Maxta shuts down after funding failure

Storage Digest A roundup of storage content from TechTarget's network |Feb. 5, 2019 FEATURED STORY Strategic investor pulls the plug on maxed-out Maxta Garry Kranz, Senior News Writer Hyper-converged infrastructure startup Maxta said a deal with an OEM partner fell through at the last minute. The partnership was expected to provide Maxta's first funding round in four years. (SearchConvergedInfrastructure) Advertisement NEWS   Top 2019 storage predictions include reining in big data Experts predict 2019 IT focus will turn to storage architecture for big data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and IoT, as organizations try to make better use of the morass of data they've collected. (SearchStorage)   NAND price drop, NVMe-oF rise top flash predictions Enterprise flash storage price drop, increasing NVMe-oF adoption and the emergence of storage class memory in enterprise systems top the list of 2019 data storage hardware predictions. (SearchStorage)   IBM closes uneven year, looks to hit the ground running in 2019 Midrange IBM storage hardware sales contributed to flat earnings growth to close 2018. IBM expects a boost in 2019 from its proposed Red Hat acquisition. (SearchStorage)   Hitachi healthcare customer floats into cloud storage University of Utah Health is a Hitachi storage shop with Virtual Storage Platform SAN arrays, Hitachi NAS and Hitachi Content Platform object storage at its four hospitals and 12 community clinics. (SearchStorage) EXPERT ADVICE   Common NVMe misconceptions to avoid Even if you think you know everything about the NVMe protocol and NVMe technology, you may be missing some fine points. (SearchStorage)   Object storage vs. file and block storage When compared to file and block storage, object storage can't always compete in terms of performance. But some of the major advantages of object storage, such as scalability, make it an equally valid choice. (SearchStorage)   Getting started with a multi-cloud strategy for storage Ask all the right questions to ensure a successful multi-cloud storage strategy. Find out what to ask and who to ask to get all the information you need for a flawless deployment and seamless integration. (SearchStorage)   Best practices for hyper-converged infrastructure These top HCI tips from 2018 provide some of the knowledge necessary to make the most of the technology's easier management and scaling, greater flexibility and lower TCO over traditional data center architectures. (SearchConvergedInfrastructure) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Storage Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Storage Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.