Microsoft has introduced Maia 200, a new custom inference accelerator designed to improve the economics of AI token generation at scale. Positioned as the company’s first silicon and system platform optimized specifically for AI inference. Microsoft frames AI inference around an “efficient frontier” that balances capability and accuracy against cost, latency, and energy. In practice,

VAST Data introduced VAST Amplify, a capacity-optimization and customer-engagement program designed to help enterprises and service providers increase effective flash capacity by leveraging SSDs already deployed in their environments. Positioned for a market where storage lead times and allocation windows are tightening, the program focuses on identifying underutilized flash and rapidly qualifying existing hardware for

OnLogic has expanded its portfolio of industrial computing hardware with the introduction of the CL260, a compact, fanless system designed as an edge gateway for large industrial deployments. Positioned as the newest member of the CL200 Series, the CL260 targets applications where space constraints, long-term reliability, and cost control are as crucial as baseline computing

TerraMaster has expanded its range of direct-attached storage with the release of the D1 SSD Pro, a Thunderbolt 5-compatible M.2 NVMe enclosure designed for users who rely on sustained high-speed data access in mobile or studio-based environments. The new enclosure targets professional creatives, developers, and power users who require desktop-class storage performance in a compact,

At Intersec 2026, Seagate announced new 32TB hard drives across its Exos, SkyHawk AI, and IronWolf Pro product lines, positioning them for AI-driven video analytics at the edge, NAS deployments, and large-scale data centers. Seagate SkyHawk AI 32TB IDC estimates that more than 75% of organizations expect their video data volumes to at least double

Veeam has acquired Object First, a vendor known for its pre-integrated, immutable backup appliances designed for Veeam environments. This acquisition expands options within the Veeam ecosystem but does not change strategy, partner relationships, or the business model, Veeam says. Object First was co-founded by Veeam’s founders to provide backup storage solutions specifically for Veeam environments.

At CES 2026, AMD refreshed its client CPU roadmap for consumer, commercial, and enthusiast desktops, emphasizing on-device AI acceleration while maintaining familiar priorities such as battery life, thin-and-light performance, and high-end gaming. The updates include new Ryzen AI 400 Series processors for Copilot+ PCs. There is a Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series stack for business

Micron Technology has introduced the Micron 3610 NVMe SSD, a PCIe Gen5 QLC client drive built on the company’s latest G9 NAND. Designed for mainstream PCs and ultra‑thin laptops, the 3610 delivers data-center-class Gen5 performance and efficiency in the client space while maintaining aggressive cost points. The drive delivers up to 11GB/s sequential read and

At CES 2026, NVIDIA unveiled the Rubin platform, anchored by the Vera Rubin NVL72 rack-scale system. This is NVIDIA’s third-generation rack-scale architecture, combining six co-designed chips into a single unified system. The platform will be available from partners in the second half of 2026, with all six chips already back from fabrication and currently undergoing