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blocksandfiles. com > ai-ml > 01/06/2026 > storage-ticker-6-january-2026 > 4090650

Storage Ticker - 6 January 2026

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (323+ words) Backblaze has appointed Dan Spraggins as SVP of Engineering to scale its global storage cloud. He now oversees Backblaze's engineering organization, architecting the distributed systems needed to handle the exponential data demands of AI and machine learning workloads. The CTO…...

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blocksandfiles. com > data-protection > 04/16/2026 > new-approaches-to-tackling-ransomware-recovery > 5217913

New approaches to tackling ransomware recovery

5+ day, 49+ min ago  (653+ words) So what does the CISO do when it is no longer a matter of 'if' a breach occurs but 'when', and encrypted backup data could put their organization's existence on the line? How to proceed when even zero trust itself…...

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blocksandfiles. com > security > 04/16/2026 > myota-appoints-ciso-as-it-touts-shard-based-data-protection > 5217938

Myota appoints CISO as it touts shard-based data protection

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (317+ words) Ultra-secure storage company Myota has appointed a chief information security officer (CISO) to help sell the idea that encoded and distributed metadata is needed to protect data from ransomware." Myota CEO Jim Walker said: "Jerry's combination of deep technical expertise…...

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blocksandfiles. com > data-management > 04/17/2026 > storage-news-ticker-april-17 > 5218077

Storage news ticker " April 17

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (600+ words) Cloudera's Data Readiness Index survey findings show that: "Request the survey here. Gartner projects sovereign cloud Iaa S spending in Europe to grow 3. 3x, from $6. 9 billion in 2025 to $23. 1 billion in 2027. Physical AI for supply chains supplier Wiliot announced a strategic partnership…...

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blocksandfiles. com > ai-ml > 04/14/2026 > commvault-announces-trio-of-ai-tools-for-data-prep-agent-oversight-resilience > 5217385

Commvault announces trio of AI tools for data prep, agent oversight, resilience

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (763+ words) Commvault has introduced three AI-focused offerings: one to prepare backup data for AI use, one to discover and monitor AI agents, and one to build cyber-resilience agents. Commvault president and CEO Sanjay Mirchandani said: "Every enterprise era has produced a…...

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blocksandfiles. com > data-protection > 01/23/2026 > exagrid-launches-all-flash-backup-appliances > 4090479

Exa Grid launches all-flash backup appliances

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (298+ words) Exa Grid has launched four all-flash backup appliances with faster ingest speeds and larger capacities complementing its existing disk-based range of purpose-built backup appliances. This table lists the main parameters of Exa Grid's HDD and SSD appliance range: The entry-level…...

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blocksandfiles. com > data-protection > 04/14/2026 > exagrids-regular-repeated-record-breaking-ability > 5217548

Exa Grid's regular repeated record breaking ability

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (255+ words) Another quarter, another record, that's how it goes for Exa Grid, consistent, regular as clockwork, revenue record breaking is becoming its hallmark. The company said it had a record quarter of bookings and revenue in the first quarter ending March…...

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blocksandfiles. com > ai-ml > 04/09/2026 > storage-news-ticker-april-9 > 5214964

Storage news ticker " April 9

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (328+ words) Cloudera announced a raft of advances to its hybrid data platform, aimed at enhancing performance, flexibility, and data collaboration across modern data architectures. The update includes extended support until 2032 in addition to new capabilities such as:" Cloudera is showcasing its…...

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blocksandfiles. com > ai-ml > 04/07/2026 > nasuni-reckons-it-has-the-ai-juice > 5214692

Nasuni reckons it has the AI juice

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (599+ words) Nasuni has faster edge site data delivery and MCP support for AI agent and model data access, and is rebranding to highlight its AI credentials. Sam King, Nasuni CEO, said: "The enterprise technology landscape is at an inflection point, and…...

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blocksandfiles. com > containers > 04/07/2026 > storage-news-ticker-april-7 > 5214249

Storage news ticker " April 7

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (507+ words) Backblaze announced that one of its original Storage Pod 1. 0 chassis will be preserved in the Computer History Museum's permanent collection. The donated unit, internally known as "ul010," was the 11th storage pod in production and stored customer data for years. Read more…...