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Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of April 4, 2025.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n For early access to all the expert insights published on Solutions Review<\/em>, join Insight Jam<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a community dedicated to enabling the human conversation on AI.<\/p>\n By combining PureNodal\u2019s AI-optimized compute platform\u2014including cloud fabric, low-latency software-defined networking (SDN), and high-performance infrastructure\u2014with Backblaze\u2019s proven B2 Cloud Storage, the partnership delivers a powerful, scalable foundation for AI and HPC workloads without the complexity or cost of legacy cloud solutions.<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n Receiving the Nutanix Ready designation signifies that the solution has undergone a series of Nutanix Ready interoperability validations and unique feature integrations, which can give customers added confidence regarding the compatibility of the solution.<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n Commvault Recovery Range is the first hands-on cyber range that will enable defenders to battle sophisticated cyber threats and real-world attacks while also equipping them with the skills required to navigate and rapidly recover from cyber crises.<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n The newly granted patent, \u201cMethods and Systems for Clustering Documents based on Semantic Similarity,\u201d protects existing intellectual property for Concentric AI\u2019s Semantic Intelligence\u2122 data security governance platform. It recognizes the unique way the technology groups documents based on semantic context and how it uses that information to help manage customers\u2019 vast data repositories.<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n The largest ExaGrid system configuration, comprised of 32 of the EX189 appliances in a single scale-out system, can take in up to a 6PB full backup with 12PB raw capacity, making it the largest single system in the industry, that includes data deduplication.<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n The new native integration available in\u00a0HighByte Intelligence Hub\u00a0makes it easier for global manufacturers to build an open, transactional data lake for their industrial data and help to optimize the management, performance, and storage of tabular data for analytics workloads with\u00a0Amazon S3 Tables.<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n Supported by EO 14028, these practices require government agencies and contractors to strengthen their cybersecurity posture, including implementing threat detection and response measures, while developing software that meets robust security standards to protect data and maintain resilience against threats.<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n MinIO introduced its\u00a0v2.0 AIStor<\/a>\u00a0software supporting Nvidia GPUDirect, BlueField SuperNICS, and NIM microservices in March. Now it is\u00a0adding<\/a>\u00a0MCP server support so AI agents can access AIStor. A \u201cpreview release includes more than 25 commonly used commands, making exploring and using data in an AIStor object store easier than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n Customers ranging from small businesses to large enterprises can now leverage Ootbi\u2019s immutable backup storage to ensure data resilience for use cases ranging from 20 TB up to 7 PB. The latest product firmware updates also yield a 20 percent increase in recovery speeds on all new appliances.<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n Now, Data Engineering teams can use Delphix Compliance Services to rapidly deliver compliant, high-quality analytical data at scale via Microsoft data flows they already use. Downstream teams, including Data Science and Data Analytics users, can securely develop and train AI models and build analytical reporting without compromising speed or data compliance.<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n At its core, Rio Media Suite is built upon MediaEngine, a robust media archiver designed for high performance, secure access, and seamless data mobility. MediaEngine is the orchestration hub, enabling frictionless communication between ecosystem applications and storage services.<\/p>\n Read on for more<\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em>‘s Executive Editor Tim King compiled this roundup of World Backup Day quotes from experts for 2025, part of our ongoing coverage of the enterprise storage and data protection market. These curated quotes have been carefully vetted for business value \u2014 offering real-world insights, actionable advice, and forward-thinking reflections on the evolving role of backup in today\u2019s enterprise environments.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Great news! We’re adding a second Jam Session each month! Kick back and watch or get on screen and chat with the experts. Cher Fox is bringing together 3 amazing experts for an informal and informative chat around transparency, accountability, and ethical practices in the world of data governance.<\/p>\n Register to watch free on Insight Jam<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Join us on Monday April 24 for an exclusive Solution Spotlight Event: “Stopping Account Takeover in Business Ecosystems” with Ping Identity. Hear from industry expert Maya Ogranovitch Scott, Fraud Solution Manager at and discover how you can prevent ATO without adding unnecessary friction, ensuring security, trust, and operational continuity. Live product demo and Q&A included!<\/p>\n Register free on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n Join us on Tuesday April 29th for an exclusive Solution Spotlight Event: API Security in an AI-Driven World: Stopping Business Logic Attacks. Hear from industry expert: Jeremie Ohavon Senior Product Manager at Radware. Live product demo and Q&A included!<\/p>\n Register free on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n Hear from industry Concentric AI’s Karthik Krishnan, 451 Research’s Justin Lam, and Southern Nevada Health’s Jason Frame to learn how to strengthen your own organization\u2019s data security initiatives for improved resilience and increased ROI.<\/p>\nTop Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of April 4, 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Backblaze Partners with PureNodal<\/h4>\n
Cohesity Secures Nutanix Ready Validation<\/h4>\n
Commvault and SimSpace Launch Joint Cyber Recovery Range<\/h4>\n
Concentric AI Announces New Patent for AI-Based Sensitive Data Discovery and Grouping<\/h4>\n
ExaGrid Refreshes Tiered Backup Storage Solution Line<\/h4>\n
Highbyte Now Supports Amazon S3 Tables<\/h4>\n
Hitachi Vantara Gets Validated for US Government Security Compliance<\/h4>\n
MinIO Adds Support for Model Context Protocol to AIStor<\/h4>\n
Object First Announces Three New Ootbi Appliances<\/h4>\n
Perforce Delphix Unveils New AI Data Compliance Tool<\/h4>\n
Spectra Logic Launches New Rio Media Suite<\/h4>\n
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<\/a>Watch this space each week as our editors will share upcoming events, new thought leadership, and the best resources from Insight Jam<\/em>, Solutions Review’s enterprise tech community<\/a><\/strong><\/span> where the human conversation around AI is happening. The goal? To help you gain a forward-thinking analysis and remain on-trend through expert advice, best practices, predictions, and vendor-neutral software evaluation tools.<\/p>\n2025 World Backup Day Expert Commentary<\/h4>\n
April 4! Insight Jam<\/em> is Getting Set to Host Cher Fox for the Jam Session: Data Trust Decoded: Moving Beyond Compliance<\/h4>\n
Solutions Review<\/em> Set to Host Ping Identity for Exclusive Show on Stopping Account Takeover on April 24<\/h4>\n
Solutions Review<\/em> Set to Host Radware for Exclusive Show on API Security in an AI-Driven World on April 29<\/h4>\n
Solutions Review<\/em> Set to Host Concentric AI for Exclusive Show on Data Security Readiness and ROI on May 14<\/h4>\n