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Cloud storage startup Wasabi raises $250M to reach unicorn status

The cloud services sector is still dominated by Amazon and the other so-called “hyperscalers” — e.g. the Microsoft Azures, Google Cloud Platforms and IBM Clouds of the world. According to Synergy Group, an IT market research firm, Amazon, Microsoft and Google together held a 65% share of the global cloud services market as of Q2, up 61% year-over-year. Read more >>
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Music & Cloud Storage Pioneer: 10 Burning Questions with David Friend

David Friend may singlehandedly be the most interesting person I’ve ever met. From his storied background in the music industry to being a wildly successful CEO with six successful startups under his belt, there is always something new and different to learn from him and about him. During one of our recent meetings, I told him many people have a similar opinion about him, and he just giggled. He said he never thought of himself that way and was just interested...
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HYCU® and Wasabi Technologies Team to Combat Scourge of Ransomware

HYCU, Inc., a pioneering enterprise backup as a service (BaaS) company specializing in hybrid and multi-cloud data protection as a service, and Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, today announced a new strategic relationship to combat the rise of ransomware attacks. As protecting data becomes more critical than ever before, rapid recovery and ensuring backup data is safe is as well. With the power of immutable cloud storage with object lock built-in, Wasabi enables data to be impervious to...
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Wasabi: Beware The Hidden Cost Of Cloud Storage

‘We’re talking about easy, predictable pricing, no extraneous fees. We’re talking about performance that makes sure your data gets in and out without any glitches. And then of course, let’s be sure that your data is protected,’ says Drew Schlussel, Wasabi’s senior director of product marketing. Schlussel told MSPs attending this week’s XChange conference in Denver to beware of hidden fees related to storage, especially egress fees. “Wasabi charges a straight line fee,” he said. “For every terabyte, you pay...
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Wasabi Technologies appoints Australian country manager

US-based cloud storage vendor Wasabi Technologies has appointed Andrew Sandes as country manager for Australia. n the new role for the vendor, Sandes will focus on go-to-market strategies with Australian partners and building a team to support Wasabi’s channel. He comes from customer experience platform Emplifi, leaving the role of country manager for Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) after one year. The appointment of Sandes comes months after it opened up its Sydney region in May.
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Wasabi’s ‘hot cloud storage’ gains traction as data security strategies evolve

On May 7, 2021, the computerized gas, diesel and home heating fuel system owned by Colonial Pipeline Inc. was hit by a ransomware attack that forced a shutdown of operations. With its impact on Colonial’s more than 5,500 miles of pipeline, the attack led to panic buying and long lines at gas stations throughout the Eastern U.S. and disrupted airline services at many airports for nearly a week. The brazen attack raised greater awareness around immutability, a process in cloud...
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Three insights you might have missed from the ‘Secure Storage Hot Takes’ event

...During the recent “Secure Storage Hot Takes” event, cloud storage experts from Wasabi and The Hotchkiss School joined theCUBE’s industry analyst Dave Vellante to discuss modern storage solutions and give theCUBE’s community insights into why Wasabi’s hot storage solution has the hyperscalers looking over their shoulders. Read more >>
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Wasabi next-gen cloud storage solution tackles data protection, security and data sovereignty

It may be summer, but cybercrime doesn’t take a vacation. Last year 76% of organizations suffered from a ransomware attack, according to a recent “2022 Data Protection Trends” report. The report also shows that only 19% of companies outsmarted the criminals and recovered their data without paying a penny. It doesn’t state how they managed that feat, but theCUBE may know. During the “Secure Storage Hot Takes” event, theCUBE and Wasabi Technologies Inc. assessed today’s core security themes; data protection,...
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Winning With Talent: Inside Six Boston Tech Companies Hiring Now

Boston is a city of legendary talent. Beantown’s sport legacies, etched along its historic streets, whisper the names of athletes that once called the city home — Brady and Belichick, Bird and Russell, Ruth and Ortiz. Its world-renowned universities have sent recruited emissaries far and wide as intellectual standard-bearers of academic prestige. The fabric of Boston and Cambridge’s historic DNA comprises cutting-edge personnel, weaved together with more than 1,000 biotech companies, from homegrown startups to multinational conglomerates. ...To see how...
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Wasabi Technologies Doubles Down on APAC Expansion with Singapore Storage Region

Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, reaffirmed its commitment to the Asia-Pacific market with the opening of a new storage region located in Singapore. This marks Wasabi’s 13th storage region globally and its fourth in APAC, following Tokyo, Osaka, and most recently Sydney, as the company scales to meet the demand for high-performance, affordable cloud storage, and to be in closer proximity to its expansive customer and partner network. Read more >>
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