Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of July 11; Updates from Barracuda, Commvault, CoreWeave & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of July 11, 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 July 11, 2025

Barracuda Launches Entra ID Backup Premium to Fortify Identity Data Protection

Barracuda has introduced Entra ID Backup Premium, a comprehensive SaaS solution designed to safeguard Microsoft Entra ID environments from both accidental and malicious data loss. The new offering extends protection beyond Microsoft’s native 30-day retention, enabling rapid recovery of the 13 most vital identity components—including users, groups, roles, and authentication policies.

Read the full press release: Barracuda Unveils Entra ID Backup Premium

Cerebras Launches Qwen3-235B: The World’s Fastest Frontier AI Model with 131K Context

Cerebras has unveiled Qwen3-235B, a groundbreaking AI reasoning model now available on the Cerebras Inference Cloud. Boasting a massive 131,000-token context window, Qwen3-235B delivers code generation and reasoning at 30 times the speed and one-tenth the cost of leading closed-source alternatives.

Read the full press release: Cerebras Launches Qwen3-235B

Cloudian Unveils Unified AI Inferencing and Data Storage Platform

Cloudian has launched a breakthrough platform that integrates high-performance object storage with AI inferencing capabilities, dramatically simplifying enterprise AI infrastructure. The new solution combines Cloudian HyperStore’s industry-leading storage—delivering up to 35GB/s per node—with integrated support for the Milvus vector database, enabling real-time, low-latency AI inferencing on petabyte-scale datasets.

Read the full press release: Cloudian Delivers Integrated AI Inferencing and Data Storage Solution

Platform9 and Commvault Unite to Deliver Advanced Private Cloud Data Protection

Platform9 and Commvault have announced a strategic partnership, integrating Commvault’s advanced backup and cyber resilience capabilities into Platform9’s Private Cloud Director. This unified solution delivers agentless, application-consistent backup and granular file recovery for both virtual machines and Kubernetes workloads, enabling enterprises to meet recovery targets and maintain robust data protection across private cloud environments.

Read the full article: Commvault and Platform9 Integration

Datafy Raises $20M to Slash Cloud Storage Costs with Autonomous Optimization

Datafy, a startup specializing in autonomous cloud storage optimization, has secured $20 million in seed funding. Their platform offers a hands-off, automated layer that helps businesses cut cloud storage waste and costs—reportedly reducing AWS EBS expenses by up to 40 percent for some customers. The funding will accelerate Datafy’s growth and bring new storage optimization features to market, helping organizations scale efficiently without sacrificing performance.

Read the full press release: Datafy Raises $20M Seed Funding

AI-Driven Cloud Demand Powers Record Q2 Growth in Global IT and Business Services

The latest ISG Index reveals that surging demand for cloud services—driven by enterprise AI initiatives—propelled the global IT and business services market to a record $29.2 billion in Q2, up 17 percent year-over-year. Cloud-based “as-a-service” (XaaS) offerings soared 28 percent, fueled by infrastructure investments from major hyperscalers, while managed services saw steady growth.

Read the full press release: AI-Driven Cloud Demand Fuels Q2 Growth in Global IT and Business Services Market: ISG Index

Oracle Database@AWS Now Generally Available

Oracle and AWS have announced the general availability of Oracle Database@AWS, allowing customers to run Oracle Exadata Database Service and Oracle Autonomous Database on OCI within AWS. Initially available in Northern Virginia and Oregon, with plans for 20 more regions, this service offers seamless data integration, zero-ETL pipelines, and embedded AI vector capabilities.

Read the full announcement: Oracle Database@AWS Now Generally Available

Rackspace Launches OpenStack Business for Mission-Critical and Regulated Workloads

Rackspace has introduced Rackspace OpenStack Business, a fully managed, open-source private cloud solution built for organizations running mission-critical or regulated workloads. This new offering delivers scalable performance, enhanced security, and operational support—without vendor lock-in. Designed for privacy and control, it’s ideal for enterprises seeking dedicated infrastructure for application development, modernization, and compliance-heavy environments.

Read the full press release: Rackspace Unveils OpenStack Business

SambaNova Launches First Turnkey AI Inference Solution for Data Centers

SambaNova has introduced SambaManaged, a turnkey AI inference solution for data centers that can be deployed in just 90 days—far faster than the industry norm. The modular system, powered by SambaNova’s SN40L AI chips, enables existing data centers to offer high-performance AI inference services with minimal infrastructure changes. This innovation addresses the growing demand for rapid, scalable AI infrastructure and is already being adopted by major public companies.

Read the full press release: SambaNova Launches Turnkey AI Inference Solution

WEKA Debuts NeuralMesh Axon for Exascale AI Deployments

WEKA has introduced NeuralMesh Axon, a breakthrough storage system designed for exascale AI workloads. Leveraging a fusion architecture, NeuralMesh Axon delivers up to 20x faster AI performance and 90 percent GPU utilization, addressing the challenges of large-scale AI training and inference. The system integrates seamlessly with GPU servers and AI factories, enabling organizations to accelerate AI model development, reduce costs, and maximize infrastructure efficiency.

Read the full press release: WEKA Debuts NeuralMesh Axon

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