Panzura goes on a Moonwalk, acquires hybrid cloud outfit
Panzura says it is buying Moonwalk Universal for its hybrid cloud unstructured data estate scanning, migration and tiering technology, to help customers get AI-ready. Days after competitors Nasuni and...
View ArticleDenodo to build global growth through its first CRO
Expanding data management provider Denodo has hired Christophe Culine as its first ever chief revenue officer (CRO) to help accelerate the global growth of the business. Culine brings over 25 years of...
View ArticleWorld’s biggest firms struggle with data debt … and therefore AI
A lack of comprehensive data strategies among Global 2000 enterprises is curtailing use of AI tools and undermining business goals, according to research. Nearly 85 percent of enterprise leaders agree...
View ArticleSingleStore: We do vectors and you don’t need knowledge graphs
Vector-specific databases and knowledge graph extensions are being promoted as a way to have GenAI large language models (LLMs) access unstructured and block data. SingleStore, a database provider,...
View ArticleDell enhances data lakehouse with faster query speeds and more
Dell has boosted the query speed of its data lakehouse, added and upgraded connectors, and improved monitoring and security. In March, Dell announced a data lakehouse element of its AI portfolio that...
View ArticleYour AI strategy called: It wants you to free the data
Commissioned: The importance of data has never been more salient in this golden age of AI services. Whether you’re running large language models for generative AI systems or predictive modeling...
View ArticleStorage Ticker – 25 July 2024
Cloud storage provider Backblaze has appointed its first CRO, Jason Wakeam, whose past experience includes serving as the VP of global sales and OEM at SnapLogic. He’s also worked at Cloudera,...
View ArticleHazelcast embraces vector search
Hazelcast is adding vector search capability to its flagship Hazelcast Platform, which combines distributed compute, in-memory data storage, and integration for enterprise AI applications. GenAI...
View ArticleGenAI only as good as its data and platforms
COMMISSIONED: Whether you’re using one of the leading large language models (LLM), emerging open-source models or a combination of both, the output of your generative AI service hinges on the data and...
View ArticleStorage news ticker – August 2
Data protector Acronis has shared research from the first half of 2024 in its biannual cyberthreats report, “Acronis Cyberthreats Report H1 2024” The report found that email attacks have seen a 293...
View ArticleData orchestration coming to Datadobi unstructured data management
Blocks & Files interviewed Denise Natali, the new VP for Americas sales at Datadobi, over email about the firm’s views on unstructured data management. Datadobi provides a StorageMAP facility to...
View ArticleStorage news roundup – 9 August 2024
Cloud storage provider Backblaze pulled in $31.3 million revenues during calendar Q2, up 27 percent YoY, and it reported a $10.3 million loss versus the $14.3 million net loss a year earlier. It...
View ArticleVAST’s Data Engine previewed
Analysis. VAST Data is getting ready to launch its DataEngine software, providing automated pipeline operations to make AI faster and more responsive to events. We referenced a VAST Data Platform white...
View ArticleBuilding blocks of AI: How storage architecture shapes AI success
COMMISSIONED: On a bustling factory floor, an advanced AI system orchestrates a symphony of robotic arms, each performing its task with precision. This AI-driven automation has revolutionized the...
View ArticleAll taped up: Quantum’s hyperscaler tape sales dive hits bottom line
Quantum’s latest results show that the collapse of its hypescaler tape business caused a significant revenue dip. The biz has also performed some finance restructuring. The company has been grappling...
View ArticleNetApp becomes data storage partner of top Silicon Valley ice hockey team
San Jose-headquartered NetApp has become the preferred data infrastructure provider for its local Silicon Valley professional ice hockey team the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks will rely on NetApp...
View ArticleGet your data house in order for GenAI
COMMISSIONED: Organizations must consider many things before deploying generative AI (GenAI) services, from choosing models and tech stacks to selecting relevant use cases. Yet before most...
View ArticleStorage news ticker – August 22
Open source ETL provider Airbyte says its PyAirbyte Python library, introduced in late February, has helped more than 10,000 AI and data engineers sync over 6 billion records of data. Users have...
View ArticleTintri developing autonomous disaster recovery solution
DDN enterprise storage subsidiary Tintri is developing a disaster recovery feature with autonomous detection and alerting to combat ransomware attacks. Tintri supplies virtual machine-aware VMstore...
View ArticleStarburst research highlights key strategies driving AI success
Data lakehouse provider Starburst has outlined the key data management targets and practices driving AI projects, based on research conducted among enterprises. It commissioned a report from TheCUBE...
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