Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of October 31; Updates from Backblaze, Immuta, Vultr & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of October 31, 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 October 31, 2025

Backblaze and Dimensional Research Reveal Hidden Cost of Cloud Object Storage as Enterprises Confront AI Data Demands

According to the survey of 403 leaders managing over 250TB in the cloud, 95% of companies have been hit with unexpected cloud storage charges, most often due to steep egress fees and opaque billing models. 58% of respondents say the cost of moving or accessing data is now the single biggest barrier to realizing multi-cloud strategies. The challenge intensifies with scale: enterprises managing more than five petabytes of data are the most vulnerable to budget overruns that disrupt operations and stall transformation.

Read more → https://finance.yahoo.com/news/backblaze-dimensional-research-reveal-hidden-130100599.html

Immuta Finds Widening Gap Between Data Leaders and Practitioners on Governance Reality

Immuta’s new survey reveals a growing gap between data leaders’ confidence and practitioners’ daily challenges with data governance, pointing to increased risk and highlighting the urgent need for practical trust frameworks and improved automation.

Read more → https://www.immuta.com/news/immuta-finds-widening-gap-between-data-leaders-and-practitioners-on-governance-reality/

New Relic Report Reveals Downtime Costs Media and Entertainment Companies $2 Million Per Hour

New Relic’s latest research shows that IT downtime now costs leading media and entertainment brands an average of $2 million an hour, underscoring the critical need for robust observability and operational resilience.

Read more → https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251028350195/en/New-Relic-Report-Reveals-Downtime-Costs-Media-and-Entertainment-Companies-%242-Million-Per-Hour

Vultr Launches High-Performance Cloud Compute for Public Sector Needs

Vultr unveiled a new high-performance cloud compute platform optimized for the public sector. The offering delivers scalable, secure infrastructure for agencies and government contractors needing compliant, cost-effective compute resources.

Read more → https://vmblog.com/archive/2025/10/27/vultr-launches-high-performance-cloud-compute-for-public-sector.aspx

WEKA Announces New NeuralMesh Architecture Built for NVIDIA BlueField-4

WEKA revealed the next-generation NeuralMesh architecture designed for the NVIDIA BlueField-4 DPU, eliminating the need for traditional CPUs and unifying compute, network, and storage for gigascale AI operations. The result is enhanced performance, power efficiency, zero-trust security, and simplified infrastructure for enterprise AI workloads.

Read more → https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/weka-announces-new-neuralmesh-architecture-built-for-nvidia-bluefield-4-302596169.html

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Editorial: Cybersecurity Awareness Month Commentary from Industry Experts 2025

As part of this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we invited the best and brightest minds in the enterprise technology market to share their best practices, predictions, and personal anecdotes about the impact of artificial intelligence on their careers, companies, and more. The experts featured represent some of the top influencers, consultants, and solution providers with experience across industries, and each projection has been vetted for relevance and ability to add business value.

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Solutions Review is Getting Set to Host Broadcom for ‘De-Risk Your Cloud Migration: 5 Tips for Proactive Network Observability’ on November 18

For the next Solution Spotlight event, Solutions Review’s team has partnered again with Broadcom, a global provider of infrastructure technology. In this hour-long webinar session, Alec Pinkham—a Product Marketing Manager for AppNeta at Broadcom—will explain how to establish performance baselines with synthetic monitoring to identify bottlenecks and improvement areas before migration.

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