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Imanis Data Seeks To Automate NoSQL Backups
Imanis Data brings the power of machine learning to data protection of NoSQL databases.
Fast Failure Of Imagination
Failing fast should be about learning new lessons, not repeating the failures of the past.
SwiftStack Cosies Up To Google, Goes Multi-Cloud
SwiftStack collaborates with Google to promote its multi-cloud approach to object storage.
The Point Of Docker Is More Than Containers
The value of Docker is in what it enables, not the technology itself.
DigitalOcean Hatches New Startup Incubator
DigitalOcean announce a new incubator called Hatch for its community of startups.
Nutanix Purchase Price For PernixData Revealed?
It looks like we now know how much Nutanix is paying for PernixData.
Cisco Collaborates With SwiftStack For Object Storage
OpenStack lives! SwiftStack has partnered with Cisco in a collaboration that brings SwiftStack’s object storage into Cisco’s Metapod.

Pure Storage Goes After NetApp’s Lunch With New FlashBlade
Pure Storage launch a new product line, the FlashBlade, aimed at customers who want fast, dense, NFS addressable flash.
Pure Storage Posts Strong Q4 Numbers Post IPO
Pure Storage has posted strong financial numbers in its first reported fiscal quarter since IPO.

SolidFire Now Officially Part Of NetApp
NetApp has completed its purchase of scale-out all-flash array vendor SolidFire.

Veeam Hunts Enterprise Customers With Availability Suite v9
Veeam continues to aggressively target enterprise customers in its hunt for $1 billion in revenue by 2018.
Nutanix To Go Public In 2016, Files S-1 With SEC
Nutanix files S-1 in preparation for IPO early in 2016.
NetApp Acquires SolidFire For $870 Million
NetApp to acquire scale-out flash storage startup SolidFire for $870 million in cash.
ClearSky Data Raise $27 Million For Cloud Storage Service
ClearSky Data want to turn data storage into a utility service you rent from the cloud, but which is nevertheless available everywhere you are. It’s an ambitious goal.

Pure Storage IPO: A Look Back
Pure Storage had their IPO a couple of weeks ago, and I’d like to look at it now that most people have moved on to whatever shiny object will capture their attention for the next twelve seconds.
Flashy Startup Pure Storage Files for IPO
Pure Storage FlashArray//m Pure Storage, a Silicon Valley based startup that sells flash-based enterprise storage arrays, [announced that it has filed its S-1 with the SEC][1], firing the starter's pistol on its run to an IPO.