Storage
Pure Storage to acquire Portworx for $370M
Storage as-a-service provider Pure Storage has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Portworx, a Kubernetes data services platform, for approximately $370 million.
Dell Technologies unveils PowerScale storage systems
Dell Technologies has unveiled the Dell EMC PowerScale, a family of storage systems for organizations to better capture and capitalize on unstructured data, such as documents, images, videos and social media content.
Microsoft has a goal to store data as DNA — MIT Technology Review
Microsoft is developing an apparatus that uses biology to replace tape drives, Antonio Regalado of the MIT Technology Review writes. Here is the link.
Kazan Networks closes $4.5M Series A funding round
Auburn, California-based storage networking company Kazan Networks has closed a $4.5 million Series A funding round led by Samsung Ventures, with participation from Intel Capital and...
Iomaxis awarded $245 million contract to support US Naval Research Laboratory
Iomaxis has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract valued at up to $245 million to give technological support and assistance to the U.S. Naval...