All-flash array topline boost puts NetApp on track to strongest year yet NetApp notched up record all-flash array revenues in its latest quarter and is looking at its strong ...

All-flash array topline boost puts NetApp on track to strongest year yet - www.blocksandfiles.com/flash/2026/0...

Everpure tops $1B quarter as FY 26 revenue hits $3.7B Everpure closed out FY 2026 with a blowout quarter, posting $1.06 billion in revenue – up 20 percent ...

Everpure tops $1B quarter as FY 26 revenue hits $3.7B - www.blocksandfiles.com/flash/2026/0...

Nutanix beats the Street on revenue, lands $150M AMD AI alliance Nutanix reported double-digit revenue growth, a sharp rise in earnings, and record customer addition ...

Nutanix beats the Street on revenue, lands $150M AMD AI alliance - www.blocksandfiles.com/hci/2026/02/...

VAST broadens AI platform push with Nvidia tie-up and control plane VAST Data has announced new self-learning AI OS software, Nvidia GPU-server hardware support, integr ...

VAST broadens AI platform push with Nvidia tie-up and control plane - becoming an established incumbent - www.blocksandfiles.com/ai-ml/2026/0...

HDD is back: The return of the hard drive OWC sees disk drives returning to favor as NAND price rises and delivery shortages reduce SSD sales. ...

OWC: HDD is back: The return of the hard drive - www.blocksandfiles.com/disk/2026/02...

Backblaze brings backend B2 Neo cloud storage to GPU server farms Neoclouds needing backend object storage for their customer’s data can use Backblaze’s B2 Neo cloud ...

Backblaze brings backend B2 Neo cloud storage to GPU server farms - www.blocksandfiles.com/public-cloud...

Pure Storage becomes Everpure, snaps up 1touch in data management shift Pure Storage is rebranding as Everpure and acquiring contextual data intelligence startup 1touc ...

Pure Storage becomes Everpure, snaps up 1touch in data management shift - www.blocksandfiles.com/data-managem...

Data protection specialist N-able says AI's a 'fundamental tailwind' MSP-focused data protector and cyber-security supplier N-able closed 2025 with double-digit revenue ...

MSP data protection specialist N-able says AI's a 'fundamental tailwind' - www.blocksandfiles.com/data-protect...

Komprise launches KAPPA to hunt metadata across enterprise file silos Komprise's KAPPA service automates the collection of metadata tags by AI agents from unstructured da ...

Komprise launches KAPPA to hunt metadata across enterprise file silos - www.blocksandfiles.com/data-managem...

StorONE arrays adopt external flash JBODs in flash program StorONE’s 9x ROI on flash program combines a StorONE disk drive array with an external SSD enclosure ...

StorONE arrays adopt external flash JBODs in flash program - www.blocksandfiles.com/flash/2026/0...

Microsoft Project Silica finds cheaper glass, boosts write speeds but trims capacity Microsoft Project Silica research has identified cheaper glass media with accelerated writing speed ...

Microsoft Project Silica finds cheaper glass, boosts write speeds but trims capacity - www.blocksandfiles.com/data-protect...

Dell VP says discrete beats disaggregated storage for AI With VAST Data leading the disaggregated storage charge into the AI market, Dell exec David Noy says ...

Dell provided clarification on its position on the disaggregated and discrete storage concepts: www.blocksandfiles.com/flash/2026/0...

Platters: WD new disk drive tech hits lucky 14 WD, currently shipping 11-platter disk drives, announced, new disk drive technology with up to 14 pl ...

Platters: WD new disk drive tech hits lucky 14 - www.blocksandfiles.com/disk/2026/02...

Court dismisses NetApp complaint against ex-CTO now at VAST, but NetApp is appealing NetApp's complaint accusing CTO and SVP Jonsi Stefánsson of breach of contract and allegedly misappr ...

Court dismisses NetApp complaint against ex-CTO now at VAST, but NetApp is appealing - www.blocksandfiles.com/public-cloud...

Dell VP says discrete beats disaggregated storage for AI -https://www.blocksandfiles.com/flash/2026/02/16/dell-vp-says-discrete-beats-disaggregated-storage-for-ai/4091350

Suite Studios cuts out proprietary file formats with S3-native streaming Using Suite Studios software, entertainment and media businesses can stream their large files from a ...

Suite Studios cuts out proprietary file formats with S3-native streaming - LucidLink competitor - www.blocksandfiles.com/file/2026/02...

Now Kioxia coins gold from NAND shortage, with more coming Unexpectedly high NAND selling prices drove Kioxia’s quarterly revenue and profits to record highs i ...

Now Kioxia coins gold from NAND shortage, with more coming - www.blocksandfiles.com/flash/2026/0...

Lenovo restructures ISG unit after quarter driven by AI growth Lenovo revenues reached a high driven by AI sales, which grew 72 percent year-over-year, enabling do ...

Lenovo restructures ISG unit after quarter driven by AI growth - www.blocksandfiles.com/storage-mana...

StreamFast eSSD and the Open Flash Platform How would StreamFast eSSD drives fit into the Open Flash Platform with the absence of storage servers?  StreamFast is focussed on developing new style SSDs which have external data server functionalit...

StreamFast eSSD and the Open Flash Platform - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/10/s...

Simplyblock provides Postgres Git-style branching Fast cloud-native block storage provider Simplyblock has built its Vela software to provide instant Postgres database branches with no data copying and running on its block storage. Having created its...

Simplyblock provides Postgres Git-style branching - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/10/s...

IBM refreshes FlashSystem lineup with faster 5600, 7600, and 9600 arrays IBM has updated its all-flash FlashSystem family with faster and more capacious 5600, 7600, and 9600 models

IBM refreshes FlashSystem lineup with faster 5600, 7600, and 9600 arrays and Agentic AI admin - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/10/i...

VMware exiteeers targeted by Alibaba's NexaVM Switzerland-based NexaVM has an all-in-one VMware replacement suited for mid-market and regional CSPs, sovereign cloud, and local integrators. It says it’s a a European-led virtualization and private-...

VMware exiteeers targeted by Alibaba's NexaVM - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/09/v...

OFP's data server killers aiming for AI system scalability and efficiency nirvana The Open Flash Platform (OFP) group want to kill data servers and enable massive scale AI hardware/software systems with ten times the density of existing file-based AI storage, and using a tenth of t...

OFP's data server killers aiming for AI system scalability and efficiency nirvana - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/09/o...

BDT tape library transparently runs pilot holographic storage drive HoloMem has successfully trialled its holographic storage drive and ribbon cartridges in a BDT LTO tape library. UK startup –  HoloMem is developing a ribbon-based cartridge and HoloDrive drive that u...

BDT tape library transparently runs pilot holographic storage drive - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/06/b...

VAST Data plans funding round so early stock holders can get cash VAST data is in the final stages of raising an estimated $1billion in cash at a $30 billion valuation according to Israel’s Globes media outlet. VAST Data sells all-flash arrays with a DASE (Disaggreg...

VAST Data plans funding round so early stock holders can get cash - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/05/v...

Cohesity deepens Google Cloud integration - againhttps://blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/05/cohesity-deepens-google-cloud-integration/ -

MinIO plugs Apache Iceberg tables directly into AIStor Object storage supplier MInIO has made its AIStor Tables feature generally available.

MinIO plugs Apache Iceberg tables directly into AIStor - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/05/m...

DDN appoints vice chairman amid enterprise AI expansion DDN has just appointed Mohsen Moazami as vice chairman, possibly signaling an IPO intention.

DDN appoints vice chairman amid enterprise AI expansion - IPO looming? - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/05/d...

Hitachi Vantara may be up for sale Bloomberg reports Japanese multi-national conglomerate Hitachi Ltd. is aiming to sell off its Hitachi Vantara data storage subsidiary for up to ¥200 billion ($1.3 billion). Hitachi hired a sale adviso...

Hitachi Vantara may be up for sale - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/03/h...

Samsung shipping fast and small PCIe Gen5 bus 4TB mini-gumstick drive Samsung announced its PM9E1 gumstick drive in October 2024 with 512 GB, 1, and 2 TB capacities. It’s now shipping a 4 TB version saying it is a good fit for for Nvidia DGX Spark AI desktop workstation...

Samsung shipping fast and small PCIe Gen5 bus 4TB mini-gumstick drive - blocksandfiles.com/2026/02/03/s...