Hitachi Vantara Announces CEO Sheila Rohra’s Resignation and Leadership Succession
Hitachi Vantara announced that CEO Sheila Rohra will resign on March 31, 2026, after a three‑year tenure that boosted profitability and launched AI‑ready solutions. Akinobu Shimada, president of Hitachi Vantara Japan, will assume the CEO role on April 1, 2026, bringing over 30 years of storage expertise. Rohra’s leadership saw strategic alliances with Nvidia and Supermicro, while Shimada promises to deepen data‑infrastructure services and accelerate AI‑centric growth. The change aligns with Hitachi’s broader “One Hitachi” digital integration strategy.
Panzura Appoints Karthik Ramamurthy as Chief Executive Officer
Panzura announced Karthik Ramamurthy as its new chief executive officer, completing a planned leadership transition from his previous role as chief product officer. The appointment reinforces a customer‑first, product‑led growth strategy centered on AI‑ready data management, partner ecosystem expansion, and...
University of Missouri/Mizzou Researchers Developing Rewritable DNA Hard Drive
University of Missouri researchers have unveiled a rewritable DNA memory system that uses frameshift encoding and nanopore duplex interruption decoding, eliminating the need for synthesis and enzymes. The technique allows data to be erased and overwritten repeatedly, moving DNA storage...
Data Pipeline Failures Cost Enterprises $3 Million per Month, Fivetran Benchmark Finds
Fivetran’s 2026 Enterprise Data Infrastructure Benchmark, based on a survey of 500 senior data leaders at firms with over 5,000 employees, reveals that fragile data pipelines are costing large enterprises an average of $3 million each month. While organizations spend roughly...
Catalogic Software Delivers Full NDMP Web Management and Advanced Encryption Controls with DPX 4.15
Catalogic Software unveiled DPX 4.15, its latest all‑in‑one backup and recovery platform, adding full NDMP management through a web interface, tag‑based VMware backup policies, and KMIP‑compliant key management for vStor. The release also encrypts data before it is sent to cloud...
Gitex Africa 2026: Sandisk Brings Optimus SSD Product Brand and New Portable SSD Lineup to Africa
SanDisk unveiled its new Optimus SSD brand at Gitex Africa 2026 in Marrakech, consolidating its former WD_BLACK and WD_Blue internal drives under a single performance‑focused identity. The launch includes three Optimus tiers—product, GX, and GX PRO—targeting creators, gamers, and high‑end professionals....
Japan IT Week 2026: Pegatron Showcases End-to-End AI Server Solutions and Strengthens Japan Presence
Pegatron Corp. showcased its full‑stack AI server solutions at Japan IT Week 2026, emphasizing a vertically integrated model that covers design, manufacturing, and after‑sales support. The exhibition highlighted rack‑scale platforms featuring NVIDIA HGX Blackwell and AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, as well as...
HighPoint Announces Rocket 1604L Compact PCIe Gen5 X16 Retimer AIC for AI and Industrial Edge
HighPoint Technologies unveiled the Rocket 1604L, a 4‑M.2 PCIe Gen5 x16 add‑in card powered by Astera Labs' Gen5 retimer. The compact 167 mm module delivers full 32 GT/s bandwidth with near‑zero latency, targeting AI edge and high‑velocity compute workloads. It integrates a Smart Firmware Layer...
Why Your Next Archive Should Be Cold
Disk‑based archival solution ALTO, powered by MAID‑III cold‑storage and helium‑sealed drives, is now outperforming LTO‑9/10 tape in real‑world reliability. In an 8,000‑disk deployment ALTO logged only eight failures over six years, yielding an annualized failure rate of roughly 0.016%, about...
Open Compute Project Foundation Launches Collaboration Acceleration Fund to Advance Open Hardware Innovation
The Open Compute Project (OCP) Foundation has unveiled a Collaboration Acceleration Fund, a non‑equity grant program aimed at fast‑tracking open‑hardware projects that require multi‑stakeholder coordination. The fund will match 25 % to 50 % of approved project costs and provide technical and...
.NEXT 2026: Nutanix and NetApp Form Strategic Alliance with New Integration for a Modern Cloud Platform
Nutanix and NetApp announced a strategic alliance to embed NetApp ONTAP storage into the Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) with the AHV hypervisor, slated for release later this year. The integration leverages NFS‑based connectivity, enabling rapid, in‑place VM migrations and unified...
Egnyte Introduces AI Safeguards as a New Layer of AI Security for Corporate Content
Egnyte announced two major AI enhancements to its Content Cloud: AI Safeguards, a governance layer that lets IT and compliance teams control which users, groups, and files AI can access, and an AI Assistant that operates as a built‑in collaborator...
IDrive Launches White-Labeling Capabilities for IDrive E2
IDrive announced new white‑labeling features for its IDrive e2 object‑storage service, letting managed service providers and resellers embed fully branded, S3‑compatible storage into their own platforms. The offering includes an API suite for automated user management, usage monitoring, and multi‑region...
QNAP and CyberLink Extend Partnership to Optimize Media Creation with Reliable Storage Solutions
QNAP Systems announced an expanded partnership with CyberLink, designating QNAP NAS as the recommended storage platform for CyberLink’s PhotoDirector, PowerDirector, and PowerDVD applications. The collaboration offers creators a private‑cloud solution that centralizes media storage, management, and protection without recurring public‑cloud...
FujiFilm North America Announces U.S. Availability of 40TB LTO Ultrium Gen 10 Data Cartridges
FujiFilm North America has launched a 40 TB native (up to 100 TB compressed) LTO Ultrium 10 data cartridge in the United States, the highest‑capacity tape media in the LTO family to date. The cartridge delivers up to 400 MB/s native and 1,000 MB/s compressed...
Raidon Technoloy Launches MiUM2776P+Dual M.2 NVMe SSD Extension Kit (MCIO+3.5-Inch Swappable Enclosure)
Raidon Technology has introduced the MiUM2776P+ Dual M.2 NVMe SSD Extension Kit, a complete deployment solution that turns a single motherboard M.2 slot into a front‑accessible dual‑NVMe hot‑swap bay. The kit bundles an all‑metal 3.5‑inch enclosure, a MAP6‑EZ MCIO adapter,...
Peer Software and Carahsoft Partner to Bring Data Replication and Synchronization Solutions to the Public Sector
Peer Software and Carahsoft have formed a strategic partnership, naming Carahsoft as Peer’s Master Government Aggregator to sell the Peer Global File Service (PeerGFS) platform to public‑sector customers. PeerGFS delivers real‑time file replication, synchronization and multi‑protocol support across hybrid environments,...
Cirrascale Cloud Services Partners with Google Public Sector to Deliver Specialized Research Offerings and Launches New Government Services Division
Cirrascale Cloud Services has teamed up with Google Public Sector to deliver high‑performance AI infrastructure for research and education through the Google Public Sector Program for Accelerated Research (GPAR). The partnership introduces Cirrascale Government Services, a new division dedicated to...
48% of VMware Customers Plan to Reduce Usage as Competitors Gain Ground
Virtified’s inaugural Loop research reveals that 48% of VMware customers plan to shrink their virtualisation footprint by 2028, largely reacting to Broadcom’s post‑acquisition licensing changes. The survey of 450 IT professionals across 14 countries shows migration difficulty, with a quarter...
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba and Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Assigned Sixteen Patents
Toshiba and its subsidiary Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage have been granted sixteen patents covering a range of disk‑drive innovations, from a flexure with variable thickness to shock‑absorbing covers, digital‑filter engines, and power‑supply redundancy schemes. The filings, dated between March...
DataCore Launches Swarm Appliance to Address Cyber Resilience and Compliance for the Edge
DataCore Software introduced the Swarm Appliance, a turnkey object‑storage solution designed for edge and remote‑office (ROBO) environments. The appliance consolidates data protection, archiving, and long‑term retention while embedding immutability, encryption, and malware detection. It aims to simplify compliance and cyber‑resilience...
Marvell Ushers in the 1.6T Era with Expanded Optical DSP Platform Portfolio, Redefining AI Data Center End-to-End Connectivity
Marvell Technology announced an expanded 1.6 Tb/s optical DSP portfolio, adding four new 3 nm products—Ara T, Ara X, Petra and Aquila M—to its existing line. The new DSPs target higher power efficiency, link reliability, flexible gearbox configurations and built‑in MACsec security for AI‑focused data...
Rubrik Rolls Out Industry’s First Semantic AI Governance Engine
Rubrik unveiled its Semantic AI Governance Engine (SAGE), the first industry‑wide solution that uses a custom small language model to interpret natural‑language policies and control autonomous agents in real time. The engine replaces static rule‑sets with intent‑driven governance, enabling the...
JEDEC Updated LPDDR5/5X SPD Standard with Enhanced Mode‑Switching Support
JEDEC released JESD406‑5D, an update to the LPDDR5/5X Serial Presence Detect (SPD) standard, adding support for calculating recovery time when switching between full‑speed and reduced‑speed modes. The new parameters enable more efficient power‑state transitions, improving battery life for mobile devices...
Data Protection Reinforced with Veeam Backup and NGX Storage Partnership
Veeam announced a partnership with NGX Storage, whose solutions have earned Veeam Ready‑Repository and Ready‑Object certifications. The accreditation confirms NGX’s compatibility as a file, block, or object backup target for Veeam Backup & Replication. Together, the two firms promise faster...
CloudCasa Joins Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) Partner Catalog, Expanding Data Protection for Kubernetes Users
CloudCasa by Catalogic is now listed in the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) Partner Catalog, delivering Kubernetes‑native backup, disaster recovery, and migration tools to NKP users. The integration lets organizations protect persistent data, cluster resources, and applications across on‑prem, edge, and...
SAP Archiving Software Update: Future-Proof Your SAP Landscape with biz²ArchiveServer 4.2
inPuncto released biz²ArchiveServer 4.2, an SAP‑certified archiving platform built on .NET LTS that runs on‑premise or in the cloud. The update raises the free MS SQL Express limit to 50 GB—about 40 million documents—and adds PostgreSQL 18 support for unlimited capacity. Integrated adapters now connect...
Coralogix and Skyflow Redefine Privacy-Safe Observability for the AI Era
Coralogix and Skyflow have formed a strategic partnership to deliver privacy‑safe observability for enterprises. By replacing redaction with consistent tokenization, the solution keeps sensitive customer data out of logs while preserving full searchability and correlation. The joint offering supports AI‑driven...
Leil Introduces Leil OS: The Industry’s First HDD-Native Storage Operating System Purpose-Built for the SMR Era
Leil, an Estonian software firm, launched Leil OS – the first storage operating system built specifically for Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) drives. The HDD‑native stack delivers over 95% write efficiency, 99% of theoretical read throughput, and up to 20% extra...
Storware Releases Backup and Recovery v7.5 with Platform9 Integration and Expanded OpenStack Migration Support
Storware announced Backup and Recovery 7.5, adding native Platform9 Private Cloud Director integration and expanding V2V migration to Citrix Hypervisor and XCP‑ng. The release also brings full Nutanix v4 API support, Proxmox compatibility with Ceph v19 and synthetic backups, and performance enhancements...
NGX Storage’s Hybrid and All-Flash Series Achieve Official VMware Certification
NGX Storage announced that its Hybrid and All‑Flash storage series have earned official VMware certification and are now listed on the VMware Compatibility Guide. The certification required a rigorous evaluation of integration and interoperability with VMware’s cloud infrastructure. Inclusion in...
Kingston Introduces Next-Gen XTS-AES 256-Bit Hardware-Encrypted Up to 256GB USB Drive
Kingston Digital unveiled the IronKey Locker+ 50 G2, a hardware‑encrypted USB flash drive featuring FIPS 197‑certified XTS‑AES‑256 encryption. The device offers BadUSB protection, brute‑force lockout, and dual admin/user passwords with complex or passphrase modes. Available in 32 GB to 256 GB capacities, it delivers up...
NinjaOne Revolutionizes Vulnerability Management with AI-Driven Assessment to Reduce Risk Faster
NinjaOne launched NinjaOne Vulnerability Management, an AI‑driven module embedded in its Unified IT Operations Platform that delivers continuous, real‑time vulnerability detection and automated patching for Windows and Linux endpoints. The solution replaces periodic scans with server‑side analytics, providing always‑current risk...
April Fool’s 2026 – A Tradition We Wish to Carry On
The article is a tongue‑in‑cheek April Fools’ roundup listing impossible tech announcements—from 10 PB tape and 1 PB SSDs at $1,000 to a $5 trillion acquisition of OpenAI. Each bullet point is deliberately absurd, highlighting the day’s tradition of tech‑industry pranks. The piece underscores...
RSAC 2026: Cohesity Enhances Cyber Resilience with Next-Generation Malware Scanning Powered by Sophos
Cohesity announced native integration of Sophos next‑generation malware scanning into its Data Cloud platform. The feature, included with the Enterprise Edition, detects zero‑day, polymorphic and fileless threats hidden in backup data without requiring a separate Sophos license. Scans run incrementally...
RSAC 2026: Commvault Extends Enterprise Resilience to Structured and AI Data with Real-Time Governance Controls
Commvault announced an expansion of its data security posture management (DSPM) to include structured data and AI‑driven vector databases, leveraging its recent acquisition of Satori. The new real‑time data access governance lets security teams monitor and control structured data usage,...
RSAC 2026: Druva Pioneers Identity-Aware Resilience for Okta, Active Directory, and Entra ID
Druva unveiled Identity Resilience, extending its SaaS platform to protect identities across Okta, Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID. The solution continuously models identity state, correlates privileges, activity and data, and stores this intelligence in the MetaGraph engine. By unifying hybrid...
Rubrik and Rackspace Technology Launch UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud
Rackspace Technology and Rubrik have launched the UK Sovereign Cyber Recovery Cloud, a ransomware‑focused recovery service that keeps all data, hardware and management within UK borders. The offering provides an automated, isolated "clean‑room" environment that can restore public‑sector and regulated...
Quantum and Pink Elephant Partner to Deliver Sovereign, Low-Cost, Energy-Efficient Data Resilience Services in Europe
Quantum and Pink Elephant have launched DMaaS Clouddrive Cold, a sovereign archive service built on Quantum’s ActiveScale Cold Storage. The offering spans three Dutch data centers, delivering 15‑nine durability, multi‑site replication and an integrated tape tier that cuts power and...
Nakivo Expands Platform Support and Elevates Security in v11.2
Nakivo released Backup & Replication v11.2, adding native support for VMware vSphere 9 and Proxmox VE 9.0/9.1 while introducing built‑in OAuth 2.0 for email notifications. The update also bundles broader platform compatibility and critical security patches. Customers can now protect the latest hypervisor versions...
Keepit Signs Strategic Agreement with Hammer Distribution
Keepit, a cloud‑native data protection provider, has signed a strategic agreement with Hammer Distribution to strengthen its UK and Ireland market presence. The partnership leverages Hammer’s value‑added distribution network and Keepit’s local data centers to deliver vendor‑independent SaaS backup that...
Summary of Week 13 – March 23-27, 2026
Week 13 highlighted a wave of AI‑focused hardware announcements and strategic deals. Dell partnered with Nvidia to deliver AI‑optimized storage solutions, while Samsung and AMD deepened their collaboration on next‑generation HBM memory. Seagate introduced industry‑leading 32 TB hard drives, and IBM completed...
Coredge Selects Lightbits to Power Global AI Cloud Infrastructure
Coredge, a cloud solutions provider recently acquired by Sirius Digitech, has chosen Lightbits Labs' software‑defined storage to power its next‑generation AI cloud services. The partnership will enable a multi‑petabyte, cloud‑native infrastructure in India that leverages NVMe over TCP on commodity...
Panzura CloudFS 8.7 Cuts Infrastructure Costs, Simplifies Management, and Preps for Agentic AI Workflows
Panzura unveiled CloudFS 8.7, a hybrid‑cloud file platform tailored for AEC firms and other project‑centric enterprises. The release introduces adaptive snapshot retention, self‑service admin tools, AI‑powered threat control, and automated capacity optimization, promising lower infrastructure spend and reduced operational overhead. By...
Arcfra Launches Neutree: Bridging the Gap Between AI Experimentation and Enterprise Production
Arcfra unveiled Neutree, a Model‑as‑a‑Service platform that turns AI models into production‑grade services. The solution adds an enterprise‑grade layer to an open‑source inference manager, offering unlimited workspaces, 24/7 support, and deep integration with the Arcfra Enterprise Cloud Platform. Neutree’s vendor‑agnostic...
Foremay Unveils InterStellar Radiation-Hardened Space-Grade SSD
Foremay Inc. has launched the InterStellar series, a line of radiation‑hardened SSDs designed for low‑Earth orbit through deep‑space missions. The drives combine Graded‑Z shielding, which lowers a 10,000 krad exposure to a survivable 500 krad, with AI‑driven block management that maps radiation...
Eon and SentinelOne Announce Partnership to Advance Cloud Data Security and AI Resilience
Eon and SentinelOne have formed a partnership to fuse AI‑driven security with cloud‑native data resilience. The collaboration integrates SentinelOne’s Singularity Platform, including DSPM discovery and ransomware heuristics, with Eon’s Data Protection and Cloud Backup Posture Management solutions. Together they provide...
Scale Your AI Ambitions with Dell Storage and Nvidia
At Nvidia GTC 2026 Dell unveiled two AI‑focused storage innovations: the globally‑available Dell Lightning File System and a preview of Dell Exascale Storage. Lightning FS is billed as the world’s fastest parallel file system, delivering up to 6 TB/s read throughput...
Hammerspace Data Platform Wins 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award
Hammerspace’s Data Platform was named a winner of the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards in the Internet and Technology category. The platform tackles AI’s data bottlenecks by creating a unified global data environment that works over standard NFS/pNFS without new...
Qdrant Raised $50M to Build Composable Vector Search as Core Infrastructure
Qdrant announced a $50 million Series B round led by AVP, with participation from Bosch Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Spark Capital, and 42CAP. The company positions its Rust‑built vector database as low‑latency, billion‑scale infrastructure for AI retrieval, emphasizing composable primitives over fixed pipelines....