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Cohesity & Cyera integrate DSPM to boost data security

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Cohesity deepens its Cyera tie-up, embedding DSPM into its data cloud to sharpen discovery, classification and cyber recovery at scale.
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Seagate's Mozaic 4+ HAMR drives target AI data surge

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Seagate begins volume shipments of Mozaic 4+ 44TB HAMR drives to hyperscalers, targeting exploding AI data storage and efficiency demands.
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AI pushes dense, decentralised & sustainable data centres

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AI-hungry workloads are forcing data centres to go high-density, pushing power, cooling and sustainability to the top of the IT agenda.
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Smartphones now drive digital evidence in criminal cases

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Smartphones now underpin criminal investigations worldwide, with 97% of cases drawing on mobile data as agencies race to keep pace.
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Datadobi names Daniel Esposito VP to drive alliances

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Datadobi promotes Daniel Esposito to lead global alliances, targeting services-led partners for unstructured data and governance projects.
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Dell boosts PowerStore QLC density & replication features

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Dell boosts PowerStore with 30TB QLC drives, metro sync replication and new NFSv4.2 features to pack in more data and harden resilience.
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Hybrid storage & cloud set to reshape data in 2026

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Hybrid cloud and mixed-media storage will overtake single-cloud and all-flash designs in 2026 as AI, costs and outages reshape data strategy.
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Seagate rolls out 32TB CMR drives for AI video surge

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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Seagate has begun shipping 32TB CMR hard drives for AI-driven video and analytics, targeting edge security, NAS and cloud data centre workloads.
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Zen Internet sees record traffic growth driven by sport

Wed, 7th Jan 2026
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Zen Internet's UK network traffic jumped 21% in 2025, with repeated record peaks driven by live football and heavier daily streaming use.
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Imply warns rising observability costs cut visibility

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Imply warns soaring observability costs are forcing enterprises to cut log retention, leaving IT teams with blind spots during incidents.
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AI projects face long delays amid rising security risks

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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AI rollout delays are stretching to a year as three-quarters of organisations report security incidents and governance gaps grow.
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Hitachi Vantara wins award for unified hybrid cloud data platform

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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Hitachi Vantara's VSP One wins an award for its unified hybrid cloud data platform, addressing enterprise needs for security, sustainability, and AI-ready storage.
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Datadobi unveils StorageMAP 7.4 update to reduce storage costs

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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Datadobi launches StorageMAP 7.4 with Advanced Storage Optimizer, enhancing data visibility and cutting storage costs for enterprises handling unstructured data.
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UK firms fear AI data non-compliance amid new regulatory risks

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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Over half of UK firms are unsure if their AI-generated data meets regulations, risking heavy fines amid growing data and compliance challenges.
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Seagate unveils energy-efficient Exos storage systems for AI era

Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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Seagate launches Exos 4U100 and 4U74, high-density storage systems with up to 3.2PB, boosting energy efficiency and security for AI-driven enterprises.
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Open source database report highlights AI, cloud & licensing

Fri, 24th Oct 2025
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Percona's new report highlights AI, cloud-native growth, and licensing shifts shaping open source database management in enterprise environments.
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Acronis & Seagate launch secure archival storage for MSPs

Mon, 22nd Sep 2025
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Seagate and Acronis have partnered to offer MSPs secure, scalable archival storage with predictable costs, addressing rising data growth and compliance needs.
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Dell unveils PowerProtect updates for stronger cyber resilience

Fri, 5th Sep 2025
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Dell Technologies updates PowerProtect with a new All-Flash appliance boasting faster restores and enhanced cyber resilience to combat rising data and cyber threats.
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Nasuni & Trustmarque partner to boost UK cloud data security

Fri, 25th Jul 2025
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Nasuni and Trustmarque partner to enhance UK enterprise cloud data security with scalable file systems and ransomware resilience.
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Pentest People unveils new partner tier system for global growth

Fri, 25th Jul 2025
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Pentest People launches a new four-tier Partner Tier System to support and grow its channel partners across the UK, Europe and the US.