Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of September 20; Updates from LiquidStack, Panzura, Veritas & More
Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of September 20, 2024.
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.
Top Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of September 20, 2024
DigitalOcean Announces New Daily Backups
Back up your Droplets every day to get the maximum protection for your critical workloads. DigitalOcean will automatically retain the most recent seven backup copies for you. We also offer weekly Droplet backups that are retained for four weeks.
Hitachi Vantara Announces Next Generation of EverFlex IaaS
Hitachi EverFlex is designed to simplify and optimize IT capacity and operations by managing diverse and distributed infrastructure through advanced heterogeneous automation and flexible service options, meeting the evolving needs of enterprises seeking scalable, adaptable, and economical IT infrastructure for business outcomes.
LiquidStack Secures $20 Million in Series B Funding
The company intends to use the funds to expand its manufacturing presence, scale its direct-to-chip and immersion cooling product family roadmaps, and broaden its commercial and R&D operations. Tiger Global made the investment.
Panzura Releases New Symphony Data Services Platform
Panzura Symphony offers comprehensive vendor-certified data operations under a single pane of glass with support for various file system deployments and protocols, and on-premises, private, public, and hybrid cloud object storage including major providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage.
Rubrik Announces Cyber Recovery Features for Nutanix AHV
This will allow users to confidently test and validate their recovery plans in clean rooms and expedite their forensic investigations, helping to provide cyber resilience following a cyberattack. Key benefits include the ability to test cyber recovery readiness in clean rooms, orchestrate recovery to production, and expedite forensic investigations.
Veeam Announces its Acquisition of Alcion
Alcion sells backup solutions for Microsoft 365 to provide cyber resilience against ransomware, malware and other cyberattacks. The cyber resilience provider appointed Alcion co-founder Niraj Tolia as its chief technology officer. Tolia will help lead Veeam’s product strategy for its new Data Cloud product.
Veritas Strengthens Cyber Resilience Portfolio with New AI Features
The new innovations, including AI-powered automation and user interface enhancements, provide data protection specialists and IT generalists with intelligent, easy-to-use solutions that remove the uncertainty from cyber recovery.
Expert Insights Section
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Mini Jam LIVE is Back! Expert Panel – AI in Data Lifecycle Management: Automating Risk, Compliance & Security
Join us on September 26th at 10:00 AM EST for our Q3 “Mini Jam” event! Programming begins at 10 a.m. Eastern with an expert panel discussion on “AI in Data Lifecycle Management: Automating Risk, Compliance & Security” – moderated by Contoural CEO Mark Diamond and featuring Dave Cameron, David Loshin, Eric Kavanagh, William McKnight, and Yves Mulkers.
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