Storage news ticker – June 21
Anomalo has expanded its platform that monitors the quality of structured data in data warehouses and data lakes to monitor unstructured text. We’re told this makes it possible for enterprises to...
View ArticleActian unveils ‘faster and smarter’ database for edge working
Actian has updated its embedded database to help businesses run “faster and smarter” applications at the edge. Actian, the data and analytics division of HCLSoftware, has released Actian Zen 16.0,...
View ArticleDatadog helps detect ‘problem’ Spark and Databricks jobs
Cloud monitoring and security firm Datadog has introduced Data Jobs Monitoring, which allows teams to detect problematic Spark and Databricks jobs anywhere in their data pipelines. It also allows them...
View ArticleOpenAI acquires Rockset for vector database capabilities
GenAI LLM and chatbot pioneer OpenAI has acquired Rockset, an eight-year-old vector database business. OpenAI was started up in 2015 by Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Reid Hoffman, Jessica Livingston, Elon...
View ArticleGigaOm identifies unstructured data management leaders
GigaOm has six suppliers competing for the leadership position in its 2024 unstructured data management (UDM) report Analyst Walt Whitman writes: “UDM solutions go beyond mere data storage, empowering...
View ArticleMaxLinear upgrades storage accelerator with PCIe generation and lane count bumps
MaxLinear has launched the MxL8900 storage accelerator as an upgrade to its MxL8800 series, lowering latency and adding upcoming support for PCIe 5. MaxLinear’s Panther III accelerator cards are...
View ArticleStorage news ticker – June 26
Data connectivity supplier CData announced a $350 million investment led by private equity operation Warburg Pincus. CData will use this new capital to accelerate investments in building innovative...
View ArticleDenodo updates key for growing AI data customer demand
Data management platform Denodo is the latest provider to update its technology to address ever more AI workloads. Denodo Platform 9.0, we’re told, enables intelligent data delivery through AI-driven...
View ArticleSingleStore makes it easier for firms to put Iceberg data to work
SingleStore has added bi-directional integration with data lake Apache Iceberg, to help users get to the data easier, and enable them to build intelligent applications. SingleStore’s database combines...
View ArticleStorage news ticker – July 1
Cloud-native data protector Alcion has joined Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab Venture Network as an inaugural startup partner. Several members of its leadership team – including co-founders Niraj Tolia and...
View ArticleQdrant unveils hybrid vector algorithm for improved RAG
Open source vector database supplier Qdrant has developed its own BM42 search algorithm combining vector and standard BM25 keyword search methods to get better RAG results, claiming the method lowers...
View ArticleElastic Playground facility aims to reduce hallucinations in LLMs
Data search supplier Elastic is attempting to make it easier for developers to stop large language models (LLMs) from generating hallucinatory (false) responses by adding proprietary data and LLM/RAG...
View ArticleIGXGlobal hoists Pure Storage as-a-service flag across Europe
US systems integrator IGXGlobal has begun offering its customized storage as-a-service (STaaS), powered by Pure Storage Evergreen//One, to customers across the UK and Europe. IGXGlobal’s offering...
View ArticleTS Cloud and Google link arms, dangle AI data readiness package
Google Cloud Premier Partner TS Cloud has announced the launch of its Enterprise AI Development and Management Service, which aims to help businesses build and deploy their own AI platforms, using...
View ArticleCommvault hires first CCO to help fuel dash to $1B in ARR
Commvault has appointed its first ever chief commercial officer (CCO), who will be in charge of global sales and partners. Current chief financial officer Gary Merrill will take the new reins at the...
View ArticleSpectra Logic and Cohesity pair up to manage archived data
Spectra Logic and Cohesity are integrating their technology to deliver what they claim will be a “comprehensive” data protection and archival solution for enterprises. The new offering uses the...
View ArticleSoda gets $14M to fizz into North America
Belgian data quality startup Soda has received $14 million to expand in North America. The firm, founded in 2018 by CEO Maarten Masschelein and CTO Tom Baeyens, develops software and cloud services...
View ArticleStorage News Ticker – July 11
Lightbits Labs’ storage management technology has been picked by cloud service provider Nebul to build AI services. Nebul is allowing companies across the EU to unify their data, deploy Nvidia-based...
View ArticleStorage news ticker – July 17 2024
Data protector Acronis says its flagship Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office product is reverting to its original name – Acronis True Image – with a new version release. It has enhanced performance and...
View ArticleChina’s DapuStor using Pliops to accelerate NoSQL storage engine
DapuStor storage systems will run NoSQL databases faster through a Pliops data processing unit partnership, we’re told. Israel-based Pliops has developed its XDP (Extreme Data Processor) AccelKV, with...
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