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. 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. DapuStor partners with Pliops to enhance NoSQL database performance using Pliops' XDP technology. 2. The partnership focuses on optimizing KVRocks, an open-source key-value store, for better performance and latency at petabyte levels. 3. DapuStor's R5101 SSD, combined with Pliops' XDP, shows significant improvements in random read and write IOPS, and reduces tail latency in mixed workloads.

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.