VAST Data: ‘No one needs a file system for AI training’
VAST Data co-founder Jeff Denworth posted on X that: “No one needs a file system for AI training… More specifically, no one needs a system that is *only* a...
Very large AI model training uses object storage
HPC expert Glenn Lockwood says that the largest AI language models are being trained with object storage, not file storage.
AI model training needs unstructured data. Most unstructured data is...
Quantum seeks to strengthen balance sheet with SEPA share sale deal
Nasdaq-listed storage player Quantum has struck a standby equity purchase agreement (SEPA) with Yorkville Advisors Global.
The deal will give Quantum access to additional equity capital and liquidity. Limited initially...
WEKA boosts GenAI speed with Mooncake vLLM tech
File system provider WEKA wants to make its customers’ GenAI models respond faster by using a vLLM Mooncake tech combination.
This was revealed in a blog post by new hire Val...
Quantum Myriad supports 122.9 TB SSDs and in-place system scaling
Quantum is adding incremental, in-place system scaling with dynamic, automatic data leveling to its Myriad all-flash file system, along with 122.88 TB Solidigm SSD support.
Myriad is a containerized, scale-out...
Hammerspace claims tenfold revenue growth for 2024
Hammerspace has reported a tenfold increase in revenue from 2023 to 2024, showcasing the confidence behind its recent hiring of Jeff Gianetti as chief revenue officer. As a private...
NetApp touches down with the San Francisco 49ers
NetApp has become a founding level partner of the San Francisco 49ers professional football team in a multi-year deal and is now its Official Intelligent Data Infrastructure Partner.
NetApp is...
Hammerspace gets WEKA’s ex-CRO as its sales boss
Data orchestrator Hammerspace has orchestrated its first Chief Revenue Officer, Jeff Giannetti, who abruptly left the CRO spot at WEKA last month.
Hammerspace sells Global Data Platform software based on...
iXsystems says unified TrueNAS open storage software almost here
The latest version of the TrueNAS open source storage software from iXsystems will soon be available, according to the company’s latest update notes.
The release is called TrueNAS Fangtooth, and...
Storage news ticker – January 24
Observability and data management supplier Apica announced a Freemium version of its Ascent offering, providing free access to an enterprise-grade telemetry pipeline and intelligent observability, processing up to 1 TB/month...
Hitachi Vantara CTO Jason Hardy on the company’s storage refresh
Interview. Blocks & Files sat down with Jason Hardy, Hitachi Vantara Vice President and CTO for AI, to discuss the company's ongoing storage strategy refresh and how it's unifying...
GenAI, LLMs, and agents are transforming storage
Analysis: GenAI is washing through the IT world like water flooding across a landscape when a dam breaches. It is being viewed by many suppliers as an epoch-changing event,...