HPE kicked off HPE Discover as expected, with a significant focus on HPE GreenLake. Announcements focused on unveiling HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Business Edition, OpsRamp moves to the Dashboard, and expanded hybrid cloud services. HPE also announced complimentary HPE GreenLake Cloud services to underrepresented startups.

Pure Storage has thrown down the gauntlet regarding data resilience with the first ransomware recovery service level agreement (SLA) for Evergreen//One that guarantees a clean storage environment following an attack. The SLA-driven storage service is powered by enhanced AIOps capabilities and combines the agility of the public cloud with the security of an all-flash infrastructure.

At Accelerate 2023 in Las Vegas, Pure Storage announced several new product updates. On the hardware side, the highlights include a new 75TB capacity DirectFlash Module with plans to get to 300TB, a 1PB FlashArray//E configuration, and FlashArray//X and FlashArray//C R4 updates with Intel Sapphire Rapids controllers and a significant performance boost.

Lenovo revealed an impressive breakthrough today: a record AI infrastructure revenue exceeding $2 billion. In the same breath, Lenovo declared an ambitious roadmap for the next stage of its growth journey—an additional investment of $1 billion spread over the coming three years to supercharge AI deployment for global businesses.

AMD used its “Data Center and AI Technology Premiere” event to announce new products and share how the company will shape the next phase of data center innovation. The announcement includes updates to the 4th Gen EPYC processor family, the new AMD Instinct MI300 Series accelerator family, and an updated networking portfolio.

SK hynix has announced the start of mass production for its 238-layer 4D NAND Flash memory. First announced back in August 2022, this represents a significant leap forward in NAND technology and stands out for its manufacturing efficiency as it offers a 34% increase compared to the previous 176-layer generation.

Dell delivers software-driven Unity XT Operating Environment (OE) 5.3 for Unity XT hybrid flash arrays (HFAs). This popular storage solution enables businesses to reduce storage infrastructure costs without affecting performance, availability, and data services. A significant focus for this release was security functionality across the array and serviceability and reliability enhancements for non-disruptive upgrades.

WD_BLACK has unveiled the C50 Expansion Card for Xbox, providing Xbox Series X|S owners with a solution to expand their console’s storage capacity. This officially licensed expansion card plugs directly into their console, offering similar performance to the Xbox’s internal storage. With capacities ranging from 512GB to 1TB, gamers will be able to keep a

Synology has released the latest version of its powerful operating system, DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.2. Packed with a wide range of new features and improvements, Synology DSM 7.2 aims to transform your NAS into a “robust data fortress”, offering enhanced security, improved performance, and seamless management capabilities.