Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of June 6; Updates from HPE, Lucidity, VDURA & More
Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of June 6, 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 June 6, 2025
Assured Data Protection Expands Rubrik Services to France
Assured Data Protection has launched managed Rubrik services in France through a partnership with cybersecurity firm I-TRACING. The offering provides 24/7 French-language support for ransomware recovery and disaster response, targeting mid-market and enterprise clients in manufacturing, retail, and luxury sectors. This expansion, backed by Oakley Capital, strengthens Europe’s cyber resilience landscape with localized, compliant data protection solutions.
Blancco Report: Device Theft Surpasses Ransomware for Data Loss
A new report from Blancco reveals that stolen devices now pose a greater risk of data loss than stolen credentials or ransomware attacks. The findings highlight the need for stronger device security and data protection measures, as physical theft becomes a leading cause of sensitive data breaches in enterprises.
Cohesity Introduces Clean Application Recovery for Resilience
Cohesity has introduced Clean Application Recovery, a new approach to modern application resilience. The solution enables organizations to recover applications rapidly and securely, minimizing downtime and ensuring business continuity. By addressing the challenges of complex, multi-cloud environments, Cohesity aims to deliver robust protection against data loss and cyber threats for mission-critical workloads.
HPE Enhances Compute Platforms for Mission-Critical Operations
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has unveiled new Nonstop Compute solutions—NS5 X5 and NS9 X5—featuring doubled memory capacity and system interconnect bandwidth. These platforms, powered by Intel Xeon processors, are designed for high-availability, fault-tolerant enterprise operations such as payment processing, fraud detection, and manufacturing execution. The enhancements enable customers to process more transactions quickly and scale mission-critical workloads with confidence, reinforcing HPE’s commitment to reliability and performance for vital business applications.
Survey: Shadow AI Emerges as Major Enterprise IT Concern
A new survey by Komprise reveals that “shadow AI”—the use of unauthorized AI tools and models by employees—is a significant concern for enterprise IT leaders. Respondents cited risks around data security, compliance, and governance as top challenges, underscoring the need for organizations to implement clearer policies and controls as AI adoption accelerates across business units.
Read more → https://www.komprise.com/komprise-survey-finds-that-shadow-ai-is-a-major-concern-across-enterprise-it/
Lightbits and AMD Launch Scalable Kubernetes Storage for AI
Lightbits Labs and AMD unveiled a reference architecture for Kubernetes storage, combining Lightbits’ NVMe-over-TCP software with AMD EPYC CPUs to optimize AI and high-performance block workloads. The solution delivers sub-millisecond latency, scales to hundreds of petabytes, and simplifies infrastructure modernization for stateful containerized applications. Enterprises deploying AI pipelines or transactional databases gain a cost-efficient, unified storage layer that eliminates re-architecting.
LiquidStack Launches GigaModular Coolant Distribution Unit
LiquidStack has launched the GigaModular Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU), the industry’s first scalable, modular CDU platform designed to future-proof data center cooling. The GigaModular CDU enables data centers to efficiently scale cooling capacity as workloads grow, supporting high-density AI and HPC environments. Its modularity and advanced controls address the rising demand for sustainable, high-performance cooling in next-generation data centers.
Lucidity Launches Lumen for Cloud Storage Control
Lucidity has launched Lumen, a platform designed to bring data-driven decision-making and enhanced control to cloud storage management. Lumen provides real-time analytics and automation tools to optimize storage costs, utilization, and compliance, giving enterprises greater visibility and control over their cloud data assets.
Quest Software Secures $350M to Accelerate AI Innovation
Quest Software has announced a $350 million capital infusion to accelerate its artificial intelligence innovation and fuel company growth. The funding will be used to enhance Quest’s portfolio of data management, security, and automation solutions, with a focus on embedding AI capabilities. This investment underscores growing demand for AI-driven enterprise software and positions Quest to expand its market presence amid rapid digital transformation.
Rubrik Accelerates AI Cloud Security with AMD EPYC Processors
Rubrik has expanded its partnership with AMD, integrating EPYC processors into its data security platform to deliver cost-effective, AI-ready solutions for hybrid cloud environments. The collaboration enhances performance efficiency across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), with plans to extend AMD support to Rubrik Cloud Cluster by July 2025. This move addresses rising demand for scalable, energy-efficient data protection in distributed enterprises, particularly in sectors like financial services.
VAST Data and Cisco Expand Partnership for Turnkey AI Infrastructure
VAST Data and Cisco have deepened their partnership to deliver a turnkey, scalable infrastructure solution designed for AI and data-intensive workloads. By combining VAST’s data platform with Cisco’s compute and networking technologies, the joint offering aims to simplify deployment and management of large-scale AI environments. This collaboration targets enterprises looking to accelerate AI adoption with robust, integrated solutions that reduce complexity and operational overhead.
Read more → https://www.vastdata.com/press-releases/vast-data-and-cisco-expand-partnership-to-deliver-turnkey-scalable
VDURA Releases Data Platform v11.2 with Enhanced Security
VDURA has announced version 11.2 of its data platform, introducing native CSI support, end-to-end encryption, and the new VDURACare Premier service. The release also previews V-ScaleFlow, aimed at improving scalability and operational efficiency. These enhancements are designed to help enterprises manage and secure data across complex environments, addressing growing demands for robust data protection and seamless integration.
Expert Insights
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What to Expect at Mini Jam LIVE, Q2, 2025: AI Agents of Change on June 12
Centered on the theme ‘AI Agent of Change’, this quarterly Insight Jam virtual event explores the emerging role of AI agents in reshaping the Future of Work through Automation, driving innovation, and facilitating adaptation to the new reality of this AI moment. Be sure to register free for InsightJam.com here to watch all the sessions live or on-demand.
NEW by SR Expert at Insight Jam Paula Caligiuri, PhD.: Resilience is About Speed, Not Grit
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Solutions Review Set to Host Revenera, GTC Law Group & OSS Consultants for Exclusive Show on How to Manage Open-Source Risk in M&A on June 10
When it comes to transactions (including mergers and acquisitions), open-source-related issues are sometimes overlooked, often not well understood, and almost always addressed much later than they should be. In this session, we’ll explain the issues, provide ways to mitigate risk (whether you are sell-side or buy-side) and break down why being proactive is critical.
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Tim King
Executive Editor
Tim is Solutions Review's Executive Editor and leads coverage on data management and analytics. A 2017 and 2018 Most Influential Business Journalist and 2021 "Who's Who" in Data Management, Tim is a recognized industry thought leader and changemaker. Story? Reach him via email at tking@solutionsreview dot com.
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