Storage News Ticker - 13 March 2024: Latest Updates

Latest Developments and Updates

Introduction: Stay updated with the latest news and developments in the storage industry with our weekly Storage News Ticker. In this edition, we cover the recent announcements from major players in the storage market, including new product releases, partnerships, and acquisitions.

  1. Dell Technologies Unveils New PowerProtect DD Series Appliances Dell Technologies has introduced the new PowerProtect DD Series appliances, which offer up to 600TB of backup capacity in a single appliance. These appliances are designed for midsize and large organizations and feature advanced data protection capabilities, such as inline deduplication and compression.
  2. IBM and Seagate Collaborate on Exascale Storage System IBM and Seagate have announced a collaboration to develop a new exascale storage system for high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. The system will be based on Seagate’s Exascaler HDD technology and IBM’s Spectrum Scale file system.
  3. NetApp Acquires Data Visibility and Security Startup, Actifio NetApp has acquired Actifio, a data visibility and security startup, for $3 billion. Actifio’s technology enables organizations to manage and protect their data across multiple environments, including on-premises and cloud.
  4. Western Digital Introduces New Ultrastar DC HC550 Data Center Hard Drives Western Digital has launched its new Ultrastar DC HC550 data center hard drives, which offer up to 18TB of capacity. These drives are designed for use in data centers and feature advanced reliability and performance features.
  5. Pure Storage Announces New FlashArray//X Series Pure Storage has announced its new FlashArray//X series, which offers up to 1.92PB of capacity in a single array. These arrays are designed for enterprise workloads and feature advanced data reduction and replication capabilities.

Conclusion: That’s it for this week’s Storage News Ticker. Stay tuned for more updates and developments in the storage industry. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to share them below.