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Zerto raises $26 million in Series D financing

Published in BC/DR Storage + Servers Storage Technology Virtualisation

Zerto has raised $26 million in Series D financing. New investor Harmony Partners led the financing, with participation by all current investors: Battery Ventures, Greylock IL, RTP Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners. The round brings Zerto’s total financing to more than $60 million and provides a large war chest to allow Zerto to expand its global footprint, maintain long-term independence and focus major R&D efforts around the company’s recently launched “Cloud...

Published in BC/DR Flash Management Server Technology Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology Virtualisation

NetApp has introduced two new storage system platforms—the extreme-performance FAS8080 EX and the entry value-priced FAS2500. With the FAS8080 EX, growing organizations and service providers can confidently drive the performance-intensive SAN and NAS workloads at the largest scale. The new entry-level NetApp® FAS2500 hybrid arrays can simplify operations, increase productivity through superior integration with ecosystems, extend system life, and minimize future costs.

72% of European businesses face a tech deficit

A research report commissioned by Colt Technology Services has identified a tech deficit, which affects almost three quarters (72%) of European businesses. This tech deficit leads to a gap between what businesses need to achieve and what their infrastructure can support. When compared with their European counterparts, UK companies are amongst the most prepared with 64% citing they face a moderate or significant tech deficit. According to the research findings, the best prepared country is...

Published in Cloud + MS Infrastructure Storage + Servers Virtualisation

Cisco has announced its intent to acquire privately held Tail-f Systems, a leader in multi-vendor network service orchestration solutions for traditional and virtualized networks.

Software Defined Data Protection Vision

Asigra Inc. has introduced its vision for Asigra Software-Defined Data Protection (SDDP), leveraging commoditized infrastructure and vendor agnostic technologies to provide highly scalable cloud backup storage. Supported by a dedicated program, Asigra seeks to increase controls for service providers and enterprises on a global scale with this first-to-market technology. The approach will counter expensive monolithic systems and is expected to speed deployment of cloud-ready storage for service...