At the VMware Explore 2023 event, VMware unveiled new Private AI offerings aimed at promoting the adoption of generative AI within enterprises and harnessing the potential of trusted data. Characterized by its architectural approach, VMware Private AI balances the benefits of AI with the practical privacy and compliance requisites of organizations.

Pure Storage announced an expanded, multi-year product and go-to-market partnership with Microsoft to deliver Pure’s storage capabilities to native Microsoft Azure services. The new product will leverage Azure’s new Premium SSD v2 and introduces customers to Azure VMware Solution (AVS) in Preview.

Rubrik has announced new generative AI capabilities for VMware customers through its AI-powered Cyber Recovery solution to minimize disruption following a cyberattack. The new solution leverages generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to help administrators navigate tradeoffs following a cyberattack to help minimize data loss and reduce downtime. Administrators can use a recommended task

Synology is showcasing new storage solutions focusing on data protection, disaster recovery, and edge solutions at VMware Explore 2023 in Las Vegas this week. This includes the new active-active SAN UC3400, active-passive system SA3400D, and DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.2.

Attendees at VMware Explore were introduced to the enhanced iteration of VMware Cloud. This pivotal update equips customers with fresh editions and capabilities, facilitating a holistic transformation towards modernization, optimization, and improved security. The new VMware Cloud enhancements allow customers to accelerate innovation, enhance operational efficiency, bolster threat resistance, and swiftly rebound from ransomware incidents.

Organizations looking to jump-start their AI/ML journey while keeping control over their data are getting some help from Nutanix as they announce Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box. This solution delivers a full-stack software-defined AI-ready platform and services to help size and configure a hardware and software infrastructure suitable to deploy a curated set of large language models (LLMs)

The future of Fibre Channel continues to be strong, highlighted by Broadcom’s announcement of a new secure, high-density Brocade Gen 7 64G Fibre Channel Directors and the Brocade 7850 Switch, the first 64G Fibre Channel switch that extends SANs over virtually any distance across the globe. The Brocade X7 Directors are available in 256- and

The Seagate Nytro 5060 PCIe Gen5 SSD was revealed quietly at the Flash Memory Summit & Exhibition 2023. This cutting-edge enterprise drive is designed to elevate performance standards in data center applications, offering enhanced speed, scalability, and endurance.

Micron Technology announces sample availability for the Micron CZ120 memory expansion module to customers and partners. Available in 128GB and 256GB capacities, the E3.S 2T form factor CZ120 uses PCIe Gen5 x8 interface and is capable of running up to 36GB/s memory read/write bandwidth. The module improves server performance when incremental memory capacity and bandwidth