DataCore Software

05/26/2026

The ongoing storage hardware crisis is forcing IT leaders to rethink their refresh cycles. AI-driven demand is tightening memory, SSD, and server supply. Costs are rising. Lead times are stretching. For IT teams, “just buy more hardware” is no longer the easy answer.

Before waiting months for new infrastructure, ask: "How much more can we get from what we already own?"

can help IT teams:
✔ Improve utilization of existing storage assets
✔ Increase usable capacity with techniques like deduplication, compression, and thin provisioning
✔ Boost performance through intelligent caching and adaptive tiering
✔ Add enterprise-grade resilience without a rip-and-replace

The 2026 crisis makes one thing clear: storage strategy can’t depend only on procurement. Before you buy more hardware, read this blog on how software-defined storage can reduce the impact of hardware delays and help you get more from what you already have.

Learn more: https://www.datacore.com/blog/how-to-reduce-the-impact-of-storage-hardware-delays/

Hardware lead times are wrecking refresh plans. Here’s how IT teams can keep storage moving without waiting months for new gear.

05/22/2026

🔐 Storage is no longer just infrastructure; it’s compliance evidence. 📁✅

With NIS-2, DORA, CER, KRITIS, and CIRCIA raising the bar for resilience, regulators are asking tougher questions:
🔎 Can you prove your critical data is recoverable?
🛡️ Can you prove recovery points were not tampered with?
🕒 Can you show who changed what, and when?

That puts the storage layer directly in the compliance spotlight.

“We have backups” is no longer enough. Organizations now need:
🔒 Immutable recovery points
🔁 Continuous data protection
👤 Auditable access controls
📊 Measurable cyber resilience

helps make compliance evidence part of the infrastructure itself, turning storage into a source of demonstrable cyber resilience.

👉 Read the blog to see why storage is now a top compliance priority and how to prove resilience when scrutiny arrives: https://www.datacore.com/blog/why-storage-is-now-a-top-compliance-priority/

Can your storage prove recovery data is clean and untampered? See why modern compliance frameworks are making storage a critical audit concern.

05/12/2026

moves fast. Legacy storage often doesn’t.

When stateful apps like databases, analytics, and AI pipelines hit latency, failover, or operational friction, the problem usually isn’t OpenShift. It’s the storage architecture underneath it.

DataCore gives OpenShift environments a -native storage layer built for performance, resilience, and faster recovery.

👉 Read this blog to learn how Puls8 helps solve storage challenges for stateful OpenShift workloads: https://www.datacore.com/blog/openshift-storage-for-stateful-workloads/

Optimize OpenShift storage for stateful workloads with a Kubernetes-native approach that improves performance, resilience, and scalability.

04/23/2026

What does modern look like for SMB, ROBO, and edge environments?

In his latest article, Vladan SEGET breaks down the challenges of traditional infrastructure and how a approach can simplify operations while improving resilience.

He explores StarWind's three HCI deployment models: a fully integrated turnkey HCI Appliance, a virtual HCI Appliance for customer-provided hardware, and a software-defined approach that virtualizes local storage and enables synchronous replication.

From self-healing storage to zero-downtime replication and full-stack support, the article highlights how organizations can move away from complex, multi-layered setups toward a more streamlined and predictable approach.

If you are rethinking infrastructure at the edge or across distributed sites, this is a perspective worth exploring.

👉 Read the article here: https://www.vladan.fr/starwind-hci-appliances-storage-virtualization-synchronous-replication-and-bulletproof-support/

Edge

04/21/2026

🚀 Now Available: 10.0 PSP21 (GA)

We are excited to announce the General Availability of SANsymphony 10.0 PSP21, a major step forward for our software-defined storage platform.

This release brings powerful new capabilities to help you run faster, smarter, and more resilient environments, including:
🔹 NVMe-over-Fabrics (NVMe-oF) for next-level performance
🔹 Expanded Proxmox VE support for greater virtualization flexibility
🔹 Immutable snapshots to strengthen cyber resilience
🔹 Enhanced observability with Prometheus & Grafana integration
🔹 Smarter diagnostics and operational enhancements across the board
and more...

PSP21 is built to deliver what matters most: performance, protection, and simplicity at scale.

👉 Customers and partners: Please download the latest version today and start taking advantage of these enhancements.

👉 Check out the release notes for full details on everything included: https://docs.datacore.com/SSV-WebHelp/SSV-WebHelp/Whats_New.htm

04/16/2026

We are proud to be named one of CRN’s “50 Coolest Software-Defined Storage Vendors” as part of the 2026 Storage 100 list.

This recognition highlights DataCore Software’s focus on helping businesses around the world store, protect, and manage their data more smartly and efficiently.

We remain focused on unlocking the full value of data, enabling teams to do more with the infrastructure they have while meeting the demands for performance, resilience, and scale.

https://www.crn.com/news/storage/2026/the-50-coolest-software-defined-storage-vendors-the-2026-storage-100?page=5

04/12/2026

Most continuity and data protection strategies are built for the outage you have already seen, and not the one coming next.

Join DataCore Software at the for a Lunch & Learn session to see how to fix that.

👉 Topic: Three Lines of Defense for Your Data
🗓 April 16 | 12–1 PM ET
📍 Tampa Marriott Water Street (Tech Theater 1)
🍽 Lunch provided

Hear from Calazans K.C. Santos from , as he shares a practical framework for building a more flexible, resilient, and cost-efficient business continuity and data protection strategy—without lock-ins and infrastructure complexity.

Walk away with a framework you can actually use in your environment: https://eitevents.com/tpa_events/datacore-lunch-learn/

04/08/2026

persistent storage continues to evolve as more stateful workloads move into production environments.

This article by Vladan SEGET explores and DataCore Software's , covering how they work, their underlying architecture, and key capabilities for supporting stateful applications. It also outlines important considerations around performance, resilience, and day-to-day operational management.

In addition, the piece highlights the added value Puls8 brings to OpenEBS environments, particularly in areas like management, automation, and overall operational efficiency.

Read the full article here 👇
https://www.vladan.fr/datacore-puls8-vs-openebs-comparison-for-kubernetes-persistent-storage/

With DataCore Puls8 officially launched on January 26, 2026 (GA release notes dated January 21, 2026), the obvious question for anyone running OpenEBS is

04/02/2026

is gaining momentum, but live migration still has real challenges.

In this deep dive, Tiago Castro from DataCore Software explores:
🔹 Why KubeVirt adoption is accelerating
🔹 Why live migration is critical for production environments
🔹 The trade-offs of using NFS as a workaround
🔹 How OpenEBS changes the conversation with high-performance, container-native block storage

💡 Key takeaway:
There’s a clear path beyond NFS towards native, multi-node block access that aligns better with performance and cloud-native design principles.

If you are working with , virtualization, or modern data platforms, this is a must-read.

https://thenewstack.io/kubevirt-live-migration-mayastor/

Want faster KubeVirt live migration? Learn how to bypass NFS and use Mayastor block storage in Kubernetes.

03/30/2026

The edge is no longer just where data lives; it's where data must be protected. 🔒

As enterprises expand across distributed environments, remote offices, and branch locations, the challenge of maintaining data sovereignty, compliance, and cyber resilience has never been greater.

A new article from Elnion explores how DataCore Software is rising to meet that challenge head-on, and why the introduction of the DataCore Swarm Appliance marks a defining moment for organizations operating at the edge.

Key highlights of Swarm Appliance:
✅ Enterprise-grade capabilities delivered at the edge
✅ Turnkey simplicity for ROBO (Remote Office / Branch Office) environments
✅ Low-footprint, simple-to-use object storage appliance that reduces TCO

Data sovereignty isn't just a compliance checkbox; it's a competitive advantage. We believe every organization, no matter where they operate, deserves enterprise-grade storage security without the enterprise-grade complexity.

Read the full article 👇

https://elnion.com/2026/03/26/the-edge-of-resilience-how-datacore-is-redefining-data-sovereignty-and-security-in-the-distributed-era/

The infrastructure underpinning modern data management is undergoing a significant shift as the sheer volume of information generated at the edge begins to outpace the capacity of traditional centralised data centres. For years, the industry focused on the cloud as the ultimate destination for every...