Research Notes
Research Note: Pure Storage FlashArray//C20
Pure Storage has expanded its FlashArray//C, announcing its new FlashArray//C20 that provides high-density, capacity-optimized all-flash storage for SMB, ROBO, and workloads that require high availability but not ultra-low latency.
Research Note: AutoOps for Elastic Cloud
Elastic recently unveiled AutoOps for Elastic Cloud, an advanced management tool from Elastic’s Opster Team that simplifies Elasticsearch cluster administration through automation, real-time insights, and optimization.
Based on Opster technology and integrated directly into the Elastic platform, AutoOps empowers users by reducing the time and expertise needed to maintain optimal Elasticsearch performance. This makes it an attractive solution for organizations reliant on search and analytics capabilities.
Research Note: Pure Storage Cloud for Azure VMware Solution (AVS)
Pure Storage recently launched its new Pure Storage Cloud for Azure VMware Solution (AVS), a fully managed block-storage-as-a-service offering integrated directly into the Azure portal as an Azure Native ISV Service. This solution addresses the storage and scalability requirements of enterprise VMware workloads transitioning to the cloud, specifically those needing high storage capacity relative to compute.
Research Note: WEKA’s New WEKApod Nitro & Extreme
WEKA this week expanded its footprint in the AI data infrastructure space with the release of two new data platform appliances designed to meet diverse AI deployment needs.
The new products, WEKApod Nitro and WEKApod Prime, are WEKA’s latest offerings for high-performance data solutions that support accelerated AI model training, high-throughput workloads, and enterprise AI demands. The new solutions address the rapid growth of generative AI, LLMs, and RAG and fine-tuning pipelines across industries.
Research Note: ServiceNow Workflow Data Fabric
ServiceNow recently announced its new Workflow Data Fabric, an advanced data integration and automation platform that unifies enterprise data across disparate systems, enabling real-time, AI-powered actions and insights.
Research Note: IBM Granite 3.0 Models
IBM recently released Granite 3.0, its third generation of LLMs, designed to balance performance with safety, speed, and cost-efficiency for enterprise use. Its flagship model, Granite 3.0 8B Instruct, is a dense, instruction-tuned LLM optimized for enterprise tasks, trained on 12 trillion tokens across multiple languages and programming languages.