Storage News Ticker - 25 April 2024: Western Digital, Seagate, NetApp

New Product Releases and Industry Updates

Introduction: Welcome to the latest edition of the Storage News Ticker, where we bring you the most recent and relevant news from the world of data storage. In this issue, we’ll cover new product releases from major storage vendors, acquisitions and partnerships, and other industry developments.

  1. Dell Unveils New PowerProtect DD Series Appliances Dell has announced the release of its new PowerProtect DD Series appliances, which offer up to 600TB of capacity per appliance and support for both tape and disk-based backup. The new appliances are designed to provide enterprise-class data protection and are ideal for large-scale backup and disaster recovery scenarios.

  2. IBM Introduces FlashSystem 9100: All-Flash Storage System IBM has unveiled its latest all-flash storage system, the FlashSystem 9100. The new system offers up to 1.3PB of capacity and delivers up to 3 million IOPS, making it one of the fastest and most capacious all-flash storage systems on the market. The FlashSystem 9100 is aimed at large enterprises and service providers.

  3. Western Digital Acquires Data Protection Startup, Karamba Security Western Digital has announced the acquisition of Karamba Security, a data protection startup specializing in endpoint security. The acquisition is expected to strengthen Western Digital’s portfolio of data protection solutions and expand its offerings in the growing endpoint security market.

  4. NetApp and Microsoft Expand Strategic Partnership NetApp and Microsoft have announced an expansion of their strategic partnership, which includes the integration of NetApp’s ONTAP storage system with Microsoft Azure. The partnership is aimed at providing customers with a seamless hybrid cloud experience and enabling them to easily move data between on-premises and cloud environments.

  5. Seagate Introduces Exos X14 Enterprise-Class HDD Seagate has announced the release of its new Exos X14 enterprise-class hard drive, which offers up to 14TB of capacity and is designed for use in data centers and cloud environments. The new drive is expected to provide improved performance and reliability, making it an attractive option for organizations with large-scale storage requirements.

Conclusion: That’s all for this edition of the Storage News Ticker. We hope you found this roundup of the latest storage news and product releases informative and interesting. Stay tuned for the next issue, where we’ll bring you more updates from the world of data storage.

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