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IBM Introduces Autonomous Storage with New FlashSystem Portfolio Powered by Agentic AI

IBM has introduced a new generation of its FlashSystem portfolio, powered by agentic AI, aiming to usher in an era of autonomous storage. This new portfolio redefines resilience through sustained protection, autonomous threat analysis, and customized recovery recommendations. The AI capabilities reduce manual storage management effort by up to 90% and include advanced features like AI-driven ransomware detection and alerting in under 60 seconds.

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Storage shortage may cause AI delays for enterprises | Network World

Samsung to End MLC NAND Production by June 2026: The sunsetting of multi-level cell production is accelerating a massive enterprise shift toward QLC (Quad-Level Cell) SSDs for high-density workloads.

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Are 100TB HDDs Too Much?

Western Digital Unveils New Hard Drive Solutions on its Innovation Day: WD accelerates the AI-driven data economy with a roadmap featuring 40TB UltraSMR HDDs and a clear path to 100TB+ capacities.

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Western Digital triples profit as revenues ratchet up above guidance

Western Digital reported a highly profitable second fiscal 2026 quarter, surpassing its $3 billion revenue guidance with a 25 percent year-over-year revenue increase to $3.02 billion and a GAAP profit of $1.84 billion, a 210 percent rise. The company attributes its success to strong demand for nearline data center drives and sustained AI-driven data economy growth. Western Digital also anticipates continued strong demand for its high-capacity drives, with firm purchase orders from its top seven customers through 2026 and agreements with three of its top five customers extending through 2027 and 2028.

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Gartner’s storage sermon for 2026 – 2029

Gartner's 2026 Strategic Roadmap for Storage predicts a profound transformation in enterprise storage due to data proliferation, AI, malware, and cloud-like consumption models. The roadmap highlights the need for cyber-storage, autonomous storage, and SLA outcome management. It forecasts a significant increase in automated storage tasks, deployment of AI-based autonomous storage, and the adoption of cyber-storage capabilities by 2029. Gartner recommends storage heads to adopt SLA outcome-based management, mandate cyber-resilience SLAs, and achieve operational efficiencies through autonomous capabilities.

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Nvidia pushes AI inference context out to NVMe SSDs

Nvidia has introduced the Inference Context Memory Storage Platform (ICMSP) to address growing KV cache capacity limits in AI inference by standardizing the offload of inference context to NVMe SSDs. This platform, announced at CES 2026, extends GPU KV cache into NVMe-based storage, supported by various storage partners. ICMSP aims to mitigate latency issues caused by the recomputation of evicted context data in large language model inference, enhancing responsiveness and efficiency in AI workloads.

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DataCore Launches Puls8 to Deliver Enterprise-Class Persistent Storage for Kubernetes | DataCore Software

DataCore Software announced the launch of DataCore Puls8, a Kubernetes-native persistent storage platform designed to deliver NVMe-class performance, high availability, and enterprise data services for modern, latency-sensitive stateful applications. Puls8 is engineered to address the critical constraint of persistent storage as organizations expand Kubernetes use beyond stateless microservices. Built on the open-source CNCF project OpenEBS, Puls8 enables DevOps teams to provision, protect, and scale persistent volumes using Kubernetes-native workflows. It offers features such as ultra-low latency, data continuity, high availability, and enterprise-grade data services. Early adopters, such as TodoEnCloud, have reported positive results, highlighting Puls8's performance, availability, and cost efficiency.

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Azure Storage 2026: Built for Agentic Scale and Cloud‑Native Apps

This blog post outlines Azure Storage's evolution towards supporting agentic workloads, Kubernetes-based cloud-native applications, and block storage at a global scale. Azure Storage is enhancing its performance for AI, optimizing for agentic scale, and simplifying adoption for mission-critical workloads. It is also investing in AI-optimized solutions, expanding scale, and improving throughput. Azure Storage is deepening integration with popular AI frameworks and optimizing for agentic scale with SaaS leaders. It is also investing in innovations to help customers scale storage sustainably and build co-engineered solutions with partners.

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The Great Repatriation: Moving from Cloud OpEx to CapEx

AI is driving the movement of data from the cloud to on premises. Here are a few thoughts on why you should repatriate your data.

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Microsoft Restores 365 Services After Hours of Disruption - The National CIO Review

Another reason to move your data outside of the cloud?

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ExaGrid Announces All-Flash/SSD Tiered Backup Storage Solution

ExaGrid Announces All-Flash/SSD Tiered Backup Storage Solution – The launch of a high-speed SSD appliance with AI-powered "Retention Time-Lock" addresses the critical enterprise need for rapid ransomware recovery. Interesting use case for those with short backup windows..

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Storage Trends for 2026 | Digitalisation World

2026 growth to 230 yottabytes is being driven by AI with a big push to localization of storage on NVMe. Do you think the trend will continue?

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SMCI's Server and Storage Segmental Revenues Surge: What Lies Ahead?

Super Micro Computer's server and storage revenues surged 50.2% year-over-year to $21.31 billion in fiscal 2025, driven by the rising demand for AI servers. The segment now accounts for 97% of total revenues, highlighting its dominance. The company plans to expand its production facilities in the United States, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and the Middle East. Super Micro Computer projects $36 billion in total revenues for fiscal 2026, indicating a 64% year-over-year growth. The company also enters the client-edge consumer AI markets with its AI portfolio.

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Lyken.AI enters the market with a specialized stack of NVMe storage and high-performance GPUs

THe launch of Lyken dot AI underscores a critical storage trend: the demand for Secure NVMe at Scale. As enterprises move from AI experimentation to Agentic Workflows, the storage bottleneck is no longer just about capacity, it’s about ultra-low latency. If your data isn'

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VDURA Launches Flash Volatility Index

A new strategic tool to help enterprises navigate the 257% surge in SSD pricing driven by AI demand was launched by VDURA here https://www.vdura.com/flash-volatility-index-and-storage-economics-optimizer-tool/#calculator Is VDURA’s calculator any good? Would you use it?

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The NAND Flash Supply Crisis

Contract prices for NAND flash are projected to surge up to 70% this quarter as AI server demand drains global inventories, forcing a strategic pivot in storage procurement. How does this impact your buying decisions?

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About AI Storage Systems /storage by Howard Young

Explore how enterprise storage systems transform fleeting AI insights into durable business intelligence. In a world of volatile hardware and evolving threats, we provide the strategic insights to ensure your data and your intelligence never disappears.

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Data Backup & Archiving Community (new)

I've created a data backup, archiving and restore community for those that are interested in that type of stuff /databackup Early days could get interesting ... Lumpy

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