Blue NAP Americas puts Caribbean on the map with Tier-IV data center
Curaçao-based data center Blue NAP Americas is daring to dream big. It wants to grow into a digital hub for the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and far beyond. We talk to CEO Giovanni King about what the data center offers and how to realize its ambitions.
King is in the Nether... Read more
IBM launches Diamondback Tape Library, air-gapped tape storage
IBM introduced IBM Diamondback Tape Library, a new tape storage solution with an emphasis on security.
HDDs and SSDs are faster and more flexible, but tape storage still excels in terms of cost-effectiveness and sustainability. IBM offers a broad portfolio of tape storage solutions. The portfol... Read more
Here’s how Amazon shook up storage layers EBS and S3 Glacier
Amazon adjusts S3 Glacier's pricing model and introduces a snapshot solution for Elastic Block Store (EBS). Organizations currently using either service have new, possibly more cost-effective storage options available.
Amazon shares the news at conference AWS re:Invent, kicking off with the intr... Read more
Dropbox launches cold storage service as part of Magic Pocket
Dropbox has unveiled its own cold storage service. This is a purpose-built infrastructure that allows Dropbox to store less frequently used data for lower costs. The service is part of Magic Pocket.
Magic Pocket is Dropbox's own exabyte-scale infrastructure that it has been building since 2016. Acc... Read more