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• NetApp unifies storage offerings under new BlueXP roof

  All of NetApp’s dozen-odd storage software products will now work via the new BlueXP control layer, in a move to simplify storage management for IT teams.

• 8 enterprise storage trends to watch

  Advanced storage technologies, including DNA storage, are on the horizon, but some are further from mainstream adoption than others.

• NetApp honours high-flying digital partners in Asia Pacific

  NetApp has honoured its high-flying partners across Asia Pacific, recognising “success in delivering new cloud experiences, unlocking greater business value for their customers, while driving impressive revenue growth”.

• Wasabi Technologies firms up Asian expansion with Singapore region and new leader

  Wasabi Technologies has opened a new storage region in Singapore -- the vendor's fourth in Asia Pacific following launches in Tokyo, Osaka and Sydney.

• Viettel deploys Cloudian to boost storage service offerings

  Viettel IDC is tapping on Cloudian’s HyperStore object storage as the foundation for its storage service offerings, including storage-as-a-service, backup-as-a-service and disaster recovery-as-a-service.

• Latest tape storage is faster and holds more, but is it better?

  The LTO-9 open standard boosts the transfer speed of magnetic tape but that might not make tape a more attractive option for back-up.

• 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.