Enterprise adoption of retrieval-augmented generation has moved sensitive corporate content into a new storage format that existing security tools cannot inspect. Companies deploying internal AI assistants convert documents into high-dimensional numerical vectors and ship them to embedding services and vector databases over ordinary HTTPS connections. Data loss prevention products scan documents and network traffic, and…
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Object First Launching Secure, Cloud-Based Fleet Manager
Object First, a ransomware-proof on-prem backup storage organization, is launching Object First Fleet Manager, a secure, cloud-based service to simplify management of distributed Ootbi backup storage deployments for Veeam environments. The offering is now generally available and built for enterprises and service providers with distributed backup storage infrastructures. Oobti users with active support contracts get…
AI, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security
AI traffic is getting bigger, louder, and less predictable
AI workflows need storage that supports repeated movement across the model lifecycle. Large datasets are ingested, transformed, exported for training, pulled back for evaluation, and refreshed as models evolve. Backblaze’s Q1 2026 Network Stats report says this creates a shift from diffuse internet-style traffic to large, high-bandwidth flows between fewer endpoints. Monthly view of all…
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Linux storage management tool Stratis 3.9.0 adds online encryption and cache-less pool startup
Stratis is a tool for configuring pools and filesystems with enhanced storage functionality within the existing Linux storage management stack. It focuses on a command-line interface, an API, and an automated approach to storage management. It builds on existing components, including device-mapper, LUKS, XFS, and Clevis. Stratis can configure encrypted or unencrypted storage pools with…
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Other World Computing Launches OWC Express 4M2 Ultra
Other World Computing (OWC®), a trusted leader in high-performance storage, memory, connectivity, software, and accessories that empower creative and business professionals to maximize performance, enhance reliability, and streamline workflows, today announced from NAB 2026, OWC Booth #N2373, the launch of the OWC Express 4M2 Ultra, the first certified Thunderbolt 5 four-slot NVMe M.2 SSD enclosure.
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Hitachi Vantara Named a Leader in 2026 GigaOm Radar for Object Storage for Strength in Storage Optimisation and Enterprise Scalability
COMPANY NEWS: Recognition highlights Virtual Storage Platform One Object’s role in helping organisations manage, protect and activate unstructured data for AI, analytics and modern applications
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AWS, Wasabi, Cloudflare, and Backblaze go head-to-head in new cloud storage test
Cloud storage buyers rarely get vendor-provided performance data that includes the vendor’s own weak spots. Backblaze’s Q1 2026 Performance Stats report, attempts to do exactly that, sharing benchmark results for Backblaze B2, AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, and Wasabi Object Storage across US-East and EU-Central regions, and including results where Backblaze’s own rate limits affected the…
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Box Launches New AI Agent; Makes Box AI Studio Enhancement
Cloud storage company Box is announcing the launch of Box Agent, an AI-powered agent with reasoning and task-completion capabilities, along with enhancements to Box AI Studio. Box Agent promises context-based capabilities to iterate on corporate workflows The Box Agent acts as a unified AI engine across Box and autonomously understands a user’s intent from their…
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Most Secure Cloud Storage for Privacy & Protection
Cloud storage makes it easy to store and access files from anywhere, but it also introduces real security risks. Every time you upload sensitive data, you rely on a provider to protect it from breaches, unauthorized access, and data exposure. Not all cloud storage services offer the same level of security. Some lack zero-knowledge encryption,…
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NetApp Goes All-In on AI Infrastructure, and the Numbers Back It Up
Three announcements in a single week paint a picture of a storage company that’s quietly rebuilt itself around AI workloads, NVIDIA partnerships, and a global data platform play.
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Beyond File Servers: Securing Unstructured Data in the Era of AI
File servers still exist for legacy storage and governance, but most modern workflows now happen in collaboration tools, code platforms, chats, and AI systems. File servers remain, but they are no longer central to operations. They still appear important on paper: legacy project shares with strict permissions, legal drives with structured folders, and network areas…
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Secure Cloud Storage for Photographers Featuring Smart RAW File Compression Technology
In this post, I will talk about the secure cloud storage for photographers featuring smart RAW file compression technology. Digital technology has made photographers produce huge quantities of data every day, particularly when they shoot in RAW formats, which preserve the best quality of images. The management, storage, and safeguarding these huge documents poses a…
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Hitachi Vantara Ranked #1 in High-End External OEM Storage Market Share Across Asia Pacific for CY25 Q3
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Hitachi Vantara ranked #1 for revenue in APeJ High-End External OEM Storage Systems for CY25 Q3, underscoring enterprise trust in mission-critical data foundations
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Pure Storage Rebrands to Everpure with M&A, Partner News
Pure Storage has announced it will rebrand as Everpure, representing an evolution in data management for the organization. The newly named company also announced a recent acquisition and updates to its partner program. New identity, evolved mission: inside the Everpure roll-out Everpure’s strategy addresses two challenges enterprises face and enables customers to create their own…
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Pure Storage Rebrands to Everpure with M&A, Partner News
Pure Storage has announced it will rebrand as Everpure, representing an evolution in data management for the organization. The newly named company also announced a recent acquisition and updates to its partner program. New identity, evolved mission: inside the Everpure roll-out Everpure’s strategy addresses two challenges enterprises face and enables customers to create their own…
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Apple, the storage company
When it comes to hardware and services revenues, storage is Apple’s secret spell. Not only has iCloud storage become Apple’s most frequently paid-for service, but people are more often purchasing additional storage when acquiring new Apple hardware. This is good business for the company and all it had to do to build that business was…
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Pure Storage rebrands to Everpure as its service offering evolves in the AI era
The all-flash hardware and software provider Pure Storage has announced a new name, reflecting it has gone way beyond “merely” storage. Now known as Everpure, the title more accurately reflects the company’s committment to accelerating artificial intelligence and making the right data available at the right time for the right people.
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Anthropic’s Pentagon Problems
Plus, cleaning up cloud storage, Google’s TPU gambit, Meta goes on trial and a “Fitbit for farts”
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D-Link Australia appoints Dicker Data as new distributor
Networking, wireless, video surveillance, storage and home automation solutions provider D-Link Australia has appointed Dicker Data (ASX: DDR) as a new distributor, significantly expanding reach into the physical security and systems integration channel through Dicker Data’s DAS distribution business, alongside Dicker Data’s wider IT channels.
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Dell Private Cloud Expands Choice with Nutanix Support
Dell Private Cloud now supports Nutanix with external storage flexibility. Organisations can keep the simplicity they love, while gaining the freedom to scale independently. Dell Private Cloud deploying Nutanix combines operational simplicity with architectural freedom, available today. Organisations can pair Nutanix AHV with Dell external storage, scaling compute and storage independently while maintaining familiar tools,…
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VIDEO: The Audacious Bet – How a 10-Person Startup Thinks It Can Fix Cloud Storage
Zettalane Systems wants to slash cloud storage costs by 70% and deliver bare-metal performance using OpenZFS, object storage backends, and NVMe over Fabrics — all without a single call-home ping.
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HPE targets virtualisation pain with Morpheus, updates GreenLake, and boosts cyber resilience
HPE is sharpening its hybrid cloud strategy with new virtualisation, data protection and storage capabilities aimed at reducing costs and improving cyber resilience.