Research Notes

Research Note: Commvault’s Cloud Rewind & New Cyber Resilience Capabilities

Steve McDowell October 14, 2024

Commvault announced a series of updates at its London Shift customer event. The key updates include the launch of Cloud Rewind and the general availability of Commvault Cloud on AWS, alongside enhanced cyber recovery capabilities.

Research Note: Supermicro’s New Datacenter Scale Liquid Cooling

Steve McDowell October 7, 2024

Supermicro recently announced a comprehensive, end-to-end liquid cooling solution for data centers. The solution encompasses critical hardware components such as Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), cold plates, Coolant Distribution Manifolds (CDMs), cooling towers, and integrated management software.

Research Note: VAST Data’s New AI Updates & Partnerships

Steve McDowell October 5, 2024

VAST made a wide-ranging set of AI-focused announcements that extend it’s already impressive feature set to directly address the needs of enterprise AI. Beyond the new features, VAST also highlighted new strategic relationships and a new user community that help bring VAST technology into the enterprise.

Research Note: MongoDB 8.0

Steve McDowell October 4, 2024

MongoDB recently announced the general availability of MongoDB 8.0, the latest version of its document database platform. This release introduces substantial performance improvements, enhanced scalability,

Research Note: Lenovo ThinkSystem V4 & 6th Gen Neptune

Steve McDowell September 30, 2024

Lenovo recently announced significant updates to its enterprise infrastructure portfolio, introducing the new ThinkSystem V4 servers and the latest generation of its Neptune liquid-cooling technology, designed to address the growing demands of HPC and AI workloads.

Research Note: Pure Storage Sept’24 Announcements

Steve McDowell September 29, 2024

At its recent Pure Accelerate customer event in the the UK, Pure Storage announced several innovations and enhancements to its portfolio. The new capabilities focus on real-time enterprise file services, virtualization, and financial flexibility.