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Innovix Singapore bulks up portfolio with new signings
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Innovix Singapore bulks up portfolio with new signings

Innovix Singapore has bulked up its portfolio with the addition of two new vendors, expanding the sales opportunities for resellers.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Fri, 21st Apr 2017

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Vexata emerges after 3 years in 'stealth mode' to launch revolutionary product
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Vexata emerges after 3 years in 'stealth mode' to launch revolutionary product

The company was founded by a flash-storage executive who left Dell EMC in 2013 because he sought to solve an underlying active-data problem.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
VMware & Hitachi roll out new Unified Compute Platform
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VMware & Hitachi roll out new Unified Compute Platform

Customers can either deploy integrated SDDC stack or build their own using Hitachi's vSAN ready node and VMware software.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Aug 2017
Seagate ramps up nytro flash storage portfolio with two new releases
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Seagate ramps up nytro flash storage portfolio with two new releases

Seagate updates Nytro 5000 NVMe M.2 SSD and Nytro 3000 SAS SSD with enhanced performance and capacity capabilities.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Aug 2017
Broadcom expands portfolio with new data center system-on-chip solutions
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Broadcom expands portfolio with new data center system-on-chip solutions

Broadcom releases new family of data center solutions, the BCM58800, designed for Smart NIC and scale-out storage applications.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Aug 2017
Goodbye HDD: Why 2017 is set to be the year of all-flash storage
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Goodbye HDD: Why 2017 is set to be the year of all-flash storage

We might look back on 2017 as the year the hard disk era finally gave way to the brave new world of all-flash solid-state storage.

By Paul Haverfield • 5 min read • Tue, 11th Jul 2017
NetApp ANZ comes out on top for All-Flash Array storage in IDC survey
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NetApp ANZ comes out on top for All-Flash Array storage in IDC survey

NetApp ANZ leads AFA Storage market, seizing 30.05% in IDC's latest survey, revolutionising data centres down under.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 6th Jul 2017
Excelero adds persistent container storage for Kubernetes pods
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Excelero adds persistent container storage for Kubernetes pods

Container users need persistent storage that is scalable enough for stateful applications yet also offers mobility to protect against drive failures.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Jul 2017
Cisco & NetApp: New converged infrastructure solution fuels digital transformation
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Cisco & NetApp: New converged infrastructure solution fuels digital transformation

Cisco and NetApp have unveiled FlexPod SF, a new infrastructure designed for data-intensive scale-out workloads critical to digital transformation.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Jun 2017
NetApp big gainer in enterprise storage market as flash booms
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NetApp big gainer in enterprise storage market as flash booms

NetApp has bolstered its foothold in a flat enterprise storage systems market according to IDC's latest figures, which show declines for Dell and HPE.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jun 2017
DattoCon: Top ANZ partners honoured and new products released - photos
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DattoCon: Top ANZ partners honoured and new products released - photos

At one of the world's largest MSP focused events, Datto has honoured ANZ's top partners and released new products to support the needs of MSPs.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Jun 2017
The road to an all-flash data centre: Exclusive interview with HPE's product manager
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The road to an all-flash data centre: Exclusive interview with HPE's product manager

With the scale and speed of flash storage becoming pervasive it's critical that customers re-think data protection to eliminate bottlenecks.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Thu, 8th Jun 2017
NetApp: New data center modernization, HCI & hybrid cloud offerings
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NetApp: New data center modernization, HCI & hybrid cloud offerings

NetApp identifies digital transformation as a top priority and says that global business leaders need new ways to harness their data.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Jun 2017
HPE unveils new flash storage portfolio for hybrid IT
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HPE unveils new flash storage portfolio for hybrid IT

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a comprehensive flash portfolio update with new products and data protection solutions.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 26th May 2017
Supermicro showcases hottest innovations at Japan IT Week Data Center
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Supermicro showcases hottest innovations at Japan IT Week Data Center

Complete server, storage & networking solutions target software-defined data center, hyper converged infrastructure, big data & HPC workloads.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 12th May 2017
Done deal: HPE completes Nimble acquisition
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Done deal: HPE completes Nimble acquisition

HPE's US$1 billion acquisition of Nimble Storage has completed, enabling the vendor to push further into the high-growth flash storage market.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 18th Apr 2017

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Thecus announces new all-flash array series & new Taiwan HQ
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Thecus announces new all-flash array series & new Taiwan HQ

on a mission to revolutionize the way everyone, from home users to enterprises, store and manages their digital data, both onsite and in the cloud.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 5th Jul 2017