Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure – Gartner
Hyperconvergence is making inroads in enterprises, as major system vendors acquire start-ups or bundle servers with HC software offerings. I&O leaders should focus on the capabilities and limitations of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) software, which is offered by a wide range of server platform vendors via OEM partnerships.
Fujitsu and NetApp Partner on Converged Infrastructure
While a growing number of data center technology vendors are turning their focus to hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) products, Fujitsu and NetApp have partnered on a converged infrastructure (CI) system that will ship in early 2018.
Gartner: Hype Cycle for Storage in 2017
This Hype Cycle evaluates storage-related hardware and software technologies in terms of their business impact, adoption rate and maturity level to help users decide where and when to invest.
Aviatrix Partners With Nutanix, Announces Integrated Solution for One-Click Hybrid Cloud Networking
Aviatrix, a pioneer in hybrid cloud networking, announced that it has formed a technology, sales and marketing partnership with Nutanix Inc. (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in enterprise cloud computing. Aviatrix also announced a joint solution with Nutanix that allows enterprises to automate connectivity between hyperconverged private cloud environments and popular public clouds.
Survey on Software-Defined Storage, Hyperconverged and Cloud Storage – DataCore
DataCore Software Corporation announced the results of its sixth annual survey (registration rquired), designed to explore the impact of major software-driven storage deployments within organizations across the globe.
The survey distills the positive expectations, disappointments, and experiences of 426 IT professionals who are currently using or evaluating software-defined storage (SDS), hyperconverged and cloud storage to solve critical storage challenges. The results yielded surprising insights from a cross-section of industries over a wide range of workloads.
Cisco and NetApp Invest in Datos IO
Datos IO, Inc. announced that Cisco Investments and NetApp, Inc. have become strategic investors in the company.
Datos IO will use the proceeds of this investment to further its application-centric approach that provides customers with backup storage efficiency and rich data management services at a granular level. Enterprises can intelligently protect and move their traditional and third platform applications either on-premise or back and forth between public clouds or multi-cloud environments.
Cohesity Raises $90 Million, Total at $190 Million
Cohesity, Inc., in hyperconverged secondary storage, announced its largest funding to date, raising over $90 million in a Series C round co-led by investors GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Sequoia Capital.
Cisco Investments and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (HPE) also participated in this round as strategic investors, joining Accel Ventures, ARTIS Ventures, Battery Ventures, DHVC (formerly Danhua Capital), Foundation Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Trinity Ventures and Wing Venture Capital.
Diamanti Closes $18 Million Funding After $12.5 Million in 2016
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on 2017.02.24 Source URL: http://www.storagenewsletter.com/rubriques/start-ups/diamanti-closes-18-million-funding-after-12-5-million-in-2016/ Diamanti, creators of the hyper-converged infrastructure appliance purpose-built for containerized applications, announced availability of the…
StorageCraft Acquires Exablox, Revolutionizing Data Management
StorageCraft Technology Corporation and Exablox Corporation joined forces today to completely focus on helping businesses analyze, protect, and store their data. The new entity is the first company to bring together a new approach that recognizes the disappearing lines between primary and secondary storage as well as between data availability and data protection.
HPE To Acquire SimpliVity For $650 Million
Advances HPE’s strategy in the fast-growing, high-margin hyperconverged market •Makes possible the most complete, “built-for-enterprise” hyperconverged infrastructure offering for customers •HPE to pay $650 million in cash