At VMware Explore last August, Dell coyly pre-announced a new rugged version of their popular VxRail appliances with a dedicated hardware witness. The thing was, at the time, Dell didn’t actually offer the server that was loosely described in the launch. The PowerEdge team solved that problem a few weeks later, dropping the XR4000 platform.

Arcserve has announced the release of Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) 9.0. This update is designed to provide robust protection for all types of workloads. It offers a range of features including complete data protection, Sophos cybersecurity protection, immutable storage, tape backup integration, and scalable onsite or offsite business continuity.

Dell PowerScale has launched OneFS 9.5, which brings an array of new security features and functionality to keep unstructured data and workloads more secure. Dell also delivers significant performance gains to the all-flash F600 and F900 PowerScale nodes.

QNAP has announced the TS-1655, a tower-form factor NAS that can hold twelve 3.5-inch hard drives and four 2.5-inch solid-state drives. Highlighted by its hybrid storage architecture, the TS-1655 features 8-core computing power, 2.5GbE network connectivity, and PCIe expansion. It is intended for use in business environments for file sharing, collaboration, backup, disaster recovery, and

NVIDIA is adding AI to the list of defenses against the increasing threat of identity theft, considered one of the most common and complex breaches to prevent. In this age of zero trust, security experts say it’s not a matter of if but when an identity attack will occur.

Dell has added over a dozen next-generation systems to the extensive portfolio of Dell PowerEdge G16 servers. These new systems are to accelerate performance and reliability for powerful computing across core data centers, large-scale public clouds, and edge locations. Featuring rack, tower, and multi-node form factors, the new PowerEdge servers support the new 4th-gen Intel

Cisco has announced the release of their newest generation of servers, the 7th generation of UCS C-Series and X-Series servers, powered by 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors. These servers are designed to provide greater flexibility and improved performance for modern workloads, such as artificial intelligence and data analytics. Additionally, the servers support the Intel

Pure Storage has enjoyed continued growth of its subscription services, including its Evergreen portfolio, and now Pure Storage announces a new energy efficiency service level agreement (SLA) for Evergreen//One. Introducing the new SLA supports Pure Storage’s mission to provide customers with sustainable storage technology.

Atos has unveiled the BullSequana SH, a new hybrid server powered by the new 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors​, and two new edge servers, BullSequana EXR and the BullSequana EXD. These new solutions are designed to tackle AI and analytics challenges in an age with consistently significant increases in data requirements.