Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of August 8; Updates from BigID, Cribl, NetApp & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of August 8, 2025.

Keeping tabs on all the most relevant storage and data protection news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy storage and data protection news items.

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Top Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of August 8, 2025

ASI Solutions Debuts InfiniStor: Advanced Cloud Storage for New Zealand Powered by Quantum ActiveScale

ASI Solutions has launched InfiniStor, a revolutionary cloud storage platform in New Zealand powered by Quantum ActiveScale. The offering promises robust data protection, scalable performance, and enterprise-grade features for local businesses transitioning to next-generation cloud workflows.

Read the full story: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805384654/en/ASI-Solutions-Launches-InfiniStor-Revolutionary-Cloud-Storage-for-New-Zealand-Powered-by-Quantum-ActiveScale

AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Elastic VMware Service

AWS has launched Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS), letting enterprises deploy full VMware Cloud Foundation environments directly on AWS in hours, not weeks. Organizations can now migrate mission-critical workloads without refactoring, access AWS’s breadth of services, and dynamically scale resources—modernizing operations while maintaining control of their VMware stack.

Read the full story: https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2025/8/aws-announces-general-availability-of-amazon-elastic-vmware-service

Backblaze Releases Q2 2025 Drive Stats, Reveals Trends in Storage Reliability

Backblaze published its Drive Stats for Q2 2025, providing transparency on hard drive failure rates and lifespan across its global data centers. The latest report helps IT teams and businesses make informed decisions about storage reliability, deployment, and lifecycle planning.

Read the full story: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q2-2025/

BigID Launches Data Labeling for AI to Enforce Usage Policies and Minimize Risk

BigID has introduced a new data labeling solution for AI, allowing enterprises to define, enforce, and track data usage policies. By supporting responsible AI practices and risk mitigation, BigID helps organizations maintain compliance, improve transparency, and minimize AI-related risks in cloud and hybrid environments.

Read the full story: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bigid-launches-data-labeling-for-ai-to-enforce-usage-policies-and-reduce-ai-risk-302523900.html

Cloud Software Group to Acquire Arctera, Boosting Global Data Protection Portfolio

Cloud Software Group has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Arctera—a leading data management provider formed from Veritas and Cohesity’s merger. Arctera brings InfoScale for resilience, Insight for compliance, and Backup Exec for data protection, serving thousands of customers worldwide. The deal will see Arctera operate as a standalone unit in Cloud Software Group’s portfolio, further strengthening its enterprise data offerings.

Read the full story: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250804310158/en/Cloud-Software-Group-to-Acquire-Arctera

Concentric AI Unveils Industry-First AI-Powered Deep Data Risk Solution

Concentric AI launched an industry-first product offering deep data risk insights powered by advanced AI. The solution provides organizations with autonomous data monitoring and policy enforcement, helping to reduce risk, ensure compliance, and simplify data protection across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

Read the full story: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/concentric-ai-introduces-industry-first-120000811.html

Cribl Unveils Cribl Guard: AI-Driven Sensitive Data Protection Solution

Cribl has launched Cribl Guard, a groundbreaking sensitive data protection product powered by advanced AI. The solution automates the identification and remediation of sensitive data exposures in observability pipelines, helping organizations reduce risk, comply with regulations, and protect critical information without impacting analytics or performance.

Read the full story: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/08/04/3126609/0/en/Cribl-Unveils-Cribl-Guard-Redefining-Sensitive-Data-Protection-with-Groundbreaking-AI-Capabilities.html

Cyera Unveils AI Guardian: First All-in-One Solution for Deep AI Data Security

Cyera has launched AI Guardian, an industry-first platform designed to secure any type of AI—covering public LLMs, SaaS-embedded AI (like Copilot), and homegrown agentic models built on platforms such as Amazon Bedrock. AI Guardian is anchored by two core offerings: AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM), which inventories all AI assets at a granular level, and AI Runtime Protection, which monitors and responds to AI-related data risks in real time.

Read the full story: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250804797994/en/Cyera-Unveils-AI-Guardian-First-Complete-Solution-to-Secure-Any-Type-of-AI-with-Deep-Data-Centric-Insight

Flex Delivers Advanced Power Management for NVIDIA AI Infrastructure Platforms

Flex announced the delivery of its next-gen power management solutions designed for NVIDIA AI infrastructure, enabling greater energy efficiency and reliability for large-scale, high-performance AI compute deployments. Enterprises will benefit from optimized power usage and better total cost of ownership in demanding AI environments.

Read the full story: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flex-delivers-advanced-power-management-for-next-generation-nvidia-ai-infrastructure-302521065.html

Hammerspace Demonstrates MLPerf v2.0 Benchmark Success for Simple, Efficient Tier-0 AI Storage

Hammerspace announced strong results in the latest MLPerf Storage v2.0 benchmark, proving its tier-0 parallel file system delivers the performance and resilience demanded by AI training and checkpointing at scale. The MLPerf suite highlights the accelerated storage throughput and simplicity Hammerspace brings to AI infrastructure, helping eliminate bottlenecks for data-intensive workloads.

Read the full story: https://hammerspace.com/hammerspace-announces-mlperf-v2-0-benchmark-results-demonstrates-the-simplicity-performance-and-efficiency-of-tier-0/

HID Acquires Intelligent Observation to Strengthen Healthcare RTLS Portfolio

HID has acquired Intelligent Observation, expanding its real-time location services (RTLS) for healthcare with advanced hand hygiene compliance technology. The acquisition enhances HID’s offerings for hospitals and care facilities aiming to improve safety, infection control, and workflow optimization through precise, AI-enabled monitoring.

Read the full story: https://newsroom.hidglobal.com/hid-acquires-intelligent-observation-strengthen-its-healthcare-rtls-portfolio

NetApp Speeds VMware Migrations on Amazon with Enhanced Cloud Services

NetApp announced accelerated VMware migration capabilities to Amazon Web Services via new cloud-native services designed to simplify workload moves and optimize hybrid cloud environments. These enhancements enable customers to reduce downtime, increase agility, and benefit from NetApp’s data management solutions during migrations to AWS, facilitating a seamless adoption of cloud infrastructure for enterprises.

Read the full story: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netapp-accelerates-vmware-migrations-amazon-120000786.html

Quest Software Adds Executive Heavyweights to Accelerate AI Innovation and Growth

Quest Software has recruited seasoned executives to lead its AI-driven innovation and business expansion, aiming to strengthen strategic execution and bolster its position in the evolving enterprise AI marketplace. The team will guide product development and operational growth for the next phase of AI-powered solutions.

Read the full story: https://www.quest.com/community/news/b/press-releases/posts/quest-software-adds-executive-heavyweights-to-drive-ai-innovation-growth-and-strengthen-execution

Rackspace Technology Launches AI-Enabled Cloud Management Platform for Hybrid Environments

Rackspace unveiled its Cloud Management Platform, featuring next-gen AI-enabled tools to help organizations unify hybrid and multi-cloud operations. The upgrade brings full-stack observability, intelligent optimization, flexible consumption-based models, and seamless DevOps integration—streamlining digital transformation and enabling strategic IT growth.

Read the full story: https://www.rackspace.com/newsroom/rackspace-technology-launches-cloud-management-platform

SNIA Announces New Storage AI Initiative to Advance Intelligent Storage Solutions

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has unveiled a Storage AI Working Group focused on integrating AI into storage systems to improve efficiency, performance, and management. The initiative aims to standardize AI practices for intelligent data storage, addressing rising enterprise demands driven by AI workloads and generative AI adoption.

Read the full story: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/snia-announces-storage-ai-153000032.html

VDURA and NMSU Join Forces on Post-Quantum Cryptography for AI & HPC Data Security

VDURA has partnered with New Mexico State University to pioneer post-quantum cryptography for AI and high-performance computing infrastructure. The alliance will integrate NIST-selected PQC algorithms into VDURA’s flash-optimized platforms to secure petabyte-scale, GPU-accelerated workloads—ensuring data pipelines powering next-gen AI remain safe from quantum threats.

Read the full story: https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/08/05/vdura-and-nmsu-partner-to-develop-post-quantum-cryptography-for-ai-hpc-data-infrastructure/

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