VAST Data Names Marianne Budnik CMO

New York  – September 20, 2023 – AI data platform company VAST Data has named Marianne Budnik chief marketing officer. She will lead all marketing functions including product marketing, field marketing, customer advocacy, communications and public relations, content, creative and brand strategy. Budnik has led marketing organizations for companies including CrowdStrike, CyberArk and CA Technologies, […]

Quantum Corp. Announces Pre-Configured ActiveScale Cold Storage Bundles

SAN JOSE, Sept. 13, 2023 – Quantum Corporation (NASDAQ: QMCO), an unstructured data storage company, today announced pre-configured bundles designed to simplify purchasing and deploying Quantum ActiveScale Cold Storage, an S3-enabled object storage solution architected for active and cold data sets. With the massive amount of data organizations need to retain for business and compliance […]

At the HPC User Forum: 2 Full Days in Tucson of HPC and AI

This week saw HPC industry analyst firm Hyperion Research host the HPC User Forum, a supercomputing conference with an end-user emphasis held four times a year (two in the U.S. and two internationally) offering two intensive days of presentations and panels involving commercial and government users, along with hardware and software vendors.

Panasas Appoints Ken Claffey CEO, Shea to Remain as COO

SAN JOSE, September 6, 2023 – High performance data storage vendor Panasas has announced that Ken Claffey, former SVP/GM of Enterprise Systems at Seage Technology, has been named CEO. Claffey replaces Tom Shea, who will remain on the Panasas executive leadership team as chief operating officer.

Cornelis Partners with Penguin and Panasas on New HPC-AI Reference Design

WAYNE, PA. — August 22, 2023 – Cornelis Networks, a provider of high-performance networking solutions for data-intensive technical computing (HPC and AI) applications, today announced a partnership with Penguin Solutions, a provider of HPC, AI, and IoT technologies and services; and Panasas, a provider of HPC and AI storage solutions. The three companies have come together to define and […]

Zadara Partners with Node4 to Support Veeam BaaS Offering

IRVINE, Calif. August 21, 2023 – Edge cloud services company Zadara today announced it has partnered with Node4, a leading digital transformation and managed services provider (MSP), to deliver a multi-tenanted immutable and secure storage for its Veeam backup and recovery platform via its zStorage Object Storage solution. This new partnership with Node4 complements Zadara’s […]

PEAK:AIO Partners with Stormgrid on High Performance AI Solutions

Manchester, England, Aug. 7, 2023 — PEAK:AIO, a provider of a software defined storage platform designed for artificial intelligence, today announced a partnership with Stormgrid, a provider of hybrid AI solutions. Together, PEAK:AIO and Stormgrid plan to offer AI infrastructure providing enhanced performance and scalability for Stormgrid’s customer base. “Stormgrid is known for its state-of-the-art solutions […]

HPC and AI Workloads Drive Storage System Design

Many organizations are tied to outdated storage systems that cannot meet HPC and AI workload needs. Designing high‑throughput, highly scalable HPC storage systems require expert planning and configuration. The Dell Validated Designs for HPC Storage solution offers a way to quickly upgrade antiquated storage….

Why HPC Storage at the Edge Is a More Viable Option

By Jeff Whitaker, VP Product Strategy and Marketing, Panasas The edge is growing fast. Deloitte predicts that the enterprise market for edge computing will see 22 percent growth in 2023, in comparison to 4 percent in spending on enterprise networking equipment and 6 percent on overall enterprise IT. This growth is not surprising given how […]

DDN and Helmholtz Munich Receive 2023 AI Breakthrough Award

CHATSWORTH, Calif. – June 21, 2023 – High performance data storage and management company DDN today announced it has been selected alongside Helmholtz Munich as a winner of the 2023 AI Breakthrough Awards for the “Best AI-based Solution for Life Sciences” category. DDN and Helmholtz Munich were recognized for their work in accelerating AI-driven discoveries that deliver benefits […]