Everpure: Evergreen//One + Everpure Data Stream for AI Infrastructure (GTC 2026)
Everpure announced two updates to its AI infrastructure platform at GTC 2026: the expansion of Evergreen//One storage-as-a-service to FlashBlade//EXA, and the beta release of Everpure Data Stream, a co-engineered data pipeline solution built on the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design.
WEKA: NeuralMesh AIDP & STX Integration (GTC 2026)
At the recent GTC 2026, WEKA announced two major updates that enhance its position at the crossroads of AI storage and inference infrastructure. The company revealed the general availability of NeuralMesh AI Data Platform (AIDP), a ready-to-use appliance-style system based on the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design
NetApp: Next-Generation EF-Series Arrays for AI & HPC (GTC 2026)
NetApp announced the new EF50 and EF80 all-flash block storage arrays, the latest generation of its EF-Series, at the recent NVIDIA GTC 2026. The systems replace the previous EF-Series generation with a purpose-built design aimed at AI model training, high-performance computing simulations, and high-throughput transactional databases.
NVIDIA STX & CMX: Infrastructure for AI Context Storage (GTC 2026)
NVIDIA announced its BlueField-4 STX reference architecture at GTC 2026, introducing a modular framework for deploying accelerated storage infrastructure optimized for agentic AI workloads. The architecture addresses a specific technical challenge: as AI systems evolve from single-turn interactions to complex, multi-step agentic workflows with context windows spanning millions of tokens, existing storage hierarchies struggle to efficiently manage the growing KV cache that stores an AI agent’s working memory.
NVIDIA GTC 2026: Infrastructure Announcements
The focus at NVIDIA GTC 2026 was on developing a unified infrastructure model that vendors are now adopting. The industry has effectively reached a stage where NVIDIA sets the architectural standard, while partners compete on how well they implement it in enterprise and service-provider environments.
Everpure ActiveCluster for File
Everpure (formerly Pure Storage) recently announced ActiveCluster for file, extending its synchronous replication and continuous availability capabilities from block storage to file workloads. The company sees this capability as a foundational component of its Enterprise Data Cloud strategy, with general availability planned for Q2 2026.
How to Think about VAST Data
If you’ve been tracking the enterprise infrastructure space for the past few years, you’ve probably encountered VAST Data. And if you’re like most IT practitioners I talk to, you’ve probably filed them in the “high-performance storage vendor” folder in your brain.
Everpure: Pure Storage’s Rebrand & Evolution to Data Management Platform
Pure Storage has rebranded as Everpure, reflecting a multi-year evolution from storage management into broader data management, and is also acquiring 1touch: Executive Summary Pure Storage today rebranded as Everpure, matching its ongoing expansion from its roots in performance flash storage into the broader data management market. The transition is accompanied by its intent to […]