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Ewigbyte: Glass-based storage and the future of cold data

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For years, the storage industry has relied on familiar assumptions with falling prices, rising density, and steady gains under Moore’s Law. But Dr Steffen Klewitz, Founder and CEO of Ewigbyte, has warned that these foundations are eroding, and urged the channel to prepare for a fundamental shift in how data …

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Several9s: Building database sovereignty in a fragmented cloud era

Vinay Joosery Co founder CEO Severalnines Several9s: Building database sovereignty in a fragmented cloud era

When Vinay Joosery cofounded Several9s in 2011, the cloud market was already tilting heavily toward the United States – at least that was the way European enterprises perceived it. The Sweden-headquartered company, which operates remotely across Europe, set out to automate and simplify database operations, but the team was also …

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Plakar: The open‑source bet aiming to redefine data resilience

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Backing up has always been seen as a necessary but unloved operational chore, but Plakar is positioning itself as a fundamental rethink of how organisations protect, move and recover data. The project, which began as a personal experiment in content-defined deduplication, has evolved into a fully-fledged open‑source platform now backed …

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9LivesData and the legacy of Hydra

Cesary Dubnicki Founder @9livesdata 9LivesData and the legacy of Hydra

When Cesary Dubnicki spoke to us recently, he did not begin with a product pitch. Instead, he told stories about missed opportunities with Amazon and Google, about Princeton research in the 1990s, and about the long arc of storage technology. He is less about selling and more about explaining how …

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HyperBunker and the future of offline resilience

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“In today’s world, one of the most important things is data, especially critical data, and we must preserve it at any cost,” said CEO of HyperBunker, Bostjan Kirm. The company’s story begins not in cybersecurity, but in data recovery. Imran Nino Eškić, HyperBunker’s CTO and founder of the product, has …

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Enakta Labs: Enterprise storage on DAOS foundations

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In a sector dominated by legacy systems and incremental improvements, Enakta Labs is a small but ambitious player intent on reshaping how high-performance storage is deployed and managed. Founded in 2023 by Denis Nuja and Denis Barakhtanov, the company sits at the point where open‑source development meets enterprise usability, with …

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Feature: Phantom suppliers in digital procurement

Giles Hamlin LRQA Feature: Phantom suppliers in digital procurement

Giles Hamlin, Global Head of GRC Services at LRQA, explains why identity is the new battleground. Digital procurement has become the engine room of modern business. Where supplier selection and due diligence once relied on paper trails, phone calls and in-person verification, organisations are now starting to use automated platforms, …

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Nakivo sharpens channel focus with MSP-ready enhancements

Anton Nakivo sharpens channel focus with MSP-ready enhancements

Anton Shelepchuk, VP of Worldwide Sales at Nakivo, spoke to PCR about how the company’s channel programme is meeting the needs of resellers and MSPs, and why its latest developments are a game-changer for partners navigating complex customer demands. As cyber threats evolve and managed service providers (MSPs) face mounting …

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N-able sees over the MSP horizon

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N-able’s Second Annual MSP Horizons Report, released earlier this year, reveals a robust growth trajectory for managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide, with cybersecurity emerging as the sector’s most dynamic driver. As MSPs adapt to rising demand for advanced threat protection and compliance support, the report highlights both the scale of …

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Acronis: The evolving role of MSPs in cybersecurity

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Ronan McCurtin, RVP EMEA, Acronis, talks about the evolving MSP security model and how Acronis is supporting it.  What are the biggest security challenges MSPs face today compared to just a few years ago? A few years back, it was enough for MSPs to keep systems patched, install endpoint protection …

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