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• Storage systems are weakest link in IT infrastructure security

  Storage systems have a significantly weaker security posture than the other two layers of IT infrastructure — compute and network equipment.

• How businesses should right-size edge storage

  Enterprise customers need to consider capacity, power and connectivity when choosing storage options for edge computing deployments.

• Wiz Technologies and HPE partner to power SAP workloads in Singapore

  Wiz Technologies has unveiled plans to expand cloud service offerings with HPE in Singapore, targeting SAP Business One Solution workloads.

• The next data storage breakthrough? DNA

  ​Microsoft is digging into the building blocks of life to encode and store humanity’s digital future, with the vendor flagging what it claims is the first fully automated system to store and retrieve data in DNA.

• Maxis strengthens back-up MSP play with Commvault and Microsoft

  Maxis has unveiled plans to enhance back-up-as-a-service capabilities in Malaysia through a strengthened cloud partnership with Commvault and Microsoft.

• 9 enterprise storage start-ups to watch

  Young storage companies are innovating products that range from storage arrays to mainframe storage management to cloud storage and more.

• HPE kicks off software-defined storage-as-a-service

  HPE is rolling out Data Services Console, a cloud offering that utilises HPE Aruba Edge Services Platform to support AI-based analytics.

• Global server, external OEM storage systems revenues fall flat

  ​Global revenue from server and external OEM storage systems fell flat during the fourth quarter of 2020 in just about all regions around the world.

• Facts about back-up security that should scare businesses to death

  How CIOs can tighten up security for back-up systems and avoid malicious activities carried out by lone wolves.

• InfoFabrica sharpens AWS storage sword in Southeast Asia

  InfoFabrica has achieved Storage Competency status via AWS in a market first across Southeast Asia, supported by a team of more than 50 certified consultants.

• Should businesses upgrade tape drives to the latest standard?

  A recently released standard for linear tape-open—LTO-9—sets the scene for faster drives with more capacity, but are they a must-have?

• Asia Pacific ripe for enterprise storage revenue growth

  Asia Pacific is expected to lead the world in terms of enterprise storage market revenue growth within the next four years.

• AIS tasked with driving VMware and Cloudian storage sync up in Thailand

  Advanced Info Service has been appointed as the first VMware cloud partner to take Cloudian storage capabilities to market in Thailand.

• VST ECS targets Malaysian ‘commercial whitespace’, on-boards NetApp

  VST ECS has unveiled plans to target ‘commercial whitespace’ in Malaysia following an agreement to distribute the entire range of NetApp solutions.

• Outlining the pros and cons of cloud storage

  Cloud storage offers many advantages over on-premises data storage. But there are some potential drawbacks as well.