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The Ultimate Guide to Storage

A curated Canadian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Storage.

What to know about Storage

Storage is a vital aspect of the digital world, encompassing a wide range of technologies and solutions designed to save, manage, and protect data efficiently across various environments. From innovative hardware like all-flash arrays and high-capacity NAS devices to intelligent software-defined storage platforms, storage solutions are evolving rapidly to meet the vast and growing demands of businesses, governments, and individuals.

Exploring recent developments in storage reveals trends such as the rise of software-defined storage and cloud-integrated solutions that offer flexibility, cost-efficiency, and enhanced performance. Innovations in flash storage and hybrid architectures aim to optimize speed and capacity, while partnerships among key technology providers expand the ecosystem for delivering scalable and secure storage services.

Readers interested in understanding how data storage technologies impact IT strategies, improve operational resilience, and support emerging workloads like AI and big data will find valuable insights here. Whether considering storage upgrades, cloud adoption, or data protection measures, these stories highlight practical advancements and challenges shaping the future of storage.

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Recent Storage News

Celebrity stalkerware leak exposes private messages online
Cloud Services

Celebrity stalkerware leak exposes private messages online

Celebrity stalkerware leak exposes private messages online after a misconfigured database left 86,859 images and chats open to anyone.

Last week

Panzura launches Nexus to connect CloudFS to Copilot
Application Performance Monitoring

Panzura launches Nexus to connect CloudFS to Copilot

Panzura launches Nexus to link CloudFS file estates with Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving enterprises faster, permission-aware access to unstructured data.

Last week

Backblaze maps neocloud traffic hotspots in AI boom
Cloud Storage

Backblaze maps neocloud traffic hotspots in AI boom

Backblaze heatmaps show AI neocloud traffic clustering in California and Virginia, with new hotspots emerging in Finland, Brazil, France and Canada.

Last week

Scality launches Veeam backup appliance for mid-size firms
Breach Prevention

Scality launches Veeam backup appliance for mid-size firms

Scality launches ARTESCA+ Veeam HA, a unified backup appliance for mid-size firms, pairing Veeam Data Platform with object storage and triple high availability.

Last week

Milestone expands XProtect & Arcules with new tools
Cloud Storage

Milestone expands XProtect & Arcules with new tools

Milestone adds remote reporting, longer cloud storage and broader camera support in XProtect 2026 R1 and Arcules update.

Last week

Kingston launches 30.72TB DC3000ME SSD for data centres
Flash storage

Kingston launches 30.72TB DC3000ME SSD for data centres

Kingston unveils 30.72TB DC3000ME SSD for data centres, targeting AI, HPC and cloud workloads with PCIe 5.0 speeds and PCIe 4.0 support.

Last week

Commvault extends Clumio support to Google Cloud Storage
Big Data

Commvault extends Clumio support to Google Cloud Storage

Commvault brings Clumio backup service to Google Cloud Storage, targeting AI and analytics users with air-gapped recovery and early access.

Last month

ClickHouse deepens Google Cloud tie-up with four updates
Cloud Storage

ClickHouse deepens Google Cloud tie-up with four updates

ClickHouse broadens Google Cloud partnership with Lakehouse access, Bring Your Own Cloud, Axion migration and Antigravity link.

Last month

ConstructConnect launches AI takeoff boost for estimators
Cloud Storage

ConstructConnect launches AI takeoff boost for estimators

ConstructConnect rolls out Google Cloud-powered Takeoff Boost to cut hours from estimators' plan tracing with AI-generated measurements.

Last month

Apricorn launches 32TB offline encrypted desktop drive
Data Protection

Apricorn launches 32TB offline encrypted desktop drive

Apricorn broadens its Aegis Padlock DT FIPS line with a 32TB hardware-encrypted desktop drive for offline backups and sensitive data.

Last month

MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups
Software

MacPaw survey finds green concerns may drive file cleanups

MacPaw Earth Day survey finds 71.7% of Mac users would clear cloud files more often if they knew the environmental cost.

Last month

NetApp deepens Google Cloud tie-up with Gemini rollout
Robotic Process Automation

NetApp deepens Google Cloud tie-up with Gemini rollout

NetApp expands Google Cloud storage partnership with Flex Unified availability and Gemini Enterprise adoption, as it wins a 2026 partner award.

Last month

Foxit launches PDF editor app inside ChatGPT for users
Cloud Storage

Foxit launches PDF editor app inside ChatGPT for users

Foxit's new ChatGPT PDF Editor aims to cut the gap between AI drafting and finished documents, letting users convert, compare and share files in chat.

Last month

Tata Steel expands Google Cloud AI across global operations
Unified Communications

Tata Steel expands Google Cloud AI across global operations

Tata Steel deploys more than 300 AI agents with Google Cloud to speed up maintenance, customer service and back-office work worldwide.

Last month

Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand
Sustainability

Western Digital details sustainability gains amid AI demand

Western Digital says emissions intensity from customer use of its drives is down 31%, while a rare-earth recovery pilot hit a 90% capture rate.

Last month

Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze
Productivity

Hitachi Vantara flags AI data centre energy squeeze

Hitachi Vantara has unveiled sustainability progress as AI-driven data demand pushes energy, cooling and emissions reporting to the fore.

Last month

Google Cloud expands AI infrastructure with new chips
Cloud Storage

Google Cloud expands AI infrastructure with new chips

Google Cloud unveils new TPUs, NVIDIA-based instances and networking upgrades as it races to support more complex AI workloads.

Last month

Dell launches PowerMaxOS 10.4 with faster, safer storage
Virtualisation

Dell launches PowerMaxOS 10.4 with faster, safer storage

Dell rolls out PowerMaxOS 10.4 with ransomware detection, faster VMware migrations and expanded support for OpenShift and Fibre Channel SANs.

Last month

Grafana Labs buys Logline to speed Loki log searches
Data Analytics

Grafana Labs buys Logline to speed Loki log searches

Grafana Labs acquires Logline to turbocharge Loki's searches for rare log identifiers, cutting scan times from terabytes to gigabytes.

Last month

Bedrock Data extends ArgusAI governance to Google Vertex AI
Hyperscale

Bedrock Data extends ArgusAI governance to Google Vertex AI

Bedrock Data expands ArgusAI to Google Vertex AI, giving firms one policy layer to govern agents across AWS, Snowflake and Google.

Last month