ASUSTOR has announced the availability of the Lockerstor 24R Pro Gen2 (AS7224RDX), a higher-end rackmount NAS for enterprise and multi-user deployments, pairing a 24-bay chassis with AMD’s Ryzen 7 Pro 7745 processor. The AMD chip delivers 8 cores, 16 threads, and boost speeds up to 5.3 GHz. The system is designed for virtualization, container workloads,

TrueNAS has introduced the V160, a new addition to its enterprise appliance portfolio designed to support larger, more dynamic workloads. The platform targets organizations that balance performance requirements with cost control, especially as flash pricing volatility continues to affect infrastructure planning. The V160 is built on dual fifth-generation TrueNAS controllers powered by AMD EPYC processors,

Following its recent collaboration announcement with Google Cloud, NetApp introduced new capabilities to simplify how enterprises use existing data for AI workloads in cloud environments. The updates focus on reducing the operational complexity and cost associated with moving and managing data across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructures. At a high level, the joint effort targets a

HighPoint Technologies has introduced a new line of PCIe Gen5 x16 NVMe Boot RAID and Switch add-in cards and adapters for server and storage deployments. The lineup is split into two product families: The Rocket 7600A Series is focused on boot-drive redundancy for Hyper-V and Proxmox systems, using NVMe RAID 1 to help keep hosts

At SUSECON in Prague, SUSE introduced SUSE AI Factory with NVIDIA, a pre-validated enterprise AI software stack that simplifies deployment and operations from local development through production. Built on SUSE AI and NVIDIA AI Enterprise, the platform is designed for organizations seeking to build, govern, and scale AI workloads across edge locations, core data centers,

IBM introduced a content-aware storage (CAS) architecture that integrates AI data processing directly into the storage layer. The approach targets retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows by embedding document vectorization within the storage system, reducing the need for external preprocessing pipelines. CAS shifts a core RAG function, document embedding using large language model-based techniques, into storage infrastructure.

Dell Technologies has announced PowerMaxOS 10.4, the latest update to its flagship mission-critical storage platform. The release focuses on measurable performance improvements, enhanced ransomware detection, expanded replication capabilities, and tighter integration with VMware and Red Hat OpenShift. Performance and Efficiency Improvements PowerMaxOS 10.4 delivers up to 25% faster read response times for SRDF-protected workloads, addressing

KIOXIA America has unveiled the EG7 Series, a new family of client SSDs that brings its BiCS FLASH generation 8 QLC with CMOS directly Bonded to Array (CBA) technology to this segment for the first time. KIOXIA says the new series is designed to help PC manufacturers bring high-performance, power-efficient storage to a wider range

NetApp announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud, formalized through a four-year enterprise agreement to accelerate the deployment of NetApp storage within Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) Air-Gapped environments. Delivered with World Wide Technology (WWT), the offering targets sovereign cloud use cases that require strict data residency, security, and operational isolation. The joint solution integrates NetApp’s