Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of November 21; Updates from Hitachi Vantara, IBM, Wasabi & More
Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of November 21, 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 November 21, 2025
Cypago and Archer Team Up on AI-Driven Controls Monitoring
Cypago and Archer announced a strategic partnership to deliver AI-driven controls monitoring, combining advanced risk management with automated, real-time compliance across multi-cloud and enterprise environments.
Read more → https://www.channele2e.com/brief/cypago-and-archer-team-up-on-ai-driven-controls-monitoring
Datadobi Introduces Advanced Storage Optimizer to Transform Data Visibility and Cost Management
Datadobi launched Advanced Storage Optimizer, empowering organizations to discover, analyze, and optimize storage infrastructure with fine-grained visibility and cost savings in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Exabeam and Recorded Future Partner to Power Intelligence-Led Threat Detection and Response
Exabeam and Recorded Future entered a partnership to strengthen threat detection, automating intelligence integration and response for faster, more accurate cyber defense across evolving attack surfaces.
Flex Expands Liquid Cooling Footprint at Equinix Co-Innovation Facility
Flex expanded its footprint at Equinix’s Co-Innovation Facility, deploying advanced liquid cooling technology to support high-density AI workloads and sustainable infrastructure for next-generation data centers.
Hitachi Vantara Launches Virtual Storage Platform One Block High-End Storage to Power the Next Era of AI and Mission-Critical Workloads
Hitachi Vantara introduced Virtual Storage Platform One Block, a next-generation high-end storage solution delivering unified infrastructure, advanced cyber-resilience, and performance for enterprise AI and mission-critical workloads across hybrid clouds.
Honeycomb Launches New Private Cloud Offering to Address Security, Compliance, and Cost Concerns
Honeycomb introduced its Private Cloud solution, providing enterprises with centralized, scalable observability in secure, compliant, cloud or on-premises environments while maintaining granular cost controls.
IBM Storage Scale 6000 Powers AI Factories by Eliminating Data Silos
IBM launched the Storage Scale 6000, a high-performance solution engineered to break down data silos and deliver fast, consistent data access for enterprise AI workloads and next-generation digital factories.
Linux Foundation Research Shows Billions in Savings Left on the Table by Underusing Open AI Models
A new Linux Foundation study reveals that although open AI models are now nearly as performant as closed options and cost six times less, closed models still dominate with 80% of usage and 96% of revenue. Researchers found that if organizations simply picked models by price and performance, the global AI economy could save up to $48 billion annually, with a best estimate of $24.8 billion in missed value each year.
Read more → https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/revealing-the-hidden-economics-of-open-models-in-the-ai-era
Parasoft Bridges the AI and Compliance Gap With Certified C/C++test CT Featuring GoogleTest
Parasoft introduced a new certified version of its C/C++test CT product with GoogleTest integration, delivering AI-powered static analysis and automated compliance capabilities for developers building safety-critical and regulated software.
Phison Pushes the Boundaries of Enterprise AI With Expanded Infrastructure Portfolio
Phison expanded its infrastructure solutions at SC25, delivering higher throughput and enhanced performance to help businesses accelerate AI and machine learning workloads at scale.
Radware: Cloudflare Outage Exposes Risks of Single-Vendor Security and Automation Failures
On November 18, a routine database permissions update at Cloudflare triggered a global outage, making much of the internet inaccessible for six hours. The event was ultimately traced to the bot management system: a misconfiguration led to duplicate rules, creating oversized configuration files that exceeded system limits and crashed Cloudflare’s edge infrastructure.
Quest Software Announces New AI-Powered Features for Identity Security and Modernization Products, Further Strengthening Its Microsoft Alliance
Quest Software released new AI-powered identity security and modernization features, enhancing its Microsoft partnership and empowering organizations to safeguard access, automate migration, and fortify cloud infrastructure.
Nexsan Launches Enterprise-Class Immutable Backup Storage Appliance Designed for Veeam Hardened Repository
Nexsan introduced a new immutable backup storage appliance purpose-built for Veeam Hardened Repository, providing advanced data protection, ransomware defense, and regulatory compliance for enterprise workloads.
Rubrik Debuts Resilience Capabilities for Microsoft Environments
Rubrik introduced enhanced cyber resilience solutions designed to protect, recover, and secure critical Microsoft workloads, including advanced ransomware protection and recovery automation.
Read more → https://www.channelinsider.com/security/tools-and-platforms/rubrik-debuts-resilience-capabilities-microsoft/
Safe Security Acquires Balbix, Expanding Cyber Risk Management Platform
Safe Security acquired Balbix to enhance its cyber risk management platform with attack surface management, risk quantification, and holistic visibility for enterprise customers.
Read more → https://safe.security/resources/press-release/safe-acquires-balbix-press-release/
Veeam Data Platform v13 Unifies Cyber Resilience, Data Protection, Security & AI
Veeam unveiled Data Platform v13, combining improved cyber resilience, smarter AI-enabled protection, and automated recovery solutions for modern enterprise data environments.
WEKA Unveils Next-Gen WEKAPOD Appliances to Redefine AI Storage Economics
WEKA announced its next-generation WEKAPOD appliances, designed to address the surging data requirements of AI workloads with greater cost efficiency, scalability, and performance for enterprise infrastructure.
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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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