![\"\"](\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/backup-disaster-recovery\/files\/2026\/08\/Data-Protection-2026-08-21-768x432.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 August 21, 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 Broadcom Previews VMware Explore Training For Private AI Cloud And Agentic Innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n Broadcom has detailed VMware Explore 2026, taking place August 31 through September 3 in Las Vegas, with more than 400 technical sessions, hands-on labs, and certification opportunities centered on VMware Cloud Foundation. The event will cover private AI cloud, security, application modernization, and infrastructure operations, while a keynote led by Broadcom Infrastructure Software Group President Ram Velaga will focus on agentic innovation and modern data-center strategy.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Broadcom Details VMware Explore 2026 Sessions, Labs and Certifications<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Cohesity Catalyst 2026 to Focus On Data Security and Cyber Resilience<\/strong><\/p>\n Cohesity has outlined Catalyst 2026 as a forum for customers and partners to explore cyber resilience, data security, and modern approaches to protecting enterprise data. The event will spotlight the operational and strategic role of clean recovery, data intelligence, and AI-driven resilience as organizations confront ransomware and an expanding hybrid data footprint.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Cohesity Catalyst 2026: Spotlight on Resilience<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Cribl Acquires AI SOC Technology To Run Threat Investigations On Unified Telemetry<\/strong><\/p>\n Cribl has acquired technology assets from Radiant Security to add AI-native alert triage, investigation, and remediation capabilities to its telemetry platform. Rather than depending on static playbooks or another standalone security tool, the company plans to let the AI SOC application generate investigation logic for each alert and query telemetry data wherever it resides, helping teams reduce false positives and speed incident response.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Cribl Advances AI-Powered Security Operations with New AI SOC Acquisition<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n HYCU Names Veteran Cloud And AI Product Leader to Drive Resilience Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n HYCU has appointed former Google Cloud, HPE, BlueData, and Pivotal executive Anant Chintamaneni as chief product officer following the launch of its HYCU aiR offering. He will lead product management and marketing as the company expands protection and recoverability across more than 100 AI, SaaS, cloud, and on-premises workloads, with an emphasis on the data-control demands created by agentic AI.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Following HYCU aiR Launch, HYCU Names Anant Chintamaneni Chief Product Officer to Accelerate AI Resilience Strategy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Nutanix And ChronoScale Combine On-Premises AI Controls With Elastic GPU Capacity<\/strong><\/p>\n Nutanix and ChronoScale have formed a strategic partnership to integrate Nutanix\u2019s agentic AI software with ChronoScale GPU-as-a-Service, prepaid inference tokens, and locally deployed AI Foundry environments. The planned offering aims to give enterprises one control plane for on-premises and external GPU capacity while keeping agents, data, and workflow state within customer boundaries for sovereign, governed AI deployments.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Nutanix and ChronoScale Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Purdue And SanDisk Launch Online Course Covering Memory Technologies From DRAM To 3D NAND<\/strong><\/p>\n Purdue University and SanDisk have introduced Semiconductor Memory 101, a 20-hour online course covering DRAM, SRAM, NOR and NAND Flash, memory hierarchies, scaling, packaging, manufacturing, reliability, and emerging memory technologies. Developed with contributions from university researchers and SanDisk engineers, the $20 program offers joint Purdue\u2013SanDisk certification for professionals seeking foundational knowledge of the semiconductor-memory industry.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Semiconductor Memory 101<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Solutions Review <\/em>Set to Host Illumio for Exclusive Spotlight Show “AI-Era Network Posture” on August 25<\/strong><\/p>\n In their presentation,\u00a0Sarah Hyatt\u00a0and\u00a0Jake Reinders\u2014two XBOW experts\u2014will showcase how to test a web application, follow attack paths, adapt when an approach fails, and validate a working exploit with supporting evidence. They\u2019ll also demonstrate how the Public API brings assessments and results into existing security workflows.<\/p>\n Register on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review <\/em>Set to Host XBOW for Exclusive Spotlight Show “Drowning in Findings” on August 27<\/strong><\/p>\n In their presentation,\u00a0Sarah Hyatt\u00a0and\u00a0Jake Reinders\u2014two XBOW experts\u2014will showcase how to test a web application, follow attack paths, adapt when an approach fails, and validate a working exploit with supporting evidence. They\u2019ll also demonstrate how the Public API brings assessments and results into existing security workflows.<\/p>\n Register on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review <\/em>Set to Host Infinidat for Exclusive Spotlight Show “Prepare for AI-Powered Cyberattacks” on September 2<\/strong><\/p>\n Join enterprise cyber storage leader Infinidat as we discuss how IT teams can proactively combat agentic AI and other cyber threats, ensuring their organizations are prepared to recover quickly when the inevitable attack strikes. You\u2019ll discover how to easily build and manage cyber-resilient enterprise storage environments, reduce the threat window by automating cyber protection across your data center, and identify compromised data using advanced AI-based cyber detection.<\/p>\n Register on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n Solutions Review <\/em>Set to Host Infinidat for Exclusive Spotlight Show “Maximizing Value in a Volatile Storage Market” on October 7<\/strong><\/p>\n Learn how to turn these disruptions into opportunities for innovation and efficiency with Infinidat\u2019s intelligent, hybrid storage solutions. In this webinar, you\u2019ll discover how to navigate the surge in flash and DRAM pricing, build powerful solutions leveraging extreme-performance flash and high-performance hybrid intelligent storage platforms that provide “the right tool for the right job,” and consolidate workloads and eliminate storage sprawl to reclaim valuable data center space.<\/p>\n Register on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n –<\/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 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 We Didn’t Build Solutions Review for AI, We Built it for Buyers by Tim King<\/strong><\/p>\n A nuclear bomb has been exploded in not only digital marketing, but enterprise tech buying. Buyers increasingly discover information through AI search and their favorite GenAI bot, social media platforms like LinkedIn, and synthesized answers rather than lists of blue links. Visibility still matters, but the question is evolving from \u201cCan you rank?\u201d to \u201cCan you be\u00a0anchored as trusted a source<\/a><\/strong>?\u201d<\/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 August 21, 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