Proxmox Backup Server 2.4 is now generally available. This open-source software provides enterprises with a convenient way to back up and restore virtual machines, containers, and physical hosts.

Leil Storage used the CloudFest 2023 conference in Germany to announce a new data storage solution that it says will revolutionize the backup and archive data storage market. This purpose-built solution will be offered at a low cost while remaining a green alternative compared to other providers.

Proxmox has unveiled version 7.4 of its server virtualization management platform, Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE). The newest update emphasizes on enhancing usability by bringing even more management tasks to the web interface. Proxmox VE 7.4 is based on Debian 11.6 (“Bullseye”), with a long-term supported Linux kernel 5.15. It also features updates to QEMU 7.2,

NVIDIA GTC 2023 kicked off by introducing new products, partners, innovations, and software. To give you an idea of the breadth of announcements, the keynote lasted 78 minutes. Four new platforms were announced, each optimized for a specific generative AI inference workload and specialized software.

As NVIDIA kicks off GTC 2023 today with a raft of announcements, Dell Technologies sent a reminder that the Dell PowerEdge XE9680, announced in November during SC22, is shipping on March 22! The XE9680 is Dell’s first 8-way GPU platform to ship with NVIDIA H100 GPUs or NVIDIA A100 GPUs.

Lenovo shared performance numbers,  announced new Lenovo ThinkSystem D4390 hardware, and a ThinkSystem DM software update. According to a report by IDC, Lenovo has been ranked the #1 global storage solutions vendor in the $25K and under market and the #5 storage provider globally.

IBM and Cohesity have collaborated on a solution that increases data security and resiliency in hybrid cloud environments. IBM Storage Defender Solution combines both companies’ data protection, cyber resilience, and data management capabilities.

In August 2022, VMware announced the release of vSAN 8 and the Express Storage Architecture (ESA), a new storage architecture within the vSAN platform that introduced improved performance, scalability, resilience, and simplicity with high-performance storage devices.

AMD’s new EPYC Embedded 9004 series processors have hit the market, scaling to an amazing 96 cores per socket. These “Zen 4” chips are aimed at industrial, networking, and storage uses and have a long seven-year availability.