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Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of August 2, 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 Arcitecta Helps Universities Control Microsoft 365 Storage Costs Without Deleting Research Data<\/strong><\/p>\n Arcitecta has launched Mediaflux Connect 365, an active data-management offering for universities facing Microsoft 365 Education\u2019s shift from unlimited cloud storage to pooled tenant limits. The platform analyzes and classifies OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams data, then moves content into vendor-neutral on-premises, cloud, or hybrid storage while preserving searchable metadata, governance, and accessibility\u2014helping institutions reduce rising storage costs and prepare data for analytics and AI.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Arcitecta Launches Active Data Management Solution for Universities Facing Microsoft 365 Education Storage Policy Changes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Cisco Expands Its Secure AI Factory To Protect AI Infrastructure From Silicon To Agents<\/strong><\/p>\n Cisco is expanding its Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA to combine Cisco networking, NVIDIA AI infrastructure, and Supermicro rack-scale compute with security and resiliency controls across the AI stack. The architecture is designed for enterprise, neocloud, and sovereign-cloud deployments, with Cisco positioning AI Defense, Secure Access, Hypershield, firewalls, and Splunk observability as integrated protections for users, applications, data, and increasingly autonomous agents.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Cisco Expands Secure AI Factory: Can it Outpace PANW & FTNT?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Glean Expands Its Enterprise AI Platform With Desktop Agents, Cost Controls, And Threat Detection<\/strong><\/p>\n At its Glean:GO conference, Glean introduced Glean Tau, an upcoming desktop workspace that combines its enterprise context layer with local files, applications, code, and current AI models to execute multistep work. The company also expanded model-routing and usage-governance capabilities, added collaborative AI features and interactive dashboards, and previewed context-aware detection of agent behaviors such as data harvesting or exfiltration; Glean says its internal benchmark showed an 81% reduction in token costs versus Claude Cowork.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Glean Takes On Enterprise AI\u2019s Biggest Bottlenecks: Context Gaps, Rising Costs, and AI Sprawl<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n HYCU Earns Record G2 Recognition For Multi-Cloud Data Protection And Recovery<\/strong><\/p>\n HYCU reported a record number of distinctions in G2\u2019s Fall 2026 Grid Reports, highlighting customer feedback and market presence for its multi-cloud data-protection, backup, disaster-recovery, and ransomware-recovery offerings. The recognition reflects the company\u2019s growing coverage for SaaS, cloud, and on-premises workloads as enterprises prioritize cyber resilience and data recoverability.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 HYCU Expands G2 Presence With Record Report Recognition in Fall 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Kyndryl And Broadcom Expand VMware Services For Sovereign, AI-Ready Private Clouds<\/strong><\/p>\n Kyndryl has expanded its alliance with Broadcom to provide end-to-end consulting and managed services for VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware Tanzu, supporting private and hybrid-cloud modernization for regulated enterprises. The companies will train several thousand Kyndryl specialists and combine VCF with Kyndryl\u2019s Agentic AI Framework, policy-as-code controls, AIOps, cyber recovery, and secure provisioning practices to support governed AI inference and agentic workflows alongside virtualized and containerized workloads.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Kyndryl Expands Alliance With Broadcom<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Nasuni Acquires DryvIQ To Govern Unstructured Data Before It Reaches AI Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n Nasuni has acquired DryvIQ, adding AI-powered content discovery, classification, sensitivity detection, and automated governance to its unstructured-data platform. The combined offering is intended to give enterprises visibility and policy controls across more than 40 cloud and on-premises repositories, helping them identify PII, PHI, PCI, redundant data, and access risks before activating file data for AI workloads.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Nasuni Acquires DryvIQ, Enabling Organizations to Classify, Secure, and Activate Unstructured Data to Unlock AI Business Value<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Rackspace Launches Fully Managed Multitenant Cloud Built On VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1<\/strong><\/p>\n Rackspace Technology has launched Rackspace Cloud, a fully managed multitenant private-cloud platform built on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1. The service is designed to give organizations a managed path for operating traditional and modern workloads, including AI initiatives, on a VMware-based cloud foundation with integrated infrastructure operations and support.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Rackspace Technology Launches Rackspace Cloud, Among the First Fully Managed Multitenant Cloud Platforms Built on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Sophos Finds Identity Compromise Behind 85% Of Education Ransomware Incidents<\/strong><\/p>\n Sophos\u2019 State of Ransomware in Education 2026 report found that identity-based techniques\u2014including malicious email, phishing, compromised credentials, and brute-force attacks\u2014were involved in 85% of ransomware incidents reported by education organizations, versus 79% across all sectors. The study of 226 affected IT and cybersecurity leaders also found that 58% of education ransomware attacks resulted in encrypted data, average recovery costs reached $2.26 million, and 26% of organizations needed one to three months for full recovery, strengthening the case for identity security, integrated detection and response, and tested backups.<\/p>\n Read on for more\u2192 Identity-Based Attacks Are Responsible for 85% of Ransomware in Education<\/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 28, 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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