Storage news ticker - 9 March 2026

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Massively scalable, Low-latency, real-time NoSQL database supplier Aerospike added Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) simplifying the protection of personally identifiable information (PII). To deploy…
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VMware exiteeers targeted by Alibaba's NexaVM

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Switzerland-based NexaVM has an all-in-one VMware replacement suited for mid-market and regional CSPs, sovereign cloud, and local integrators. It says…

OFP's data server killers aiming for AI system scalability and efficiency nirvana

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The Open Flash Platform (OFP) group want to kill data servers and enable massive scale AI hardware/software systems with ten…

StreamFast: stream arbitrary length data to SSDs with device-assigned addresses and no FTL

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Hammerspace founder and EEO David Flynn wants to collapse the data plane into silicon, with zero-DRAM and FTL-free SSDS,  and…

BDT tape library transparently runs pilot holographic storage drive

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HoloMem has successfully trialled its holographic storage drive and ribbon cartridges in a BDT LTO tape library. UK startup -…

VAST Data plans funding round so early stock holders can get cash

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VAST data is in the final stages of raising an estimated $1billion in cash at a $30 billion valuation according…

Cohesity deepens Google Cloud integration

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Cohesity is adding Google Cloud’s Threat Intelligence feature to the user interface of the Cohesity Data Cloud, and using Google…

MinIO plugs Apache Iceberg tables directly into AIStor

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Object storage supplier MinIO has made its AIStor Tables feature generally available. AIStor is MinIO’s object storage software and the…

DDN appoints vice chairman amid enterprise AI expansion

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DDN has appointed Mohsen Moazami as vice chairman, possibly signaling an IPO intention. DDN took in $300 million in January…

MariaDB discusses database scale and active:active and active:passive architectures

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Interview: We received a note from MariaDB summarizing the pros and cons of active:active and active:passive database architectures and realized…

Intel and Softbank aim ZAM at HBM

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Intel is partnering with Softbank subsidiary SAIMEMORY to indirectly get back in the memory business by developing Z-Angle Memory (ZAM) based,…

Hitachi Vantara may be up for sale

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Bloomberg reports Japanese multi-national conglomerate Hitachi Ltd. is aiming to sell off its Hitachi Vantara data storage subsidiary for up…

Samsung shipping fast and small PCIe Gen5 bus 4TB mini-gumstick drive

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Samsung announced its PM9E1 gumstick drive in October 2024 with 512 GB, 1, and 2 TB capacities. It’s now shipping…

Western Digital blows hard disk drive future wide open

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Western Digital is qualifying 40 TB hard disk drives, has outlined a roadmap to 100 TB, and is announcing two…

Hitachi Vantara warns poor data foundations are stalling AI projects

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Hitachi Vantara data infrastructure research shows that failings in data management, governance, and security are stalling AI projects. The company’s…

Commvault pitches Geo Shield for sovereign data protection

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Commvault says sovereign data protection has three core elements: where data is stored, who controls access to it, and who…

Storage news ticker – February 2

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Data trust company Ataccama has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Data Quality Solutions, 2026. Ataccama received the highest score in…

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