Network Storage

NetApp delivers future-proof storage investment option

Technology renewals and disruption are causing major headaches for CIOs who are unsure where to place their operating budgets. This is, according to Westcon-Comstor, particularly problematic when it comes to storage infrastructure purchases, but it’s a problem it feels customers can address with NetApp Advance. “Infrastructure modernisation is a term used in almost every conversation. But the bottom line is that it can't be viewed as an option. It is a necessity,” says Daniel Thenga, NetApp and SolarWinds Architecture Manager and Business Unit Manager, Comstor Southern Africa. “Market disruption is a huge problem for customers navigating inflation, budget cuts, limited CapEx, skills shortages, and sustainability mandates. This makes it even more difficult for a business to future-proof their tech investments, of which storage remains a key part.” Working with NetApp, Westcon-Comstor assists partners in guiding customer decisions around solutions that offer clients the right performance, at the right price, with the lowest carbon footprint, and that can scale regardless of the future, which is where the distributor suggests using NetApp Advance. NetApp Advance is a portfolio of programs and guarantees that go hand-in-hand with the vendor’s NetApp AFF and FAS systems, including its new capacity flash AFF C-Series. The Storage Lifecycle Program (SLP) is central to this offering, following a 'buy once and get IT technology that evolves with you’ model. The program centres on: More accessible, more straightforward, and faster upgrade cycles when purchasing a NetApp AFF or FAS system with the SLP option. The solutions are upgradeable indefinitely with non-disruptive refreshes of storage controllers every three years at no additional cost. Trade-in capacity that limits investment risk and will future-proof storage purchases when acquiring additional capacity and trading in existing SLP-covered storage media for a 100% capacity credit. VIP services and AI-powered analytics provide insights into the performance of storage systems through proactive monitoring, full-stack visibility, and actionable insights. A simplified software experience through continual software updates and access to new ONTAP capabilities and advancements as soon as they become available. “With NetApp Advance, NetApp has also factored in that most clients will undergo some form of cloud journey if they aren't already. This is supported through its Cloud Advantage program, which allows a customer to swap an on-premises controller refresh for cloud services or hybrid cloud storage as a service with NetApp Keystone. This is optionality never really seen before, as your purchase follows your plans without creating a legacy problem,” adds Daniel. Within the NetApp Advance program, there is also a storage efficiency guarantee. NetApp offers a guaranteed storage efficiency of 4:1 for SAN workloads and 1.5:1 for NAS workloads on its ONTAP AFF systems. This is essential for African businesses looking to improve energy usage, and reduce energy costs while trying to become more sustainable. Right-sizing and tiering are also simplified as users can automate the movement of infrequently used data to more cost-efficient object storage without refactoring applications. NetApp’s storage is also natively available on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, allowing clients to tier to a cloud of choice or from high-performance all-flash to hybrid-flash/HDD systems. “NetApp Advance is not a crystal ball, but it’s a bold move by a company in recognising the challenges facing CIOs when needing to upgrade or refresh technology, or even when they need to pivot their tech model to a more modernised approach,” concludes Daniel.

Manulife Investment Management acquires controlling interest in Serverfarm

Manulife Investment Management (Manulife IM) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Serverfarm. The investment by Manulife IM, together with support from existing shareholders, will provide capital to Serverfarm to continue its expansion across north America, Europe, and Israel to capitalise on attractive market opportunities. Serverfarm currently operates a portfolio of eight data centres across north America, Europe and Israel that aggregate more than 1,500,000ft² and 125MW of IT capacity, and it has secured additional land for future data centre developments. “Avner and the Serverfarm team have built a high-quality data centre portfolio and growth platform that is well-positioned to capitalise on the strong secular tailwinds in the data centre market,” says Recep Kendircioglu, Global Head of Infrastructure, Manulife Investment Management. “We are excited about the company's future and our ability to support Serverfarm through its next phase of growth on behalf of our clients.” “Partnering with Manulife Investment Management, an investor that shares Serverfarm's vision for growth and customer service, will allow us to effectively address the next wave of demand from our existing and new customers,” says Avner Papouchado, Founder and CEO of Serverfarm. “Our new relationship with Manulife Investment Management provides Serverfarm with additional expertise and new capital to execute on a number of attractive development opportunities and give our customers a long-term growth runway.” The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023 after the satisfaction of customary closing conditions including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals.

Immutable storage is the one solution that will keep your data safe

By Florian Malecki, Executive Vice President of Marketing at Arcserve As businesses increasingly rely on the cloud to manage their data, they face more pressing concerns regarding data security and integrity. These concerns become even more complex in multi cloud and hybrid-cloud environments, where companies distribute data across multiple platforms. But there is a solution: immutable data storage. Immutable storage preserves data in its original state, thus preventing tampering. Immutable data storage ensures data security and integrity in multi cloud and hybrid-cloud environments in several ways. First, immutable storage guarantees that the data remains tamper-proof and unaltered. Second, immutable storage provides a transparent record of all data transactions. Each change to stored data is recorded and stored as a separate immutable object. It means that, in the event of an attack, it is much easier to trace the origins of the breach and identify which data has been affected. Finally, immutable storage provides an added layer of protection against accidental data loss or data corruption. Because data creators cannot alter the data once they have created it, it becomes much harder to overwrite important data. Implement immutable storage across platforms Some challenges come with implementing immutable data storage in multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. One of the biggest is the complexity of managing the solution across multiple platforms. Each cloud platform may have its storage protocols, which makes it challenging to maintain a consistent immutable data storage strategy spanning all platforms. Your strategy might work well for one cloud, but another might not accommodate immutability. As your data travels to multiple destinations, the question is: are you getting the benefits of immutable storage everywhere your data ends up? Shadow IT within your company compounds this challenge. Your organisation might have multiple groups, from marketing to engineering to product management, all using different SaaS applications without the IT department even knowing. In that case, you don’t know if the data is being backed up or, ultimately, where it’s going. Is it going to a place with an immutable storage solution? You don’t know. That’s why shadow IT is an area of serious concern. It’s crucial to ensure that data stored in all shadow IT applications is on an immutable storage solution to maintain data integrity. To address these challenges, you should implement a unified data storage strategy that spans all cloud platforms. This strategy should involve standardising on a single immutable data storage protocol or investing in tools and technologies that can help manage data across multiple platforms. Solve compliance concerns with immutable storage Immutable data storage can also address challenges posed by data privacy and compliance requirements. Many industries, such as healthcare and finance, now mandate data preservation by law. Any business subject to such requirements must have mechanisms to prove that it maintains healthy copies of its data that cannot be altered or modified. Here, immutable data storage is often the answer because it helps ensure compliance with strict data retention and audit requirements. Immutable storage enables organisations to store data in a tamper-proof manner, which makes it easier for them to demonstrate compliance during audits. Immutable storage prevents alteration and provides an audit trail that lists the history of all data changes, demonstrating transparency and accountability. It is essential because regulators and auditors must verify that organisations follow specific rules and compliance requirements. Organisations with immutable storage as a resource for audit trails can show the outside world, including customers, partners, and investors, that they are compliant. It increases trust and confidence in the organisation and its capacity to handle sensitive data. Enforce strict access controls While a multi cloud approach to immutability is beneficial in many ways, it still can be vulnerable regarding privileges and administrator rights to data. Even though an immutable solution is very secure, a bad actor who gains access - whether a malicious employee or a third party with privileged account-management access - can delete data. It presents a real risk since data alteration or deletion can cause irreparable damage to an organisation’s operations. In other words, the danger of unauthorised access remains even if your data is stored on an immutable solution. If someone has privileged access to the data, they can delete it, regardless of the security measures in place. For this reason, it’s essential to couple immutable storage with strict access controls and monitoring mechanisms to prevent unauthorised access and ensure data integrity. Think about the keys to your home. If the bad guys get hold of them and gain access, they can take anything they want. Similarly, if someone gains privileged access to your data, they can delete it, causing significant harm to your organisation. Therefore, it’s critical to implement strict access controls and monitoring mechanisms. Recognise that immutability is now a necessity Immutable storage is no longer a fantasy; it’s reality. It’s no longer a luxury; it’s a 100% must-have. With the rise of multi-cloud providers - and the explosion of cyber threats - it’s now crucial to ensure that all providers have immutability. When it is, organisations can limit the risk of a breach and ensure their long-term survival. Cyber thieves are roaming the avenues of the digital world, rattling doors and looking for a way in. Immutable storage is the lock that will keep your data safe.

Infinidat named on the 2023 CRN Storage 100 List

Infinidat has announced that CRN has named it in its annual Storage 100 list in the software-defined storage category. The Storage 100 recognises industry-leading storage vendors that provide transformative, channel-friendly solutions and services. Infinidat was selected for the 2023 Storage 100 list because of its powerful commitment to pushing the boundaries of innovation through cyber resilient, software-defined storage enterprise solutions, while building strategic relationships with IT solution providers in the channel. Infinidat supports its channel partners with one of the most robust partner programs in the industry, earning a five-star rating from CRN last month for the second year in a row. “Infinidat has set a new standard for enterprise storage, delivering an outstanding portfolio of award-winning storage solutions for enterprises and service providers seeking the best in primary storage, modern data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, and cyber storage resilience,” says Eric Herzog, CMO at Infinidat. “We’re very honoured to be named on the 2023 CRN Storage 100 list. It affirms our continued momentum working with our channel partners to shape the future of enterprise storage.” Supporting growth, Infinidat recently rolled out a series of new initiatives, extensions, and updates to its channel partner program worldwide. Among the most popular additions is the introduction of its major new sales enablement and training program - the Infuziast Certified Partner Program. Channel partners, ranging from sales consultants to technical personnel, will be able to earn certification and rewards through this new program. Infinidat is also establishing partner advisory boards for the channel this year. Go-to resource for IT solution providers The Storage 100 list is a valuable resource for solution providers looking for vendors, including Infinidat, that can support them in a complex storage market with portfolios in areas such as data protection, management and resilience, software-defined storage, and storage components. This year’s list represents the industry leaders of storage technology that can be used for on-premises or cloud deployments. Infinidat is a leader in cyber resilient storage for hybrid cloud implementations. Infinidat is the winner of more than 30 storage industry awards and recognitions since January 2022.  “CRN’s 2023 Storage 100 list recognises the leading vendors that are delivering transformative advancements in storage technology and bringing modern solutions to customers and solution providers that are built for the future,” says Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “We are honoured to recognise their contributions as the leading players in storage technology for 2023.”

Nokia expands OpenColo’s data centre site connectivity

Nokia and OpenColo have announced the successful completion of the first commercial field trial to transport a 1.6Tb traffic flow over an 800GE link aggregation group with 800GE FR4 optics. The initial trial included the Nokia 7750 SR-1se router, equipped with FP5 silicon to enable 800GE interfaces, and the Nokia 1830 PSI compact modular optical transport platform equipped with Photonic Service Engine (PSE) coherent interfaces. Nokia is the first vendor commercially shipping 800GE routing solutions in volume from 2022. This trial marks the industry-first application of 800GE link aggregation for high-capacity data centre interconnect, including both full link resiliency with coherent optical transport. Scott Brookshire, co-founder and CTO at OpenColo, says, “At OpenColo, we constantly strive to push the limits of what's achievable to anticipate the ever-evolving demands of our valued customers and the market. With Nokia's release of 800GE, we had full faith in its ability to provide us with seamless line rate performance of 1.6Tb/s without any packet loss. True to our expectations, Nokia delivered on this promise.” Jeff Jakab, Vice President, IP Hardware Product Management at Nokia, says, “We are pleased to achieve this important milestone with OpenColo as it further demonstrates the maturity and added value of our 800GE routing technology to solve real customer challenges today and tomorrow. The economic advantages of 800GE in comparison to 400GE are clear, being cost neutral to 400GE today and providing up to a 40% power savings versus 400GE today. Adopting 800GE routing is a simple and clear solution to the immediate power concerns our industry faces.”

Why industry is raising energy storage sustainability concerns

By Jack Pearce, CEO of Active Power Industrial users looking for long-term energy storage solutions have always considered cost, reliability, efficiency and quality. Now with sustainability and ESG (environmental, social and governance) considerations firmly on the agenda, the list also includes: is it clean? Is it green? ESG is a set of corporate reporting requirements that reflect a company’s impact and efforts to operate sustainably. In the US, the SEC proposal on climate-related disclosure (2022) requires companies to report climate-related metrics in their financial reporting that include greenhouse gas emissions. Similar regulations, such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive are forthcoming. In part, what changed the infrastructure investment game was the setting of binding carbon reduction and Green House Gas (GHG) emissions targets through national and international agreements to fixed timelines. But it is also true that data centre operators, manufacturers, hospitals, airports, process operations and energy companies themselves are motivated by social and economic imperatives. They are not only being moved to act by the threat of stiff regulatory tariffs and penalties. The social imperative is expressed through more long-term sustainability thinking (decades). While the economic imperatives are, for example, the unforeseen volatility in energy prices and supply. In energy storage infrastructure terms, companies know that life cycle assessments of total environmental impact and sustainability calculations are no longer nice to have, but instead have become a known requirement. ‘Cradle to Grave’ By now everyone is - to some degree - familiar with Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Put simply, these GHG Protocol categories cover emissions from owned operations including onsite combustion and the emissions of greenhouse gases, indirect emissions from operations, including those generated by energy and water providers, and indirect emissions from third party supplier upstream and downstream activities. Scope 3 emissions cover raw materials manufacture, maintenance, replacement and disposal of equipment. This puts the onus on the buyer to assess and evaluate the complete carbon cost of its purchased infrastructure. This is making firms think differently about their energy storage choices through ‘Cradle to Grave’ evaluation. A full ‘Cradle to Grave’ assessment includes raw material extraction, transportation, processing, and manufacturing, delivery, maintenance, repair, replacements - along with the end-of-life factors including decommissioning, transportation, waste processing, recycling and disposal. This is focussing the minds of those responsible for industrial scale energy storage needs. All infrastructure offerings are being evaluated through a sustainability lens against the criteria set out above. Inventory analysis and impact assessment of any energy storage solution must be ongoing. Kinetic and battery Two of the most established industrial energy storage solutions for critical power protection are flywheel kinetic and chemical battery. When viewed over a lifetime of operation (as more and more customers are doing) the differences between flywheel kinetic energy storage and batteries become stark. The raw components of any chemical batteries, whether Lead-acid, Lithium-Ion, Flow, Metal-Air, Sodium-Sulphur, Nickel Zinc or Liquid Metal require evaluation. Then come the questions of the life-cycle environmental impact cost estimates for different battery types. No battery solution is a fit and forget option. Fire risk must be mitigated through monitoring battery stability and thermal behaviour. This requires constant monitoring. Cooling costs (in financial and GHG values) must be calculated and the power assigned. Finding useful verifiable data on the cost and operational dynamics of large-scale battery deployments over decades of operation is no easy task. Large lithium-ion installations in industry at multi-megawatt scale only began several years ago. For the new battery technologies there is little to no data yet available. No manufacturing process comes without carbon cost. Precision steel making is energy intensive. Embodied carbon is a sustainability cost factor. However, where Flywheel kinetic energy differs from battery and other energy storage technologies in that the carbon cost is a known sum, the decades of ongoing operation is low carbon and the vast majority of the components are recyclable. Embodied carbon calculations must also factor in the carbon cost of replacement units over the lifetime of operation. Efficiency is another sustainability consideration that sometimes does not receive the attention it merits when comparing battery UPS with kinetic technology. Efficiency is about lowering losses in the system. Higher losses equal more energy consumption which, in the absence of 100% renewable power sources, often means more carbon emissions. Avoiding future problems We know that markets respond well to certainty. Companies require stability. In uncertain times when energy generation, transportation and storage are going through unprecedented change, companies are seeking confidence that their long-term energy storage technology choices will not leave them facing future problems.

Lenovo storage innovation drives record growth

Lenovo has announced new solutions to enable customers to better solve rapidly growing data management needs, coupled with new milestones in its enterprise storage momentum. Its new storage solutions deliver significant power efficiency increases and data centre space savings to help support sustainability goals, while new ThinkSystem storage systems help safeguard critical data with advanced ransomware protection. Lenovo’s storage portfolio has experienced significant growth in the last year with an all-time record 138% YTY revenue increase.  Fuelled by strong market momentum in edge-to-cloud servers, storage, and software, Lenovo is further transforming into a full-service solutions provider with continued expansion and leadership across a comprehensive infrastructure solutions portfolio. Building on its global leadership among the top three server companies in the world, Lenovo has also seen >100% year-over-year growth in the All-Flash Array (AFA) category and 22% growth in midrange storage, further demonstrating that Lenovo’s data management and storage portfolio is gaining broad market momentum. As part of the company’s overall achievement, Lenovo's TruScale Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) also grew more than 600%. “Lenovo is committed to being the industry’s most trusted partner and empowering our customers’ intelligent transformation,” says Kirk Skaugen, President of Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group. “Our tremendous growth in the market, now becoming the number one storage provider in price bands <$25K, underscores the trust customers and partners have placed in Lenovo through our channel-centric strategy. The breadth of our data management portfolio is continuing to expand with our recently announced WEKA solutions, custom cloud storage solutions, and an ever increasing software defined portfolio.”  “Retaining number one ranking in the entry storage market in EMEA for a second quarter exemplifies the trust our partners and customers have in Lenovo data management solutions,” says Marco Pozzoni, Director of EMEA Storage Sales, Lenovo. “We are growing and delivering results through consistency, reliability, and partnerships with smart and innovative solutions that help customers better monetise their data in multiple industries across the region.” New storage innovation  Lenovo offers a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise-class data management solutions from entry to high end, including enterprise storage arrays and infrastructure, Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), Software Defined Storage (SDS), TruScale Infinite Storage as-a-service, and vertically focused workload solutions working with ISV application software partners. Leveraging in-house design and manufacturing capabilities to drive innovation, Lenovo is releasing new storage solutions to protect against threats to customers’ critical data and help support sustainability goals by more effectively powering today’s demanding data management and analytics needs. The new solutions include: D4390 High Density JBOD for Software Defined Storage: delivers power and space savings to help support sustainability goals:  Up to 62% less power consumption as compared to previous generation Lower OPEX - up to 60% reduction in data centre space Higher overall performance - 24G SAS connectivity increases data throughput ThinkSystem DM Systems 9.12 software release: delivers advanced innovations that reduce threats from cyber attacks and increase data management efficiency: New automated ransomware protection Autonomous ransomware protection One-click defence against malicious files Tamper-proof snapshots prevent ransomware deletion Hardened Zero Trust architecture that increases defence from insider threats Advanced multifactor authentication Immutable, tamperproof logging Enhanced auditing 33% storage efficiency improvement over previous generation with new four to one efficiency Lowers CAPEX by storing more data with less storage TruScale Infrastructure as a Service, which enables all of Lenovo’s data management offerings to be consumed via a pay-as-you-go model Solving data management needs for customers Lenovo’s breadth of data management solutions meet the complex needs of customers across a full breadth of high-growth industries. The ability to protect, analyse, and manage data is vital to an organisation’s business. Petco, which operates more than 1,500 pet care centres across the US, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, is modernising its IT infrastructure to support its customer success strategy. The company is deploying a network of Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000 storage systems and SR650 V2 servers to gain better data insights and scalability through a flexible consumption and deployment model. Enabling the channel through channel-centric strategy Lenovo delivers value for channel partners when it comes to data management and storage solutions through the Lenovo 360 global channel framework for partners and a channel-centric commitment. Partners can easily access the full breadth and depth of the Lenovo portfolio across services and solutions, infrastructure, and intelligent devices. The framework helps partners to strengthen their position in the market and better respond to customer needs. 

Pure Storage ushers in an era of data storage with FlashBlade//E

Pure Storage has announced FlashBlade//E, a scale-out unstructured data repository built to handle data growth with energy efficiency. At an acquisition cost competitive with disk and much lower operational costs, the introduction of FlashBlade//E means that customers no longer need to settle for disk. News highlights FlashBlade//E provides a better way to manage unstructured data growth efficiently, reliably, and sustainably with a best-in-class user experience and economics that enable customers to eliminate the last remnants of disk in their data centre. • Economical at scale: FlashBlade//E is offered at under $0.20 per GB including three years of service. The platform starts at 4PB and scales from there with reliable performance. • Energy efficiency: FlashBlade//E consumes up to five times less power than the disk-based systems it will replace. The larger the system the greater the efficiency, helping organisations achieve their increasingly critical sustainability goals.  • Simplicity, reliability, and a non-disruptive future: FlashBlade//E is built to flex and grow on demand with 10-20 times more reliability than hard disk based systems and evolving without disruption or forklift upgrades. With cloud-like simplicity, flexibility and predictable performance, FlashBlade//E remains simple to manage at any scale.  FlashBlade//E will be generally available by the end of April 2023. In addition to traditional purchase, customers will have the option to deploy FlashBlade//E through a new service tier of Pure’s Evergreen//One Storage as-a-Service (STaaS) subscription, providing pay-as-you-go economics and a cloud experience with the control of on-premises deployment.  Industry significance For global organisations, unstructured data capacity is expected to grow by 10 times before 2030. For large-capacity, price-sensitive workloads that use current disk-based storage solutions, this growth is unsustainable.  Disk-based systems are a burden on many enterprises’ IT teams and budgets as they are challenging to manage, require massive amounts of power, take up large amounts of space and their components fail too often, causing disruption and risking valuable data. Ultimately, this diminishes the ability to derive business value from data. While modern file and object storage solutions are capable of addressing many of these challenges, they haven’t been a viable option for large unstructured data repositories that are price-sensitive - until now. 

DCIG names the InfiniBox family one of the top five storage arrays

Infinidat has announced that DCIG has named its InfiniBox SSA II / InfiniBox one of the world’s top five high-end storage arrays. This ranking is based on independent research that DCIG conducted in the large enterprise market and among cloud service providers. 'The all-flash InfiniBox SSA II and hybrid InfiniBox arrays showcase Infinidat’s thorough understanding of enterprise high-end storage requirements,' according to the DCIG report. Among the product features that DCIG called out as exceptional in the InfiniBox platform is cyber resilience with InfiniSafe technology, which features near-instantaneous recovery, immutable snapshots, a fenced forensic network environment and remote logical air gapping for primary storage. “Being named one of the top five high-end storage arrays clearly shows Infinidat’s attention to the business and technical values essential to large enterprise storage deployments,” says Eric Herzog, CMO at Infinidat. “This is the second consecutive year that DCIG has selected Infinidat in a top five list, which affirms the confidence that enterprise customers have in the Infinidat portfolio of cyber resilient storage solutions. We’re building on the momentum we gained in 2022 when DCIG named Infinidat as one of the top SaaS vendors. When large organisations need enterprise storage, Infinidat has the attention of their key decision-makers.” “Large enterprises look to high-end storage arrays to provide a combination of high performance, high availability, cyber storage resilience, and comprehensive enterprise data services for all their business-critical data,” says Ken Clipperton, DCIG Lead Analyst for Storage. “The all-flash InfiniBox SSA II and hybrid InfiniBox arrays showcase Infinidat’s thorough understanding of these requirements, including guaranteed recoveries in less than one minute.” The InfiniBox SSA II is the industry’s fastest all-flash storage array with an unprecedented 35 microseconds of latency. InfiniBox says that it provides unmatched high availability, comprehensive cyber storage resilience, ease of use, autonomous automation, and high reliability, plus comprehensive AIOps integration. Enterprise customers obtain optimal application and workload performance, simplify substantial storage consolidation, and reduce CAPEX and OPEX. The InfiniBox and InfiniBox SSA II platforms for enterprise primary storage deployments are not only the most cyber resilient and most reliable storage solutions in the industry, but also the highest performing, according to Infinidat. Every InfiniBox and InfiniBox SSA II comes with a strong set of guaranteed SLAs: 100% availability guaranteed, performance guaranteed, and cyber resilience guaranteed. The solution delivers maximum performance with minimum administrative overhead. The DCIG report also highlighted a number of appealing attributes of the InfiniBox platform, including: • AI inside and outside the storage system with InfiniOps, which includes Neural Cache and the company’s data distribution and placement engine utilising machine learning to optimise data placement without tuning. • InfiniVerse, which leverages InfiniMetrics telemetry for cloud-based monitoring, AI-based predictive analytics, and AIOps support software, enabling Infinidat support engineers to take preventative actions before the customer is impacted. • InfiniBox Online Data Mobility, which enables non-disruptive workload movement between InfiniBox systems, ideal for organisations requiring more high-end storage than a single array provides. • Flexible consumption and deployment models, leveraging storage-as-a-service (STaaS). • Infinidat’s fully configured, rack-based approach, which facilitates rapid deployment at a customer location and instant capacity expansion.

Centreon expands hosting capacity for its SaaS customers

Centreon has announced the opening of a new hosting region in North America for Centreon Cloud. After Europe, North America becomes a second hosting region for Centreon Cloud, bringing the Centreon SaaS performance monitoring platform closer to international organisations looking to monitor their infrastructure, network, and digital experience performance. In addition to improving responsiveness, application performance, and resiliency for local customers, this new hosting region makes the Centreon Cloud platform fully available both in the US and in Europe, making it easier for international organisations to access SaaS monitoring, and quickly detect and fix critical issues on their IT infrastructure, networks, and applications. This launch meets the accelerating demand from north American organisations for the Centreon Cloud SaaS monitoring platform, an efficient and cost-effective solution matching their needs for more innovation, performance and efficiency in running operations. Julien Mathis, CEO and co-Founder of Centreon, says, “We are excited about our growth and increased focus in north America. With 15% of our community users residing there and a 50% ARR growth in 2022, this region is one of the most dynamic for Centreon. The Centreon team will continue to deploy more offers and high value-adding services in targeted regions to drive growth.”