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HPE Introduces Affordable Storage System for High-Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence – Blocks and Files

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HPE Introduces Affordable Storage System for High-Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence – Blocks and Files

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has introduced a new small company supercomputer storage array called Cluster Storage for entry-level and mid-tier high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) computing clusters. This new ClusterStor line, acquired by HPE when they bought Cray in 2019, features a parallel architecture using solid-state drives (SSD) and hard disk drives (HDD) … Read more

HPE’s Zerto Vault seamlessly integrates with Alletra Storage to enhance ransomware protection – as reported by Blocks and Files

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HPE’s Zerto Vault seamlessly integrates with Alletra Storage to enhance ransomware protection – as reported by Blocks and Files

HPE’s Zerto business unit has teamed up with the HPE Alletra MP Storage system to enhance protection against cyber attacks, specifically ransomware. The integration of Zerto’s Cyber Resilience Vault with the Alletra Storage system promises rapid recovery after attacks, utilizing enhanced immutability features to prevent threat actors from accessing data copies. The Vault, which offers … Read more

Nutanix broadens AI efforts through new collaborations – Blocks and Files

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Nutanix broadens AI efforts through new collaborations – Blocks and Files

Nutanix made several significant announcements at their .NEXT conference in Barcelona, including updates on their GPT-in-a-Box offering, AI inference and training capabilities, and partnerships with companies like Cisco and PostgreSQL. They also discussed their focus on green initiatives and electrical power monitoring. One of the key areas of focus for Nutanix was their collaboration with … Read more

Migration of Nutanix and Cisco FAT Solution for VMware Customers -Blocks and Files

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Migration of Nutanix and Cisco FAT Solution for VMware Customers -Blocks and Files

Nutanix is targeting Cisco UCS servers and VMware vSAN systems in its latest attack. The company is working with Cisco to certify UCS blade servers for running its HCI software and AHV hypervisor. This partnership aims to enable organizations to repurpose existing UCS servers to run Nutanix’s software. Nutanix also supports the repurposing of vSAN … Read more

Cloudian appoints former 3PAR CEO David Scott to board position – Blocks and Files

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Cloudian appoints former 3PAR CEO David Scott to board position – Blocks and Files

David Scott, former CEO of 3PAR during its acquisition by HPE, has joined the board of directors at Cloudian. Cloudian is an independent object storage startup, along with MinIO and Scality. The landscape of object storage has changed significantly since 2011, with major storage vendors acquiring most startups in this space. This leaves Cloudian with … Read more

HPE Announces Alletra MP Timeless Program to Compete with Pure’s EverGreen – Blocks and Files

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HPE Announces Alletra MP Timeless Program to Compete with Pure’s EverGreen – Blocks and Files

HPE has introduced a new program called TimeLess for GreenLake Alletra MP block storage users, which provides non-disruptive driver updates. This program is similar to Pure Storage’s Evergreen Leaves program for its FlashArray and FlashBlade all-flash array customers, offering uninterrupted hardware and driver software updates for the life of the program. HPE aims to enhance … Read more

HPE GreenLake now offers block storage on AWS – Blocks and Files

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HPE GreenLake now offers block storage on AWS – Blocks and Files

HPE has expanded its block storage offerings to AWS and enhanced its Alletra MP block service. GreenLake, a cloud-like subscription service from HPE, now allows for the management of block storage in hybrid cloud environments, both on-premise and on AWS. Alletra MP is a modular and scalable storage product that can support both block and … Read more

Nutanix makes its first ever profit – Blocks and Files

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Nutanix makes its first ever profit – Blocks and Files

Nutanix has made its first ever profit as its revenues grow 16 percent year-on-year in its ninth successive growth quarter. VMware and CIsco represent clear opportunities while its Gen AI strategy is still emerging. Fifteen years after being founded and eight years after its IPO, hyperconverged infrastructure vendor Nutanix has reached business maturity. Revenues in … Read more

Scale Computing: Broadcom moves whack VMware’s channel program – Blocks and Files

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Scale Computing: Broadcom moves whack VMware’s channel program – Blocks and Files

Broadcom is damaging the VMware channel and creating opportunities for channel partners pushed to the quitting point. That’s the view of hyperconverged infrastructure systems vendor Scale Computing’s founder and CEO, Jeff Ready, whose outfit is positioning itself to pick up these resellers and service providers. Blocks & Files:  What is your general view of the … Read more