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The demise of the floppy disk continues: Months after Japan ‘won the war’ on the legacy storage medium, San Francisco announces plans to spend millions overhauling its metro rail technology
Officials from the San Francisco transportation department have announced they will be replacing their floppy disk-based train control system, jumping on the bandwagon to do away with the legacy storage platform. The Municipal Transportation Agency board, which is responsible for overseeing San Francisco’s Muni Metro light rail network, signed a new $212 million contract with Hitachi Rail to overhaul its…
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Severe flaws in E2EE cloud storage platforms used by millions
Several end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage platforms are vulnerable to a set of security issues that could expose user data to malicious actors. Cryptographic analysis from ETH Zurich researchers Jonas Hofmann and Kien Tuong Turong revealed issue with Sync, pCloud, Icedrive, Seafile, and Tresorit services, collectively used by more than 22 million people. The analysis was based on the threat…
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Get Lifetime 1TB of Cloud Storage for Just $120
Pretty much all of the tech giants offer cloud storage nowadays. However, you can easily find yourself shelling out serious money to store your digital data. As a more affordable alternative, Koofr is earning some serious plaudits. This innovative platform lets you upload and access your files with no size limit, and you can even hook up your other online…
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How the University of St Andrews cut bills and energy usage with Pure Storage
At the board level, sustainability is becoming a serious talking point. With generative AI driving demand for data centers and in turn pushing up emissions, leaders have to think about their company’s carbon footprint. Ben Holme, associate CIO for infrastructure at the Univeristy of St Andrews, is one such leader. His role demands he take care of the university’s cloud…
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Storage architectures must change to meet the needs of AI – and Huawei thinks it has a head start on competitors
The ongoing AI boom has precipitated a change in computational methods from the CPU to GPU, and storage architectures will need to adapt to meet the new demands of AI workloads, according to a Huawei exec. As illustrated by the unprecedented rise of Nvidia to become the AI chipmaker par excellence, the industry has transposed much of its computation demands…
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The Best Storage Mirror Deals During October Prime Day
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. I love my storage mirror, which I have may have mentioned before. I bought it on a whim a few months ago, thinking it would help me organize my jewelry and look nice in my apartment, but it quickly became…
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Rubrik and Pure Storage collaborate on multi layered data resilience architecture
Zero trust security specialist, Rubrik, and Pure Storage have announced a new partnership to help organizations navigate the challenges of exponential data growth in the modern security landscape. The collaboration combines key elements of Rubrik’s Security Cloud and the Pure Storage Platform to create a three-layered reference architecture capable of ensuring uptime and defense against the growing number of cyber…
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I’ve Paid for iCloud Storage for Years, Here’s Why I Don’t Regret It
Key Takeaways Having an iCloud backup for devices like the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch requires a good chunk of iCloud storage, but the peace of mind is worth it. iCloud Photo Library handles media syncing and backup with easy access across Apple devices and the web. iCloud Drive is ideal for storing files and syncing frequently-used documents, and is…
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How to choose a photo storage service
In November of 2020, Google — which had offered unlimited storage for what it called “high quality” (read: compressed) photos — announced that, as of June 1st, 2021, “unlimited” was being changed to “up to 15GB on your Google account.” Since then, photo and video storage has counted against your total of 15 free gigs on a Google account, along…
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Pure Storage announces VM assessment service – and it could please beleaguered VMware customers
Pure Storage has unveiled a new virtual machine (VM) assessment tool aimed at easing cost management for enterprise users in the wake of Broadcom’s VMware acquisition. The offering – generally available in FY2025 Q4 – will help IT decision makers (ITDMs) monitor performance, plan scenarios, and rightsize recommendations through the Pure1 platform. Optimizing VMs will be simplified with the tool,…
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