1. Pure Storage invests in Cerabyte, a ceramic storage startup, to explore long-term archival storage solutions. 2. Cerabyte develops ceramic-coated glass tablet storage using femtosecond laser-punched pits for data representation. 3. The partnership aims to disrupt the archival storage market with sustainable and immutable data storage technologies.

1. Veeam has introduced a connector for Splunk, allowing customers to monitor Veeam Backup and receive alerts about issues. 2. The Veeam App for Splunk integrates with Splunk user roles and location management, offering features like built-in dashboards, reports, and alerts. 3. This integration enhances Veeam's enterprise friendliness and follows the steps of competitors who already have Splunk integrations.

1. Object First, a Veeam-only backup hardware supplier, emphasizes security in a growth market. 2. The company focuses on Veeam due to its ability to ensure high security and simplify sales through Veeam's channel. 3. Object First plans to maintain its focus on Veeam, leveraging Veeam's existing deduplication capabilities rather than developing its own.

1. Acronis rebrands its product to Acronis True Image with enhanced performance and cybersecurity features. 2. BSI publishes new guidelines for data sharing in smart cities. 3. CloudCasa by Catalogic partners with IONOS Cloud for enhanced Kubernetes data protection. 4. FCIA hosts a webinar on Fibre Channel Data Center Interconnects. 5. Nyriad completes the sale of its assets and is winding down operations. 6. Red Hat releases OpenShift 4.16 with new features for disaster recovery and virtualization monitoring. 7. Red Hat's State of Kubernetes Report highlights security concerns and incidents. 8. SQream announces linear scalability results for its GPU-accelerated SQL engine. 9. Teradata integrates DataRobot AI Platform with VantageCloud for enhanced AI capabilities. 10. TrendForce Japan reveals NAND supplier market share for Q1 2024. 11. VergeIO launches a new VAR program for datacenter virtualization. 12. Nvidia unveils a reference architecture for AI cloud providers. 13. YMTC sues Micron for patent infringement.

1. Druva launches Threat Hunter service to scan customer data for malware signs; 2. Expanded global availability of Managed Data Detection and Response (Managed DDR) announced; 3. Service aims to accelerate incident response, minimize downtime, and prevent data loss.

1. Cubbit, an Italian company, has raised $12.5 million to expand its decentralized storage business in Europe with a focus on data sovereignty and sustainability. 2. The company uses a decentralized storage model, similar to Airbnb, which aggregates spare datacenter capacity and sells it as a storage cloud, offering a lower-cost alternative to traditional public cloud storage services. 3. The new funding will support Cubbit's expansion in Europe without significant capital expenditure, focusing on regions like DACH, French-speaking areas, and the UK, and will also be used to consolidate its application ecosystem to support various industries.

1. Spectra Logic and Cohesity integrate technologies to offer a comprehensive data protection and archival solution. 2. The solution uses Cohesity Data Cloud and Spectra Logic’s BlackPearl products for disk and tape. 3. It provides cyber protection, scalable storage from terabytes to exabytes, and secure data retention from days to decades.

1. Odaseva, a Salesforce data security and backup platform, has raised $54 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to over $90 million. 2. The round was led by Silver Lake Waterman and included existing investors and new participants. 3. The funds will be used to enhance data security and zero trust product offerings, and to support growth in new markets.

1. Alcion joins Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab Venture Network. 2. Aston University sets new data transmission record using optical fiber. 3. Biomemory hires Dr. Dominique Loque as CSO. 4. Cirata proceeds with General Motors under a master license agreement. 5. Cloudera appoints Francisco Mateo-Sidron as SVP of sales for EMEA. 6. Druva makes a Gartner report available for download. 7. Fivetran partners with Intercom for centralized data management. 8. Hydrolix launches its Powered by Hydrolix Partner Program. 9. Huawei and Wuhan Xinxin collaborate on HBM chips. 10. Kioxia plans to file a preliminary IPO application. 11. Reltio appoints Mihir Shah to its advisory board. 12. Rubrik named Healthcare and Life Sciences 2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year. 13. Seagate reduces HAMR component requirements. 14. SK Group to invest $74.6 billion in AI memory chips. 15. Solidigm sets new world record for calculating π. 16. Swissbit introduces new DRAM-less SSD product families. 17. Teradata to offer VantageCloud Lake on Google Cloud.

1. Establishment of South Korea's first AI legal team; 2. Preparation for upcoming AI laws and regulations; 3. Focus on advising clients on AI-related legal issues.

1. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and University of Kassel have developed a data protection certification for educational information systems called DIRECTIONS. 2. The certification aims to ensure compliance with GDPR and other relevant laws in the education sector. 3. A criteria catalog has been published to guide providers in achieving data protection certification, which will be tested with selected educational system providers.