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Wand AI adds StorONE to cut sovereign AI storage costs
Hybrid Cloud

Wand AI adds StorONE to cut sovereign AI storage costs

Governments building sovereign AI systems could cut flash spending sharply as StorONE's tiering software is added to Wand AI's ecosystem.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Enterprise SSD prices jump 5% as AI storage costs soar
Hyperscale

Enterprise SSD prices jump 5% as AI storage costs soar

AI cloud operators face sharply higher storage bills, with a mixed-fleet design costing almost USD $39 million less than all-flash over three years.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
Everpure wins second top-five hyperscaler storage deal
Digital Transformation

Everpure wins second top-five hyperscaler storage deal

The agreement could lift revenue from fiscal 2028 as cloud operators seek denser, more power-efficient storage for AI-heavy data centres.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Nvidia opens cuFile APIs to speed AI storage access
Hyperscale

Nvidia opens cuFile APIs to speed AI storage access

The open-source move could cut latency to microseconds as AI systems increasingly need storage to act like part of the compute path.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month
Sandisk unveils NAND technologies for AI inference
Semiconductors

Sandisk unveils NAND technologies for AI inference

AI operators could cut data-centre costs and power use as Sandisk positions flash memory for longer-context inference workloads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month
AI day spotlights sovereignty, storage & data woes
Hybrid Cloud

AI day spotlights sovereignty, storage & data woes

Public and enterprise AI roll-outs are running into sovereignty, storage and data-governance problems as projects move from pilots to production.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Last month
WD unveils tiered storage architectures for AI workloads
Hybrid Cloud

WD unveils tiered storage architectures for AI workloads

AI and HPC users could cut storage costs as WD's new designs shift colder data to hard drives while keeping active workloads on NVMe.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026
Hetzner adds Dell PowerEdge servers for enterprise
Virtualisation

Hetzner adds Dell PowerEdge servers for enterprise

Enterprise customers gain more choice in dedicated hosting as Hetzner adds four Dell PowerEdge models with up to 86 cores and NVMe storage.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2026
Scality & Biomemory team up on DNA archive storage
Data Protection

Scality & Biomemory team up on DNA archive storage

Enterprises seeking decades-long retention may soon get a DNA archive tier managed within familiar object storage systems, pending integration work.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026
Aewin unveils rack-scale AI infrastructure & cooling
Network Security

Aewin unveils rack-scale AI infrastructure & cooling

Rising chip heat and rack density are pushing data centre operators towards liquid cooling to curb power use and support larger AI deployments.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Jun 2026
Dell launches PowerStore Elite for AI & cyber risk
Data Protection

Dell launches PowerStore Elite for AI & cyber risk

Enterprises under pressure from AI growth and ransomware get mixed-generation clustering, stronger recovery tools and higher capacity in Dell's new platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026
Synology launches all-flash storage systems for enterprises
Storage

Synology launches all-flash storage systems for enterprises

Synology unveils FS6420 and FS3420 all-flash storage systems to boost on-premises enterprise workloads with faster IOPS and resilient connectivity.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 11th May 2026
Europe retail tech shifts to higher-performance PCs
Storage

Europe retail tech shifts to higher-performance PCs

Consumers are prioritising pricier PCs over phones, as higher component costs and longer upgrade cycles lifted retail tech revenues across Europe.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 8th May 2026

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OWC launches Atlas Core CFexpress 4.0 card for creators
Flash storage

OWC launches Atlas Core CFexpress 4.0 card for creators

Creators can now buy a lower-cost CFexpress Type B card that claims VPG200-level sustained speeds for 4K and compressed 8K shooting.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026
StorONE & Myota launch secure enterprise S3 system
Data Protection

StorONE & Myota launch secure enterprise S3 system

The system is aimed at enterprises seeking S3-compatible storage that cuts flash use, lowers cloud fees and hardens data against ransomware.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2026
StorONE says Q1 bookings top full-year 2025 on demand
Data Protection

StorONE says Q1 bookings top full-year 2025 on demand

Rising flash prices and hardware shortages are pushing enterprises to buy storage-efficiency software sooner, helping StorONE post a record quarter.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Sat, 30th May 2026
How WD is reinventing the hard drive for AI at scale
Hyperscale

How WD is reinventing the hard drive for AI at scale

Australia's AI data-centre boom is forcing storage vendors to cut power use and costs, with WD betting on hard drives over flash.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026