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AWS tries to lure users to its cloud via storage ease of use

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At its re:Invent 2024 conference this week, AWS rolled out five new storage tools and services with the goal of making its offerings easier to work with, if not cheaper or better. Looking at this holistically, AWS is delivering updates across the data management/storage stack, from ingest to making data useful and usable to management.”

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Admins warned to update Palo Alto Networks Expedition tool immediately

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Palo Alto Networks is warning administrators of six critical vulnerabilities in its Expedition configuration migration tool that have to be patched immediately.

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More than one-third of cloud environments are critically exposed, says Tenable

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The cloud is a tool like any other; how you use it is what matters,” he said. The flaws Overall, the study said, 74% of organizations had publicly exposed storage, some of which included sensitive data. Storage isn’t the only issue, however. used to standardize on a security baseline.”

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Nvidia releases reference architectures for AI factories

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The one thing that the reference architecture does not cover is storage, since Nvidia does not supply storage. Instead, storage hardware and software is left to Nvidia’s certified server partners, such as Dell Technologies, Pure Storage, and NetApp.

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Pure Storage brings storage-as-a-service to files

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Pure Storage is adding features to its storage-as-a-service (STaaS) platform, including Real-time Enterprise File, Universal Credits, and a virtual machine assessment to help admins optimize their VMs. So, the IT organization has to perform like the cloud — and storage is such a critical part of the cloud operating model.

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Top data storage certifications to sharpen your skills

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Enterprise data storage skills are in demand, and that means storage certifications can be more valuable to organizations looking for people with those qualifications. No longer are storage skills a niche specialty, Smith says. Both vendor-specific and general storage certifications are valuable, Smith says.

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5 alternatives to VMware vSphere virtualization platform

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HiveIO Hive Fabric HiveIO is a Linux Kernel-based VM (KVM) that features an intelligent message bus, pool orchestration, user profile management, and shared storage. Enterprises running high-performance databases often require external storage arrays, and Nutanix has addressed that need by certifying storage with SAP HANA and Oracle RAC.

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