1. Marvell introduces Structera brand CXL 2.0 memory expansion and acceleration products with DDR4 DRAM recycling capability. 2. The products enable terabytes of memory to be added to general-purpose servers and address high-capacity memory applications. 3. Structera A 2504 and X 2404/X 2504 products support inline LZ4 compression/decompression and AES-XS 256-bit encryption.

1. VAST Data partners with Vapor IO to provide global AI data storage. 2. Vapor IO's Kinetic Edge combines colocation with software-defined interconnection. 3. Zero Gap AI platform offers private 5G and GPU-based micro-clouds for hyperlocal AI services.

1. Seagate's Q4 2024 revenue increased by 18% to $1.89 billion, marking a turnaround from seven quarters of decline. 2. The company's HAMR technology is expected to be qualified by cloud hyperscalers in Q1 2025. 3. Seagate plans to focus on product transitions rather than expanding manufacturing capacity to drive higher shipped capacity numbers.

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. Panzura acquires Moonwalk for its hybrid cloud data management technology. 2. The acquisition aims to enhance data visibility and AI readiness for customers. 3. Panzura plans to integrate Gen AI capabilities to improve data analysis and response.

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. Nutanix's growth is driven by hybrid cloud adoption and generative AI; 2. The company supports Nvidia's GPU Direct data feed protocol; 3. Nutanix aims to provide a unified management plane for Kubernetes across on-premises and public cloud environments.

1. Belgian data quality startup Soda has raised $14 million to expand in North America. 2. The company develops software and cloud services for continuous data monitoring and validation. 3. Soda plans to use the investment to enhance its global team and expand its New York City headquarters.

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. Illumex, an Israeli startup, has raised $13 million to develop software that integrates structured data to prevent GenAI chatbot hallucinations. 2. The company has developed a Generative Semantic Fabric (GSF) that aligns organizational data with business meaning and domain-specific context. 3. GSF creates a unified semantic knowledge graph, enabling LLMs to map user questions to relevant data points for accurate responses.