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Pure Storage unveils Ambassador tier in EMEA revamp
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Pure Storage unveils Ambassador tier in EMEA revamp

Pure Storage launches elite Ambassador tier and solution badges in EMEA, sharpening services-led partner focus on AI, cloud and cyber resilience.

By Melania Watson • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres
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WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres

WD maps a path to 100TB-plus hard drives, unveiling faster, lower-power designs as cloud data centres scale storage for AI workloads.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 4th Feb 2026
SPhotonix adds senior hires to scale 5D optical memory
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SPhotonix adds senior hires to scale 5D optical memory

SPhotonix taps Project Silica talent and optics veteran to scale 5D glass memory and advanced optics after an oversubscribed USD $4.5 million pre-seed.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
AI outpaces data privacy, exposing governance gaps
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AI outpaces data privacy, exposing governance gaps

AI investment is surging faster than data privacy and board oversight, leaving storage gaps and weak access controls to fuel rising risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
VDURA pledges 50% undercut on rival all-flash storage
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VDURA pledges 50% undercut on rival all-flash storage

VDURA launches Flash Relief Programme, vowing to beat rival all-flash file system quotes by 50% amid surging SSD prices and supply strain.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Kingston gains FIPS 140-3 Level 3 for IronKey USBs
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Kingston gains FIPS 140-3 Level 3 for IronKey USBs

Kingston wins FIPS 140-3 Level 3 for its IronKey Keypad 200 USBs, making it the first supplier with three drives at this stringent standard.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
VAST Amplify aims to unlock stranded enterprise flash
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VAST Amplify aims to unlock stranded enterprise flash

VAST Data's new Amplify programme promises up to 6× more usable flash by reclaiming stranded SSD capacity amid global supply constraints.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Nokia picks Pure Storage to power Red Hat telco cloud
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Nokia picks Pure Storage to power Red Hat telco cloud

Nokia taps Pure Storage and Red Hat OpenShift for a new telco cloud blueprint targeting cloud-native, AI-ready, low-energy networks.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Tue, 27th Jan 2026
Acronis unveils archival storage to aid data compliance
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Acronis unveils archival storage to aid data compliance

Acronis launches encrypted archival storage for MSPs and SMEs, promising rapid access, WORM immutability and predictable long-term pricing.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Dell boosts PowerStore QLC density & replication features
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Dell boosts PowerStore QLC density & replication features

Dell boosts PowerStore with 30TB QLC drives, metro sync replication and new NFSv4.2 features to pack in more data and harden resilience.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Hybrid storage & cloud set to reshape data in 2026
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Hybrid storage & cloud set to reshape data in 2026

Hybrid cloud and mixed-media storage will overtake single-cloud and all-flash designs in 2026 as AI, costs and outages reshape data strategy.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
OWC boosts ThunderBlade X12 portable RAID to 192TB
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OWC boosts ThunderBlade X12 portable RAID to 192TB

OWC has doubled its ThunderBlade X12 portable Thunderbolt 5 RAID SSD to 192TB, targeting filmmakers needing ultra-fast, on-set shuttle storage.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Seagate rolls out 32TB CMR drives for AI video surge
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Seagate rolls out 32TB CMR drives for AI video surge

Seagate has begun shipping 32TB CMR hard drives for AI-driven video and analytics, targeting edge security, NAS and cloud data centre workloads.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Hitachi Vantara names Wendy Koh APAC Sales Vice President
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Hitachi Vantara names Wendy Koh APAC Sales Vice President

Hitachi Vantara has named veteran executive Wendy Koh vice president of sales for Asia Pacific to drive AI data and hybrid cloud growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
StorONE gains HPE validation for unified storage stack
Storage

StorONE gains HPE validation for unified storage stack

StorONE wins HPE validation for its unified storage software on ProLiant Gen11, promising flash performance at near-HDD economics.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025
Hitachi Vantara storage named leader in GigaOm AI era
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Hitachi Vantara storage named leader in GigaOm AI era

Hitachi Vantara's VSP One platform is named a GigaOm primary storage Leader again, praised for AI-era cyber resilience and hybrid cloud support.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025

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NetApp crowns joint India partners of the year for FY25
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NetApp crowns joint India partners of the year for FY25

NetApp names Binary Global and Swan Solutions as joint India partners of the year, as it eyes a USD $126.8 billion digital market by 2033.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
Peer Software earns spot in Gartner 2025 customer report
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Peer Software earns spot in Gartner 2025 customer report

Peer Software has been named in Gartner's 2025 Voice of the Customer report for hybrid cloud storage, reflecting strong enterprise reviews.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025