded in 2011 and provides shared network attached storage (NAS)

StorONE AFAn Intel Optane
Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

StorONE’s Intel Optane SSD Solution Announced

StorONE has announced the All-Flash Array.next (AFAn), which uses Intel Optane SSD as a storage tier, delivering solutions for enterprise storage. The SSD technology, which is used as a storage tier, not as a cache, integrates Intel QLC 3D NAND SSDs for cost-effective, high capacity, moving data between the two storage tiers as it ages.

Western Digital OpenFlex Data24
Enterprise  ◇  Enterprise Storage

Western Digital OpenFlex Data24 Announced

Today, Western Digital (WD) announced plans to begin shipping its Western Digital OpenFlex Data24 NVMe-oF (NVMe over Fabrics) Storage Platform in the fall. WD’s OpenFlex Data24 device will ship with 24 NVMe SSDs inside.  We covered WD’s OpenFlex architecture when they announced it two years ago.  Western Digital was founded 50 years ago as General Digital.