Pure Storage announced the availability of a new Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) for VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager and an enhanced VMware vSphere Web Client Plug-in. The new solutions, used in conjunction with the FlashArray 400 series, will deliver “a simple and seamless storage and virtualization management experience, comprehensive disaster recovery protection, and scalable availability for

Intel has announced two new additions to their data center family of SSDs, the Intel SSD DC S3710 Series and the Intel SSD DC S3610 Series. The Intel SSD DC S3710 Series is 2.5” form factor and comes in 200GB, 400GB, 800GB, and 1.2TB capacities. The Intel SSD DC S3610 Series comes in both 2.5” and

EMC has announced the launch of CloudArray 5.0 the latest update of CloudArray since EMC acquired TwinStrata, and the first major release of CloudArray designed for EMC. EMC has kept the previous features of CloudArray while adding in a few new features, additional supported clouds, an updated user interface, and a refreshed line of software and

Avere Systems has announced the introduction of Cloud Snapshots to the Avere 4.5 operating system. This new feature allows IT to use snapshots as a disaster recovery solution in the cloud with a familiar NAS-style user interface. In addition, Cloud Snapshots uses the flexibility of cloud storage all the while protecting user data against disk,

NetApp has announced general availability of the company’s new EF560 all-flash array along with its E5600, a new hybrid array offering. According to the Storage Performance Council, a membership organization for storage manufacturers and vendors, the EF560 has achieved the best AFA price-to-performance result to date in the SPC-1 benchmark. The new NetApp E5600 hybrid

Super Micro Computer has released new 1U/2U Ultra Series SuperServers, which feature more flexibility and higher bandwidth I/O in 4x 40G QSFP+, 10G SFP+, 10GBASE-T and 1G configurations. The new servers are equipped with better energy efficiency due to its innovative airflow optimized cooling architecture and redundant 1000W Titanium level, high efficiency (96%+) digital power

Lenovo announced that its Flex System can now be used to power EMC VSPEX reference architecture for private cloud and VDI. The new solutions are aimed at lowering total cost of ownership, faster deployments, and simplifying management, all of which are key concerns of enterprise and mid-market customers. Lenovo will offer three solutions for customers:

Simplivity has introduced a new addition to their OmniCube hyperconverged infrastructure, the OmniCube CN-2200. The CN-2200 is an upgraded replacement for the CN-2000. This new device offers broader scalability, more use cases, and starts at a lower price point.

IBM announced today that it has a new strategic technology service with Anthem Inc. The deal is valued at $500 million USD and will run for the next five years. IBM will provide Anthem with operational services for their mainframe and data center server, as well as provide operation services for Anthem's storage infrastructure.