Storing data in fixed chunks called "blocks," each with a unique address. A file or object can be made up of many blocks that can be stored across multiple storage drives. Block storage is used in ...

Pure Storage Inc. kicked off its virtual Accelerate event today by unveiling Purity 6.0, a new version of the operating system powering its flagship FlashArray line of all-flash arrays that introduces ...

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HPE announced the general availability of Release 3 of its HPE GreenLake for Block Storage, built on HPE Alletra Storage MP, marking a significant advancement in block storage technology. This release ...

Sue Poremba is a freelance writer focusing primarily on security and technology issues and occasionally blogs for Rackspace Hosting. Cloud block storage is a new way of thinking about how you store ...

Flash storage company Pure Storage Inc. today announced the availability of File Services for FlashArray, a new storage service that provides access to native block and file services from a single, ...

While the third-generation FlashArray//X will get a huge bump in performance thanks to the new Intel Xeon Scalable processors recently introduced, they will also become more versatile when its Purity ...

DigitalOcean has become a popular cloud hosting provider over the years. But many customers have relied on third-party solutions, such as Amazon EBS, to host large sets of data. DigitalOcean is ...

Cloud hosting company Scaleway is adding a new service today — block storage. Consumers will be able to purchase additional storage, attach that volume to a cloud instance and use it for a database, ...

The emergence of object storage as a viable means of data retention upsets the existing methods – closely connected – of file and block storage, also known as NAS and SAN. This article will recap the ...