Chris Mellor

1 week ago | blocksandfiles.com | Chris Mellor

Optical character recognition (OCR) replacement tech provider Adeptia, an intelligent data automation company, announced AIDP, an AI-driven Intelligent Document Processing offering, for use in the cloud, on-prem, and in hybrid environments. Leveraging advanced AI technologies, including ML and NLP, AIDP enables users to extract insights from unstructured documents automatically.

2 weeks ago | theregister.com | Chris Mellor

Feature The future of archival data storage is tape, more tape, and then possibly glass-based tech, with DNA and other molecular tech still a distant prospect. The function of archival storage is to keep data for the long term – decades and beyond – reliably and affordably. Currently, the main medium for this is LTO tape and it is slow, has a limited life, and not enough capacity considering the implications of ever-increasing image and video resolution and AI-infused data generation.

2 weeks ago | theregister.com | Chris Mellor

Feature Seagate says it has a clear way forward to 100 TB disk drives using 10 TB per platter technology, but HAMR tech is nearly 25 years old and full mass production is still not underway. What has been taking so long? HAMR (heat-assisted magnetic recording) technology is used to write data to a granular iron platinum medium that can support stable bit storage at more than 1 Tb/in² area density – but only when the bit areas are heated using a laser.

3 weeks ago | blocksandfiles.com | Chris Mellor

Demand for AI servers is driving up Dell revenues, but storage is the poor relation, waiting for the unstructured data surge the evangelists say is coming. Vice-chairman and COO Jeff Clarke stated: “We achieved first-quarter record servers and networking revenue of $6.3 billion, and we’re experiencing unprecedented demand for our AI-optimized servers.

4 weeks ago | blocksandfiles.com | Chris Mellor

Analysis: NetApp posted record revenue this quarter, helped by all-flash array sales and public cloud storage demand. In the fourth fiscal 2025 quarter ended April 25, NetApp reported record revenues of $1.73 billion, up 4 percent on the year. There was a $340 million profit (GAAP net income), 16.8 percent more than a year ago. Its full fy2025 revenues were its highest-ever, at $6.57 billion, 5 percent more than fy2024 revenues, with a profit of $1.2 billion, 20.7 percent up on the year.