Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of July 18; Updates from Cohesity, Infinidat, Quest Software & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of July 18, 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 18, 2025

Assured Data Protection Forms New Strategic Alliance

Assured Data Protection has entered into a new strategic partnership, further extending its global footprint and managed services offerings for enterprise data backup and disaster recovery. The alliance is poised to deliver enhanced cloud data protection, improved customer support, and broader service integration—ensuring business continuity for organizations facing ever-evolving data loss and cyber threats.

Read the full press release: Assured Data Protection enters strategic partnership

Cohesity Gaia Now Integrates with Microsoft 365 Copilot

Cohesity Gaia has expanded its reach by integrating with Microsoft 365 Copilot, enabling employees to securely access and query enterprise backup data—including Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint—right within the familiar Microsoft 365 environment. This integration leverages advanced generative AI and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to deliver context-rich answers to business questions from backed-up, often “dark,” data—helping unlock insights while reducing risk and operational friction.

Read the full release: Cohesity Gaia integrates Microsoft 365 Copilot

Concentric AI Granted Fifth and Sixth Patents; Advances in Data Security

Concentric AI has been awarded its fifth and sixth U.S. patents of 2025, underscoring its innovation leadership in data-centric security and AI-driven risk management. The patents focus on advanced methods for automatically identifying, classifying, and protecting sensitive content across enterprise data stores.

Read the full release: Concentric AI granted fifth and sixth patents of 2025

Cyberlocke Debuts Data Assurance Platform for Modern Security and Compliance

Cyberlocke has launched a new Data Assurance Platform designed to integrate data security, privacy, and governance into a single solution. By automating data discovery, classification, and monitoring, the platform empowers enterprises to maintain compliance, mitigate risk, and protect sensitive information in dynamic and hybrid digital environments.

Read the full press release: Cyberlocke launches Data Assurance Platform

ExaGrid Announces Support for Rubrik

ExaGrid has unveiled support for Rubrik, enabling Rubrik users to leverage ExaGrid’s tiered backup storage to dramatically lower long-term retention costs and speed up data restores. The unique disk-cache landing zone and repository tier approach ensures fast backup and recovery while reducing storage needs—achieving deduplication ratios as high as 20:1 and minimizing offsite storage expenses.

Read the full press release: ExaGrid announces support of Rubrik

Infinidat Survey: Storage Cyber Resilience Now a Top Enterprise Priority

A survey from Blocks & Files and Infinidat reveals that cyber storage resilience is considered “mission critical” by enterprises facing escalating ransomware and cyber threats. Organizations are investing in advanced storage infrastructure that can withstand attacks, ensure business continuity, and protect growing volumes of sensitive data.

Read the report highlights: Survey reveals critical role cyber storage resilience

Morphisec Launches New Adaptive Recovery for Ransomware Resilience

Morphisec has introduced Adaptive Recovery, a next-generation solution designed to deliver comprehensive ransomware resilience across enterprise environments. The new offering features proactive exposure management, automated remediation, and tri-layered protection that prioritize, prevent, and quickly recover from ransomware threats.

Read the full release: Morphisec launches adaptive recovery to revolutionize ransomware resilience

NetBox Labs Nabs $35 Million in Series B Funding for AI Data Center Infrastructure

NetBox Labs has raised $35 million in Series B funding—led by NGP Capital—to expand its open-source infrastructure management platform. The funds will be used to support explosive growth within AI-powered data centers, help enterprises modernize networks, and fuel new product innovation, such as the upcoming NetBox Operator for AI-driven infrastructure automation.

Read the full announcement: NetBox Labs has raised our $35M Series B

Open Flash Platform Launches to Drive Flash Innovation

The new Open Flash Platform has been launched to catalyze development and interoperability in enterprise flash storage. This open, collaborative initiative brings together industry leaders to establish standards and fuel innovation in flash hardware and software—enabling faster, more reliable, and cost-effective storage solutions for AI-powered data centers and hybrid cloud environments.

Read the full article: Open Flash Platform

Presidio Partners with AWS

Presidio has deepened its collaboration with AWS to launch new vertical-specific AI solutions, expand its industry expertise, and enhance marketplace sales. Dedicated teams now serve sectors like healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and government, co-developing AI accelerators which streamline operational efficiency and spark innovation. Milestones include the launch of Presidio Captivate—a real-time insights tool using video and sensor data—and surpassing $1 billion in AWS Marketplace transactions, a testament to their consultative, comprehensive approach.

Read the full press release: Presidio accelerates industry transformation with AWS

Quantum Debuts ‘Industry First’ 1U 480TB Flash Backup Appliance

Quantum has launched the DXi T-10-240 and T-10-480—industry-first 1U all-flash backup appliances with up to 480TB of NVMe capacity. These compact, high-performance deduplication systems slash physical data center footprint, accelerate backup and recovery operations, and maximize security.

Read the full press release: Quantum unveils industry’s first 1U backup appliance with 480TB all-flash capacity

Quest Launches AI to Slash Identity Threat Response Time

Quest Software has introduced Security Guardian Intelligence, a generative AI enhancement for its Security Guardian identity threat detection and response platform. Designed for hybrid Active Directory and Entra ID environments, this cloud-native solution provides plain-language threat summaries, attacker behavior mapping, and built-in step-by-step remediation, enabling teams to act on identity threats quickly—even without deep technical expertise.

Read the full press release: Quest unveils AI to cut identity threat response without deep AD skills

Seagate Rolls Out 30TB Hard Drives to Meet Soaring AI Data Storage Demands

Seagate has launched its 30TB Exos M and IronWolf Pro hard drives, leveraging HAMR technology to address the explosive growth in AI data center storage needs. These high-capacity drives, built on the Mozaic 3+ platform, support energy-efficient, scalable storage for both core and edge AI workloads.

Read the full press release: Seagate Ships 30TB Drives

Veeam Kasten Cleared for Department of Defense Use in P1 Solutions Marketplace

Veeam’s Kasten solution has been officially assessed as awardable and approved for use in the Department of Defense’s P1 Solutions Marketplace. This designation recognizes Veeam’s leadership in secure, cloud-native Kubernetes data protection and highlights its commitment to meeting the stringent requirements of federal agencies and defense environments.

Read the full release: Veeam Kasten assessed awardable for DoD work

ZEDEDA Set to Power Edge AI Orchestration for SLB Energy

ZEDEDA is partnering with global energy leader SLB to bring real-time, AI-driven data solutions to the distributed edge. Through integration with SLB’s Agora™ edge AI and IoT products, ZEDEDA’s open, cloud-native platform enables secure remote management and deployment of business-critical applications—even in remote or challenging environments. This collaboration supports next-generation digital initiatives in oilfield operations, driving safety, efficiency, and smarter data-driven decision-making.

Read the full press release: ZEDEDA to orchestrate data-driven services at the distributed edge for SLB

Expert Insights

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What to Expect at Solutions Review‘s Spotlight with Radware on July 24

The hour-long webinar will be hosted by Michael Morgenstern, Partner at DayBlink Consulting, and feature insights from Eva Abergel, a Senior Solution Expert at Radware. Their discussion will cover how AI-driven security solutions can detect anomalies, mitigate cyber-attacks, protect critical infrastructure, and more.

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What to Expect at Solutions Review‘s Spotlight with Infinidat on July 30

Organizations must have solutions that better protect their data from the onslaught of cyberattacks. Infinidat’s all-flash array, the InfiniBox SSA G4, provides an enterprise-class answer to these critical requirements. Attend this session presented by ESG primary analyst, Alex Arcilla, and Infinidat CMO, Eric Herzog, to learn how InfiniBox SSA G4.

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