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Syniti appoints new Senior Vice President of EMEA Delivery

Syniti, a global leader in enterprise data management, today announced the promotion of Alyssa Sliney to Senior Vice President of EMEA Delivery. In her new role, Alyssa will be responsible for delivery quality, driving year-on-year revenue growth, employee engagement and meeting and exceeding customer expectations. She will also continue to lead Syniti’s overall governance practice. Alyssa joined the company nearly 20 years ago as an intern and has progressed through many project delivery roles to become a senior figure and vital leader of the company. For the last five years, as Senior Delivery Partner, Alyssa has been the leader for the quality and governance of the Syniti Knowledge Platform, where she oversaw quadrupling revenue from Syniti’s Master Data Management solution by formalising its global governance practice. Alyssa is a thought leader in data quality and data governance and is sought out by clients and the press for her knowledge and advice, Syniti reports. Crossing the Atlantic to move into her new role as Senior Vice President, Alyssa will draw on her decades of experience to support customers on their data journey and help solve their unique data challenges. Alyssa will work alongside EMEA Managing Director, GTM leader and Senior Vice President, Chris Gorton. Alyssa replaces Linda Hipol who returns to her home in Dallas, Texas, with her increased global perspective and people knowledge to focus on her role as Global Senior Vice President of Delivery and Resourcing. Alyssa holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems from Bentley University, Waltham MA USA. Alyssa Sliney, SVP EMEA delivery, says, “My career is built on supporting organisations to be practical with their data management efforts. I have worked with CIOs who have gone from inconsistent and lengthy data maintenance processes and poor quality and understanding of data to robustly governed data that complies with strict regulations in a way that fits their culture and ways of working. I’ve rescued IT teams who have turned to Syniti when their data has meant their transformation projects risk failure. And I’ve worked with teams through divestitures, mergers and acquisitions so their integrated business can access all data easily. I’m bringing this experience to my new role, and I can’t wait to work with the great team Syniti has in EMEA.” Linda Hipol, SVP Global delivery, Syniti, adds, “Alyssa's contributions to expanding our governance practice, promoting Syniti MDM software and helping to ensure seamless global delivery underscore her unwavering dedication to Syniti. Her new role is crucial to Syniti’s continued growth in EMEA and Alyssa’s ambition, coupled with her global perspective, makes her the perfect fit to partner with Chris and drive our momentum forward.” Kevin Campbell, CEO Syniti, concludes, “Alyssa’s unique skills and experience grown right here at Syniti make her the right person to lead our EMEA team into its next phase of growth. Her proven track record of delivering exceptional results for our clients and her strategic vision will undoubtedly drive our success in the region.” For more from Syniti, click here.

Kiteworks Private Content Network vision validated by investment

Kiteworks, a provider of secure content communications, has announced a $450 million (£348m) growth-equity investment from global software investors, Insight Partners and Sixth Street Growth. The investment, a partial liquidity event, will reportedly strengthen Kiteworks’ market position in secure data transfer and collaboration as the only security platform authorised by FedRAMP to provide unified support for file sharing, managed file transfer, and email data communications to meet a broad range of global compliance requirements.Jonathan Yaron, CEO and Chairman of Kiteworks, states, “This minority stake investment affirms Kiteworks’ role in providing a revolutionary solution to the world’s growing challenge of tracking and controlling sensitive data in motion and use. With recent ground-breaking innovations such as Next-Gen Digital Rights Management, combined with the growing industry and regulatory focus on tracking and controlling the data layer, the road to realising our vision has never been clearer. We’re excited to accelerate our growth and continue innovating to meet the evolving needs of our customers with the support of Insight Partners and Sixth Street Growth.”The new investment comes as organisations face an expanding cybersecurity risk due to complex third-party ecosystems and an increasingly stringent compliance landscape. Cybercriminals are targeting sensitive content in growing numbers, with supply chains offering significant opportunities for malicious actors. Meanwhile, compliance regulations such as CMMC, NIS 2, and HIPAA demand robust data protection measures.The Kiteworks PCN addresses critical cybersecurity challenges facing organisations worldwide by unifying the primary content communication channels of file share, file transfer, managed file transfer, email, APIs, and web forms into a dedicated secure platform. The investment from Insight Partners and Sixth Street Growth not only validates the company’s vision, but also signals a broader recognition of the essential role that secure content communication plays in today’s digital landscape. As cyber threats evolve and regulatory environments become more complex, Kiteworks stands ready to help organisations worldwide safeguard their most valuable digital assets.Eoin Duane, Managing Director at Insight Partners, comments, “We were immediately impressed by Kiteworks’ exceptional growth and innovative approach to securing content communications. In today’s complex digital landscape, Kiteworks addresses a critical market need and stands out as a leader in providing effective solutions that significantly improve risk management. We’re excited to partner with the Kiteworks team as they continue to help shape the future of cybersecurity.Alex Katz, Managing Director at Sixth Street Growth, adds, “Jonathan and the Kiteworks team are proven innovators and have architected a platform which is purpose-built to meet the challenges of the most secure and compliance-sensitive organisations. We’re excited to support their continued success and help Kiteworks capitalise on the significant market opportunities ahead.”Eoin Duane and Peter Sobiloff from Insight Partners and Alex Katz from Sixth Street will join the Kiteworks board of directors. For more from Kiteworks, click here.

Keepit platform named winner at the 2024 SaaS Awards

Keepit, a global provider of a comprehensive cloud backup and recovery platform, has announced its success in the 2024 Cloud SaaS Awards programme by being named a winner in the 'Best Use of SaaS in a Cloud Ecosystem' category. The company was also a finalist in the 'Best Security Innovation in a SaaS Product (SME)' and 'Best Security Innovation in a SaaS Product (Enterprise)' categories. A long-established awards programme spanning 56 categories, The SaaS Awards recognises the leading innovations and applications of software-as-a-service solutions across a wide range of use cases and sectors. The programme received entries from organisations worldwide, including North America, across Europe, and APAC. Michele Hayes, CMO at Keepit, comments, “The Keepit platform is a must for companies looking to ensure cyber resiliency. We are honoured to have been named as a winner at the 2024 SaaS Awards. This, alongside the slew of other recent accolades, underscores our cloud native roots and commitment to providing our customers with best-in-class data protection.” James Williams, CEO of The Cloud Awards, adds, “We’re thrilled to reveal the winners of the 2024 SaaS Awards after three intense rounds of judging. It’s been an outstanding edition of the awards this year, and the team and I would like to thank all those organisations that entered. “Keepit has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence and is a more than deserving winner of Best Use of SaaS in a Cloud Ecosystem. The calibre of the finalists this year was particularly high, which is a testament to this wonderful achievement. “A huge congratulations to Keepit, and to all of 2024’s winners. We are extremely excited to see how they continue to drive the industry forwards in the coming years.” Secure by design, the Keepit cloud is owned and run by Keepit. Customer data is kept in a separate, dedicated infrastructure, with the backed-up data stored fully isolated from the SaaS vendor’s cloud. With a user-friendly interface, robust data security, and the ability to adapt to the user's cloud environment, Keepit ensures data is always accessible and protected. For more from Keepit, click here.

VAST Data announces its first Chief Financial Officer

VAST Data, the AI data platform company, has named Amy Shapero as its first ever Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As the company prepares for its next stage of growth, this strategic appointment will enable VAST to scale faster, better serve customers and further expand VAST’s global business while accelerating market adoption of the only data platform built for the AI era. Amy recently helped lead one of the fastest growing companies of the last decade, Shopify, serving as CFO and ushering that business from under $700 million in revenue to nearly $6 billion in less than five years. Her previous work spans private and public technology companies in commerce, financial services, marketing, and information services employing software-as-a-service models serving innovative SMBs and deeply data-intensive enterprises that have used their data to create new products and economies of scale. “Amy’s extensive finance, strategy, and operating experience with disruptive, mission-driven, high-growth companies like ours will prove invaluable as VAST continues to scale and expand at a rapid pace,” says Renen Hallak, CEO and Co-Founder of VAST Data. “We are thrilled to have Amy on-board as we look forward to the immense growth opportunity we have in front of us at VAST, and I look forward to building this great company with her.” As the new CFO of VAST Data, Amy will oversee all financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and investor relations. In addition, she will play a key role in shaping the company's strategic direction, ensuring alignment between financial goals and business objectives by fostering a dynamic finance team that puts VAST’s customers, partners and product development first, while refining and automating processes as much as possible in order to facilitate efficient scaling of the company. Amy joins VAST amidst rapid growth, making scalability a key priority as enterprises and service providers alike are increasingly standardising on the VAST Data Platform. AI-enabled organisations are realising the benefits of VAST’s unified AI data platform that features a disruptive storage architecture, a next-gen database to organise all structured and unstructured data across a global namespace, and containerised compute engine services that have been built from the ground up to power AI. “From my first conversations with Renen and the VAST leadership team, it was immediately clear to me that this is an exceptional company, with brilliant leadership and an incredible opportunity in front of us as AI’s impact grows,” Amy comments. “I’ve always been data-driven, and throughout my career I’ve helped companies to harness data for insights to improve their customer experience, innovate to build new products, and use economies of scale to create new value. VAST’s unique approach to delivering technology innovation and extraordinary customer outcomes is rare, and I look forward to helping grow our success across the globe.” For more from VAST Data, click here.

STX Next teams with appliedAI for new management suite

STX Next, a global IT consulting specialist, has partnered with Europe’s largest initiative for applied artificial intelligence to deliver the appliedAI Management Suite, a management product that increases AI value creation and facilitates EU AI Act compliance. The solution makes risk assessment and AI portfolio optimisation easier, and will drive progress for the next generation of AI initiatives. Through a centralised dashboard, the service seeks to increase return on investment whilst minimising the time, resources and costs associated with meeting compliance requirements. It sets out clear guidance and interpretation of regulatory guidelines to support organisations in navigating the complexities of the AI landscape. It targets AI and legal departments, aiming to make Europe a pioneer in AI, and a strong competitor on the global market. The final product included tools such as a feasibility calculator that evaluates factors like data readiness, model deployment, and overall deployment ease on a one-to-five scale. Other features include a risk classifier solution for AI use cases in the early stages that supports with remodelling and modifying potential solutions. The management suite can integrate with an organisation’s existing IT infrastructure to support data management and analysis, collecting from multiple sources including MLOps platforms, experiment-tracking tools, and data catalogues. The team at STX Next worked with appliedAI to develop the suite using a range of technologies, including Python, Django, Kubernetes and Google Cloud. The partnership was struck due to STX Next’s wide-ranging expertise in software development and IT applications, as well as the company’s comprehensive AI experience. Commenting on the collaboration, Ronald Binkofski, CEO at STX Next, says, “Since the introduction of the EU AI act in March 2024, many businesses have sought effective new ways to manage their AI projects to ensure compliance while maximising their potential value. “When the AI boom arrived, concerns were quickly raised around its governance and the protection of users. The new regulations were introduced by the EU to ensure that AI systems used in the region are safe, transparent, traceable, non-discriminatory and environmentally friendly, and as such they present complex but important challenges for businesses. “Our partnership with appliedAI is a result of our shared support for the progression of responsible innovation. Our collaboration should make establishing the next series of AI projects a much less laborious process, and will contribute to a safer and fairer future for AI. Added together, this will make it much easier for new projects to reach their full potential.” For more from STX Next, click here.

Veeam recognised for enterprise backup and recovery solutions

Veeam Software, a provider of data resilience solutions, has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders quadrant of the 2024 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions. This is the eighth consecutive time Gartner has recognised Veeam as a Magic Quadrant Leader and the fifth consecutive year Veeam is positioned highest for ability to execute, which Veeam believes is a testament to why enterprises choose Veeam solutions to keep their business running and secure. “Today, the world runs on data, which means it must be available whenever and wherever it’s needed no matter what happens. That’s Data Resilience,” says Anand Eswaran, CEO at Veeam. “Veeam gives over 550,000 organisations in over 150 countries that peace of mind. Our commitment to helping customers with enterprise grade data resilience – from backup and recovery to end-to-end ransomware protection with the ability to move that data where and when they need it – has made Veeam number one in the world. “Being recognised as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for the eighth consecutive year is a great testament to our commitment to deliver the market’s most comprehensive capabilities to keep businesses running.” Veeam has released over 30 product updates in the past 12 months. Highlights include: Veeam Data Platform provides data backup, data recovery, data freedom, data security, and data freedom to back up and use data from anywhere without platform or cloud lock-in. This single solution provides secure backup with instant recovery from cyberthreats, helping keep regulatory compliance goals; while reducing risk for all company data either on premises, or in the cloud, providing enterprises with radical resilience for their data protection, response and recovery. Veeam Cyber Secure Program offers enterprises comprehensive support before, during and after cyber attacks. In addition to partnering with Veeam to ensure all solutions are implemented to the highest security standards and a $5 million Ransomware Recovery Warranty, enterprises have access to a global team of cyber threat experts around the world and patent-pending technology from newly acquired Coveware by Veeam. Expert incident response assistance with a 15-minute SLA leverages full end-to-end ransomware protection. With over 1,000 cyber extortion cases handled per year and extensive global enterprise engagement experience, the primary focus of Coveware by Veeam is to be an ally that helps drive decisions to minimise damage and determine the best recovery path for enterprises. Veeam Data Cloud provides the same powerful data protection capabilities Veeam is known for - delivered ‘as a Service’ - for Microsoft 365 and Azure data protection. Instantly ready out-of-the-box with policy-driven simplicity, Veeam Data Cloud streamlines backup processes and management operations, yet enables organisations to still maintain direct access and control over their data. Cloud-native design provides the best protection for Microsoft 365 and Azure, which supports many organisations' most valuable data. Veeam recently released Veeam Data Cloud Vault, a cloud-based storage service that enables users to securely store backup data not only off-site, but in an always-immutable and encrypted format, providing additional layers of protection for critical information. Veeam Vault is purpose-built to empower users of Veeam Data Platform with secure cloud storage for their backups, while eliminating the headaches of managing infrastructure and unpredictable cloud cost models. Magic Quadrant reports are a culmination of rigorous, fact-based research in specific markets, providing a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the providers in markets where growth is high and provider differentiation is distinct. Providers are positioned into four quadrants: Leaders, Challengers, Visionaries and Niche Players. The report included analysis of 13 enterprise data backup and recovery solutions vendors. For more from Veeam, click here.

Iron Mountain launches new digital experience platform

Global information management specialist, Iron Mountain, today announced the availability of the Iron Mountain InSight Digital Experience Platform (DXP), a secure software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform. Customers can use the platform to access, manage, govern, and monetise physical and digital information. AI-powered self-service tools automate workflows, enable audit-ready compliance, and make data accessible and useful. Through InSight DXP’s unique intelligent document processing that extracts, classifies, and enriches information with speed and accuracy, customers can quickly turn physical and digital unstructured information into structured, actionable data they can use in their integrated business applications and as the basis for their AI initiatives. Research conducted across six countries with 700 IT and data decision-makers indicates that most (93%) of the respondents’ organisations already use generative AI in some way. An overwhelming majority of those surveyed (96%) agree that a unified asset strategy for managing both digital and physical assets is critical to the success of generative AI initiatives. The modular InSight DXP platform includes secure generative AI-powered chat, enabling fast access to data trapped within documents. It can be used to quickly query data and documents in a secure isolated environment separate from publicly available generative AI applications. Its low-code solution designer allows anyone to use its intuitive drag-and-drop features to intelligently process and unlock intelligence from content. Nathan Booth, Product Manager, Amazon MGM Studios, says, “Iron Mountain InSight DXP’s generative AI integration with content management has the potential to provide us with enhanced visibility into our assets, allowing us to make quicker and easier business decisions.” InSight DXP is focused on improving the business to employee (B2E) experience which can greatly enhance how Iron Mountain customers create meaningful experiences for their employees while increasing productivity. IDC’s Amy Machado, Senior Research Manager, Enterprise Content and Knowledge Management Strategies, says, “Iron Mountain’s ability to help its customers build models and secure data within Large Language Models (LLMs) with low-code tools can change the way organisations access and monetise documents, both digital and physical.” Narasimha Goli, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and Product Officer, Iron Mountain Digital Solutions, adds, "We are thrilled to introduce InSight DXP, our next-generation SaaS platform, which is the foundation for AI-readiness. InSight DXP transforms your information - whether physical or digital, structured or unstructured - from unrealised potential to actionable power. This innovative platform empowers businesses to harness the full capabilities of their data, driving intelligent decisions and unlocking new growth opportunities.” Mithu Bhargava, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Iron Mountain Digital Solutions, notes, “We see InSight DXP as a critical platform to help our customers get their information ready for use in generative AI and other AI-powered applications that drive operational efficiency and enhance customer experience. With unified asset management, information governance, workflow automation, and intelligent document processing tools, our customers can efficiently manage information across physical and digital assets.” InSight DXP is a flexible platform designed to quickly design, build, and publish solutions ranging from industry-specific, such as banking solutions like Digital Auto Lending, and healthcare solutions like Health Information Exchange, to cross-industry solutions, such as Digital Human Resources and Invoice Processing. These pre-built, customisable solutions are intended to help customers and system integrators get a head start on their unique configuration needs through pre-built connectors, workflows, document types, metadata, retention rules, and AI prompts. For more from Iron Mountain, click here.

Veeam brings data resilience to Microsoft 365 users

Veeam Software, the data resilience specialist, has announced the next generation of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 with the new capabilities offered by Microsoft 365 Backup Storage. Veeam Data Cloud, which is built on Microsoft Azure, provides backup-as-a-service (BaaS) for Microsoft 365, enabling data resilience and leveraging powerful data protection and security technology within a simple, seamless user experience. As a launch partner for Microsoft 365 Backup Storage, Veeam is leveraging the latest Microsoft technology with Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 to deliver lightning-fast backup and recovery capabilities for large Microsoft 365 environments, ensuring organisations protect critical data against cyberattacks and data loss scenarios, further enabling complete data resiliency. This solution further strengthens Veeam’s position in protecting Microsoft 365 users, with over 21 million users already under Veeam's protection. John Jester, Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Veeam, comments, “One of the benefits of our multi-year strategic partnership with Microsoft is rapidly bringing new advances to our joint customers and partners. This new release combines the benefits of Veeam’s industry-leading technology – in both data protection and ransomware recovery – with the latest Microsoft 365 data resilience capabilities introduced by Microsoft, and extends them to even more customers using Microsoft 365. “In addition, we’re making great progress in our joint innovation bringing the power and insights of Microsoft Copilot to the Veeam product family. As the leader in Microsoft 365 protection with over 21 million users protected, Veeam together with Microsoft provides the ultimate Microsoft 365 backup and recovery solution and sets the standard for how enterprises manage data protection.” Microsoft's new backup technology is seamlessly embedded inside Veeam's backup service for Microsoft 365, combining the new high-speed backup and recovery capabilities with Veeam's established and unmatched restore and eDiscovery options tailored to meet any potential data loss and compliance scenario. This powerful fusion, where speed and scale meet control and flexibility, empowers organisations with the best of both worlds. Zach Rosenfield, Director of PM for Collaborative Apps and Platforms at Microsoft, comments, "The collaboration with Veeam is an advancement in assisting our shared clients with quick recovery after cyber incidents. We look forward to deepening our collaboration to improve data protection for users." Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 with Microsoft 365 Backup Storage delivers: • Speed and scale: This latest offering from Veeam and Microsoft is designed to manage large volumes of data seamlessly, with the ability to protect and restore 100+ TBs of data or 10,000-plus objects. With this advanced solution, what used to take weeks or months is now accomplished within hours. • Disaster recovery: This new solution offers bulk restores at scale, ensuring increased resilience to ransomware or malware attacks and minimising downtime. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 with Microsoft 365 Backup Storage empowers organisations to bounce back quickly from any data loss scenario. Organisations no longer have to choose between paying a ransom or enduring weeks or months of data restoration. • Future readiness: As part of a new five-year strategic partnership, Veeam is developing future solutions with Microsoft integrating Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI services to enhance data protection for Microsoft 365 and Azure. These solutions will simplify operations, automate administrative tasks, and allow organisations to allocate resources to business-critical initiatives, ensuring they stay ahead in a rapidly changing digital landscape. “As adoption of Microsoft 365 increases, the volume and criticality of their associated data sets is also growing,” says Krista Macomber, Research Director at The Futurum Group. “Without the proper data protection solution, this can lead to highly time-consuming, cumbersome backup processes - ultimately resulting in delayed, missed, or incomplete backups. Equally an issue, it can also lead to slow and incomplete recovery processes. This cannot be afforded, especially given the need for resiliency against the onslaught of cyberattacks. Veeam is directly addressing these challenges with the most recent update to its Microsoft 365 backup capabilities.” Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 with Microsoft 365 Backup Storage will be available in early August. Three packaging options (Express, Flex, and Premium) are available to accommodate Veeam and Microsoft customers. For more from Veeam, click here.

Vultr and Run:ai deliver advanced NVIDIA GPU orchestration

Vultr, the privately held cloud computing platform, today announced that Run:ai, a leader in AI optimisation and orchestration, is the latest ecosystem partner to join its Cloud Alliance. Run:ai’s advanced AI workload orchestration platform, coupled with Vultr’s robust, scalable cloud infrastructure - including Vultr Cloud GPUs, accelerated by NVIDIA computing technologies and Vultr Kubernetes Engine - provides the enhanced computational power needed to accelerate AI initiatives across Vultr’s global network of 32 cloud data centre locations. As businesses across industries look to deploy their AI initiatives, they often grapple with scaling AI training jobs, fragmented AI development tools, and long queue times for AI experimentation. The partnership between Vultr and Run:ai addresses these challenges, offering a cutting-edge solution that enhances resource utilisation, supports rapid AI deployment, and provides customisable scalability through their integrated infrastructure and advanced AI workload orchestration. “Enterprises around the world are vying to deploy transformative, AI-driven solutions,” says Sandeep Brahmarouthu, Head of Global Business Development at Run:ai. “Our partnership with Vultr will give these organisations a comprehensive solution suite designed to address the technical challenges of AI project development. Now, businesses are empowered with unparalleled adaptability, performance, and control, setting a new standard for AI in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape.” Vultr’s scalable infrastructure guarantees unified AI stack management, thanks to seamless integrations with existing Cloud Alliance partners, Qdrant and Console Connect. Qdrant, a high-performance vector database with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) capabilities, manages and queries large volumes of vector data, enhancing tasks like similarity search and recommendation systems. Console Connect facilitates private, high-speed networking to ensure secure, low-latency data transfer between these components, optimising the overall AI/ML pipeline. Now, Run:ai has become the newest member of the Cloud Alliance, with its advanced AI workload orchestration platform. This integrated stack, centred around Vultr, provides a robust, scalable, and efficient solution for handling the most demanding AI/ML workloads. As a result, customers can benefit from: • Enhanced GPU utilisation – Maximise GPU efficiency with Run:ai’s dynamic scheduling and fractional GPU capabilities, reducing idle times and optimising resource use on Vultr’s scalable infrastructure.• Accelerated AI development – Speed up AI development cycles with Vultr’s high-performance cloud infrastructure and Run:ai’s comprehensive orchestration platform, reducing time to market for AI models.• Simplified lifecycle management – Streamline the entire AI lifecycle from development to deployment with integrated tools for dynamic resource allocation, efficient training, and comprehensive monitoring.• Cost-effective operations – Minimise operational costs with Vultr’s affordable cloud solutions and Run:ai’s efficient resource management, ensuring economical AI project execution.• Robust security and compliance – Bolster the security and compliance of AI workloads with advanced features like role-based access control and detailed audit logs, backed by Vultr’s secure infrastructure. Kevin Cochrane, CMO of Vultr, comments, “We are committed to giving our customers the best-of-breed technologies needed to help achieve their business goals. By partnering with Run:ai, we’ve provided a unique solution tailored specifically for AI workloads. Our integrated platform will not only ensure high performance and cost efficiency for customers worldwide, but also give them the agility needed to navigate the evolving demands of modern AI environments.” Vultr is a member of the NVIDIA Partner Network. For more from Vultr, click here.

Cerabyte secures investment from Pure Storage

Cerabyte, a provider of ceramic-based data storage solutions, has announced a strategic investment from Pure Storage, the IT pioneer that delivers an advanced data storage platform, to help enable sustainable immutable data storage solutions. Additionally, John (Coz) Colgrove, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Pure Storage, joins Cerabyte’s Board of Directors. Cerabyte’s vision is to store all data virtually forever and preserve today’s digital records for future use through the use of its ceramic data storage technology. With Pure Storage delivering the platform to store, manage, and protect the world's data, this strategic investment in Cerabyte will enable the company to extend this mission further. “Pure’s investment in Cerabyte and joint partnership will allow us to offer our customers sustainable and immutable data storage solutions that are revolutionising the industry,” says John (Coz) Colgrove, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer, Pure Storage. “By disrupting the archival storage market, we are paving the way for longer lasting and easier to manage long-term storage.” Cerabyte enables a new tier of accessible, permanent, and sustainable data storage that is projected to extend from petabyte to exabyte-scale data centre racks. The persistent media technology can hold data for extremely long periods of time while consuming no power. “The complex global needs of zettabyte-scale archival storage have been poorly served with expensive solutions that consume an inordinate share of the world’s available energy,” says John Monroe, Chief Analyst at Furthur Market Research. “The storage industry is ripe for transformative disruption. In concert and conjunction with tape, new technologies such as Cerabyte’s will be required to provide viable and cost-effective solutions to enterprise customers’ crucial challenges with the security, immutability and sustainability (SIS) of their vital data.” Cerabyte’s ceramic-based data storage does not suffer from bit rot or silent corruption, which threatens data integrity over time. Instead, it provides an immutable record of the original data required in an increasing number of use cases, especially in the era of AI. “As the industry is heading towards the Yottabyte Era, sustainable data storage — which eliminates the need for data migration and thereby scales down the energy footprint and TCO — will be critical to harness the data tsunami ahead,” notes Christian Pflaum, CEO, Cerabyte. “We are thrilled to partner with Pure Storage to commercialise ceramic data storage and welcome John to our Board of Directors.” For more from Pure Storage, click here.