![\"\"](\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2026\/06\/Data-Protection-2026-06-26-scaled.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of June 26, 2026.<\/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 Backblaze Signs $335 Million CoreWeave AI Storage Deal And Adds Unified Backup Observability With Bocada<\/strong><\/p>\n Backblaze has announced a five\u2011year, multi\u2011exabyte, $335 million agreement to provide cost\u2011efficient, HDD\u2011based B2 Cloud Storage capacity underpinning portions of CoreWeave\u2019s AI Object Storage across performance tiers, giving CoreWeave customers access to new storage tiers without changing application code and cementing Backblaze as a key storage provider for AI workloads.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Backblaze announces multi-exabyte CoreWeave agreement<\/span><\/a><\/span> and Bocada and Backblaze announce strategic partnership<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Cohesity Wins Google Cloud Partner Of The Year For Disaster Recovery And Embeds Headless Data Security Into Enterprise AI<\/strong><\/p>\n Cohesity has received the 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award for Infrastructure Modernization: Disaster Recovery\/Backup, recognizing its work with Google Cloud to strengthen cyber resilience across cloud, hybrid, and SaaS environments via Cohesity Cloud Services and native protection for Google Workspace, BigQuery, and Vertex AI.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Cohesity wins a 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n DDN Scales High-Performance Storage And Data Protection For AI And HPC Workloads<\/strong><\/p>\n DDN continues to expand its EXAScaler and data protection offerings to support AI and HPC environments that demand both extreme performance and robust resilience. Integrations with leading backup and archive solutions, plus features for multi\u2011site replication and snapshot\u2011based recovery, position DDN as a storage foundation for organizations that need to protect massive training datasets, research data, and simulation outputs without sacrificing throughput.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 DDN storage and data protection updates for AI and HPC<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Komprise Aims To Make Messy Unstructured Data Securely Accessible To Lakehouses Without Bulk Copies Or Governance Gaps<\/strong><\/p>\n Komprise\u2019s Transparent File Tables index distributed file and object data into a global metadatabase that can be exposed to lakehouses like Databricks and Snowflake as Apache Iceberg tables, making petabytes of unstructured data queryable without bulk migration. With Komprise AI Preparation and Process Automation (KAPPA) and Transparent Move Technology, organizations can filter out low\u2011quality and sensitive data during ingest.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Komprise aims to make messy, unstructured data accessible without hassle<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n NetApp Deepens Ransomware Defense In Depth With Elastio And Advances Cyber Resilience With Commvault<\/strong><\/p>\n NetApp has announced a partnership with Elastio to embed Elastio\u2019s Provable Recovery Control\u2014with deep file inspection of ONTAP snapshots for stealth ransomware and corruption\u2014directly into the NetApp Ransomware Resilience Service. The combined service uses Autonomous Ransomware Protection for real\u2011time behavioral detection, immutable snapshots, and continuous verification of clean recovery points, giving enterprises end\u2011to\u2011end resilience from data\u2011layer detection through guided recovery.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 NetApp and Elastio announce partnership to deliver defense-in-depth ransomware resilience<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em> Announces New State of Cybersecurity Report, Publishing August 1<\/strong><\/p>\n With this report, Solutions Review reintroduces its\u00a0Vendor Map\u00a0presentation model,\u00a0providing security buyers with an at-a-glance reference to the leading and emerging players\u00a0across the cybersecurity marketplace.\u00a0For this report, the\u00a0Vendor Maps\u00a0focus specifically on AI-native cybersecurity vendors across four categories that define how the market is organizing today: Endpoint Security, Cloud and Network Security, Data and Application Security, and Identity Security.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em> is Getting Set to Host Object First for the Spotlight event: Uncovering Veeam’s Hidden Gems on July 16<\/strong><\/p>\n Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) is constantly updating, with a wealth of new features that can be easily overlooked. Join ObjectFirst\u2019s Matt Price, Senior Technical Solutions Manager, and Geoff Burke, Senior Technology Advisor, as they cover some of the new features in the latest versions of VBR and see how they can be applied to improve your data resilience.<\/p>\n Register on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em> is Getting Set to Host Native Security for the Spotlight event: Architecture for Active Defense in the Cloud: A Live Conversation on July 21<\/strong><\/p>\n Native co-founder and CPO Gal Ordo opens with the architecture model and the three layers that active defense rests on. From there, the session moves into a live demo led by Native’s team. You’ll see security intent expressed in plain language, watch Native compile it into the correct provider-native controls for each cloud, simulate the impact against real historical activity before anything ships, and deploy with rollback built in.<\/p>\n Register on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n Contributor Series: Independent Schools Face Enterprise-Level Cyber Risk with Limited Resources by Aaron Puckett<\/strong><\/p>\n Many independent schools now operate technology environments that rival those of mid-sized businesses. They manage cloud platforms, student information systems, learning management tools, financial applications, donor databases, access control systems, cybersecurity platforms, and countless third-party integrations. Yet many schools continue to rely on a Director of Technology and perhaps one or two additional staff members to oversee it all.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em> Announces New EdTech Site on the Future of Work and Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n The site will provide\u00a0ongoing editorial<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0expert thought leadership<\/a><\/strong>, research-driven analysis on\u00a0the state of EdTech<\/a><\/strong>, and awards programming through\u00a0Mesh Awards<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to cover fully this transformation.\u00a0Solutions Review<\/em>\u00a0EdTech<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will also house\u00a0information gain<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a0quarterly virtual events<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0expert panels<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0podcasts<\/a><\/strong>, and more from its sister brand\u00a0Insight Jam<\/em>\u00a0(1M+ on YouTube<\/a><\/strong>), the\u00a0home for the human conversation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Mini Jam Q2, 2026: <\/i>AI in Practice: How L&D Are Actually<\/em> Changing Broadcasts June 25-26<\/b><\/p>\n AI\u00a0is quickly moving from experimentation to operational reality across education, workforce development, and practitioner\u00a0learning environments. What began as a conversation around tools has evolved into a much\u00a0larger\u00a0transformation\u00a0involving\u00a0skills<\/a><\/strong>, implementation strategies, institutional design, and\u00a0the future structure of learning itself<\/a><\/strong>. All-in, Mini Jam Q2, 2026 provides an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights, engage with experts, and stay at the forefront of the conversation on the human impact of AI on education.<\/span><\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Insight Jam’s <\/em>Mesh Lab Episode 5 Now Available: Human-Centered Environments<\/strong><\/p>\n The conversation shifts beyond standard pedagogy to address the existential crisis facing students and workers as AI disrupts traditional ideas of productivity and purpose. Panelists emphasize the urgent need to stop measuring final outputs and instead focus on the creative, collaborative process of learning. Ultimately, the group argues that to foster uniquely human skills like adaptability in students, educators must first be granted the autonomy to exercise those exact same skills.<\/p>\n Watch on Insight Jam<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review <\/i>Surpasses 250K on YouTube to Power Unmatched Media Momentum in Enterprise Tech & the Human Impact of AI<\/b><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em>\u00a0has officially surpassed\u00a0250,000 subscribers on YouTube<\/a><\/strong>, a milestone that\u2019s about more than just the number. This moment marks the payoff of a deliberate, two-year strategy\u00a0centered on authoritative video<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0human-led insight<\/a><\/strong>, and an early recognition of how AI search engines ingest information, assign trust, and surface sources at scale.<\/p>\n Read on Solutions Review<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review<\/em> Editors Launch New ‘Human-AI Ledger’ Newsletter to Chronicle the Human Impact of AI<\/strong><\/p>\n Artificial intelligence is everywhere\u2014but understanding its human impact has never been more urgent. That’s where Solutions Review<\/em>‘s latest newsletter, The Human-AI Ledger<\/i><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, comes in. Designed to chronicle how AI is reshaping the way we learn, work, lead, and live, this newsletter explores the soft side of AI\u2014the non-technical, deeply human dimensions that determine whether this technological revolution helps us thrive or leaves us behind.<\/span><\/p>\n Sign up now to get a weekly debrief of the latest human-centric news, insights, and commentary coming out of this emerging discussion.<\/span><\/p>\nTop Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of June 26, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nExpert Insights<\/strong><\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/oie_27222236ofAWJfyu.png\")
<\/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>\n