Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX) (the "Company" or "Seagate") today reported financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2022. "Global economic uncertainties and broad-based customer inventory corrections worsened in the latter stages of the September quarter, and these dynamics are reflected in both near-term industry demand and Seagate's financial performance. We have taken quick and decisive actions to respond to current market conditions and enhance long-term profitability, including adjusting our production output and annual capital expenditure plans, and announcing a restructuring plan that will deliver meaningful cost savings while maintaining investments in the mass capacity solutions driving our future growth," said Dave Mosley, Seagate's chief executive officer.

"We continue to meet our development milestones for the 30+ terabyte product family, which is based on industry leading HAMR technology. Our team is executing well on our innovation roadmap, and we are seeing strong engagement from cloud customers. Looking beyond the current macro uncertainties, we are confident in the secular demand for mass capacity storage driven by the underlying growth in data and believe Seagate is in a great position to capture growth opportunities over the long-term."

TerraMaster, a professional brand that specializes in providing innovative storage products for home, businesses and enterprises, introduces the U4-423 compact 4-bay rackmount NAS. Its compact and high-quality metal body makes it very versatile to fit into small cabinets for home users. It is equipped with an Intel Celeron N5105/N5095 quad-core processor and two 2.5 GbE interfaces. Designed for small- and medium-sized businesses, the TerraMaster U4-423 provides cost-effective yet high-performance storage solutions.

The TerraMaster U4-423 can deal with high-load workflow and a high level of concurrent user access. Rapid document storage and management are facilitated by high-speed document retrieval, efficient transmission performance, and rich TerraMaster disaster backup and recovery solutions.

Today AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced its collaboration with the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) on the launch of ESnet6, the newest generation of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) high-performance network dedicated to science. AMD worked closely with ESnet since 2018 to integrate powerful adaptive computing for the smart and programmable network nodes of ESnet6. ESnet6's extreme scale packet monitoring system uses AMD Alveo U280 FPGA-based network-attached accelerator cards at the core network switching nodes. This will enable high-touch packet processing and help improve the accuracy of network monitoring and management to enhance performance. The programmable hardware allows for new capabilities to be added for continuous innovation in the network.

In order to customize AMD Alveo U280 2x100Gb/s accelerators as network interface cards (NIC) for ESnet6, the OpenNIC overlay - developed by AMD - was used to provide standard network-interface and host-attachment hardware, allowing novel and experimental networking functions to be implemented easily on the Alveo card. OpenNIC has since been open-sourced after being successfully used and evolved by ESnet, as well as various leading academic research groups. Also important for rapid innovation by non-hardware experts was the use of the AMD VitisNetP4 development tools for compiling the P4 packet processing language to FPGA hardware.

AMD Alveo U280 cards, using OpenNIC and VitisNetP4, are being deployed on every node of the ESnet6 network. The high-touch approach based on FPGA-accelerated processing allows every packet in the ESnet6 network to be monitored at extremely high transfer rates to enable deep insights into the behavior of the network, as well as helping to rapidly detect and correct problems and hot spots in the network. The Alveo U280 card with OpenNIC platform also supplies the adaptability to allow the continuous roll-out of new capabilities to the end user community as needs evolve over the lifetime of ESnet6.

In order to strengthen the implementation of protection from malware attacks, ASUSTOR continuously upgrades ADM system in order to bring security and safety to users. ASUSTOR recognizes the spread of malware is an increasingly large problem for data security and ransomware resembling Deadbolt is a wakeup call for customers and providers. In light of this, ASUSTOR will increase its commitment to identify and patch potential vulnerabilities with consistent updates to be ahead of threats to data.

The latest version of ADM updates Samba, Linux packages and Linux kernel to strengthen ADM's security for the best customer experience. In addition to updating ADM to fix OS vulnerabilities, third party portions of the OS have been updated for greater security. While these security updates help keep ADM more secure than it has ever been, making 3-2-1-compliant backups is the only way to ensure data is secure from most practical risks.

QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, introduced today the high-performance TVS-hx74 QuTS hero NAS series, including the 4-bay TVS-h474, 6-bay, TVS-h674 and 8-bay TVS-h874 models that incorporate 12th Gen Intel Core multi-core/multi-thread processors. The TVS-hx74 running ZFS-based QuTS hero operating system ensures data integrity and supports block-level inline data deduplication and compression, near-limitless snapshots, and real-time SnapSync. Featuring PCIe Gen 4 (up to twice the transmission speed of Gen 3) expandability, M.2 NVMe SSD caching, and 2.5 GbE connectivity, the TVS-hx74 tackles demanding business challenges in storage, backup, virtualization, and application servers.

"QNAP's TVS-hx74 is the ideal entry-level ZFS NAS for SMBs," said Meiji Chang, General Manager of QNAP, adding "The multi-core processors and versatile expandability also fulfill multi-tasking demands in enterprise IT environments and provide abundant computing resources for virtualization applications." "We are excited to see QNAP employ Intel's cutting-edge solution within their latest NAS series. The 12th Gen Intel Core multi-core/multi-thread processors will deliver excellent computing performance for accelerating SMB virtualization applications and graphical demands," said Jason Ziller, General Manager, Client Connectivity Division at Intel Corporation.

TerraMaster, a professional brand that specializes in providing innovative storage products for home, businesses and enterprises, launches the new 2-bay F2-223 NAS and 4-bay F4-223 NAS with TRAID. The new F2-223 and F4-223 also features upgraded specifications including the use of an efficient Intel Celeron N4505 dual-core processor and the latest TOS 5 operating system. Similar to Synology Hybrid RAID (SHR), TRAID (TerraMaster RAID) provides automatic combination of disk space, hard disk failure redundancy protection, and automatic capacity expansion - essential functions for storage space management.

Powerful Performance: Equipped with an Intel Celeron N4505 dual-core processor and two 2.5G Ethernet ports that deliver read and write speeds of up to 283 MB/s. Supports dual-channel memory of up to 32 GB, 4 GB DDR4 memory installed on base configuration. New Operating System: The F2-223 and F4-223 runs in the new operating system TOS 5 which offers more than 50 new functions and 600 improvements compared with the previous generation. The new features meet more business requirements, as well as significantly improving response speed, security, and ease of use.

QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, today launched the 4-bay TS-464 and 6-bay TS-664 quad-core 2.5 GbE NAS designed for professionals and office users with high-speed demands. With M.2 NVMe SSD slots, PCIe Gen 3 expandability for 10 GbE or 5 GbE connectivity and 4K HDMI output, the TS-x64 enables not only installing a QM2 card for M.2 SSD caching, but also convenient virtual machine display and smooth multimedia streaming. The TS-x64 also supports Snapshots to help protect data from ransomware threats.

"By integrating Intel's Celeron high-performance processor and providing 2.5 GbE speeds, M.2 PCIe Gen 3 slots and PCIe Gen 3 expansion slots, QNAP's TS-x64 includes cutting-edge hardware to fulfill high-bandwidth data transmission and virtualization applications," said Meiji Chang, General Manager of QNAP. "We are excited to see QNAP adopt the latest Intel Celeron N5105/N5095 quad-core processors for its new NAS series, allowing SMB users to take advantage of the flexible I/O and performance capabilities of the processor for their performance-demanding applications," said Jason Ziller, General Manager, Client Connectivity Division at Intel Corporation.

QNAP Systems, Inc. (QNAP) today officially released the QTS 5.0.1 NAS operating system that strengthens overall security, with increased convenience and performance for data protection and day-to-day usage. New features include secure RAID disk replacement, Windows Search Protocol support for NAS shared folders, and support for Enterprise SED (Self-Encrypting Drives). ARM and x86-based QNAP NAS with QTS 5.0.1 now also support the exFAT file system at no extra cost, providing users with greater options and device compatibility for large file transfers.

"In the Information Age, efficient data transfer and file sharing must factor in security and reliability concerns. This is QNAP's goal when developing the QTS smart NAS operating system," said Sam Lin, Product Manager of QNAP, adding "QNAP has instilled stricter security standards and granular management features to help businesses and individuals confidently manage their data while also safeguarding their digital assets and mitigating growing security threats."

TerraMaster, a professional brand that specializes in providing innovative storage products for home, businesses and enterprises, announces the new Terra Photos application - a new AI-assisted professional photo management application designed for content creators. A counterpart of Synology Photos application, Terra Photo provides backup options, sharing, and protection for photos and videos. The application uses AI algorithms to provide smart functions such as facial recognition and geo-location and other objects in the photos.

QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, today launched the 2-bay TS-253E and 4-bay TS-453E NAS. The TS-x53E series are powered by an Intel Celeron J6412 quad-core processor (burst up to 2.60 GHz), which will be available and supported by QNAP for an extended period (up to 2029). The TS-x53E series are ideal for managed service providers, system integrators, and other IT-related businesses requiring matching NAS models for long-term projects.

"Over the years QNAP has received many requests from businesses that require NAS with long-term availability," said Andy Chuang, Product Manager of QNAP, adding "the TS-x53E series, which will be available and supported by QNAP for an extended period, is a perfect fit for these businesses and other users who require the reassurance of long-term availability."

ASUSTOR Inc. today updated the hard drive compatibility list by adding the Western Digital WD Red Pro 22 TB NAS drive, also known as WD221KFGX. WD Red hard drives are specifically designed for use in NAS devices and improve the performance and reliability of NAS devices. Designed for all types of storage, including home and business data, can be safely stored on an ASUSTOR NAS using WD Red Pro drives to ensure the best stability and performance.

ASUSTOR's Lockerstor Gen2 NAS devices provide an excellent high-speed storage device for professionals. In response to the storage needs of small and medium-sized enterprises and professional creators, the dual advantage of capacity and speed coming from the built-in dual 2.5-Gigabit network ports, support for PCIe 3.0 SSDs and dual USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 ports greatly improve the transmission speed without sacrificing quality. Use the Lockerstor Gen2 series to efficiently back up and transfer data easily no matter if it is for content creation or enterprise data storage. The Lockerstor Gen2 series combined with WD Red Pro ensure a quality and efficient experience for studios and enterprises.

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced its 27th annual Corporate Responsibility Report, demonstrating how AMD - together with its employees, customers, partners, and communities - advances computing to help solve the world's most important social and environmental challenges. From advancing sustainable computing to cultivating a diverse workforce, AMD is committed to responsibly delivering on its mission to be the high-performance and adaptive computing leader. AMD now powers the fastest and most energy-efficient supercomputer in the world - the Frontier supercomputer - as well as 17 of the top 20 most efficient supercomputers. To drive continued innovation, diversity hiring remains a component of the company's strategic metrics and milestones to inform its annual bonus program. AMD also entered into a $3 billion sustainability-linked credit facility, demonstrating its commitment to advancing sustainability.

In 2021, AMD announced new corporate responsibility goals for 2025 and 2030 spanning digital impact, environmental sustainability, supply chain responsibility, and diversity, belonging, and inclusion. Today, the company reported it is on track to achieve these goals. "At AMD, it is not just what our semiconductor technology can do that matters, but also how we develop and deliver it," said Susan Moore, AMD corporate vice president, corporate responsibility, and international government affairs. "Together with our employees, partners, and customers, we create possibilities for how our high-performance and adaptive computing can advance an inclusive, sustainable future for our world."

QNAP Systems, Inc. (QNAP), a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, today released the QuCPE-3032 and QuCPE-3034 Network Virtualization Premise Equipment with the QNE Network Software-defined Platform Total Solution. The QuCPE-303x integrates Network Function Virtualization, QuWAN SD-WAN, and the AMIZ Cloud management platform with Intel hardware network acceleration technologies and cybersecurity features. Managed Service Providers, System Integrators and enterprise IT staff can now remotely deploy agile and reliable next-generation multisite virtualized infrastructure via Zero Touch Provisioning with the lowest TCO.

"QNAP aims to build a modern IT room with light, cost-optimized, and agile features. Utilizing VM / VNF / Container technology, a QuCPE with QNE Network software-defined platform total solution replaces dedicated network hardware and transforms traditional IT rooms into a revolutionary virtualized IT room. Small businesses and micro-enterprises can flexibly build multi-site network infrastructure by deploying a QuCPE Series 7 in their headquarters, and the affordable QuCPE Series 3 in their branches and workplaces," said Titan Hsieh, Product Manager of QNAP.

QNAP Systems, today introduced the new TS-410E professional-grade NAS, designed for multimedia center and noise-sensitive environments. With fanless cooling the TS-410E provides high-speed I/O, including two 2.5 GbE ports, SATA SSD slots, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) ports, and 4K HDMI output and meets the requirements of demanding applications, such as large file transfer and streaming, virtual machines, or virtual machine desktop/surveillance footage transmission.

The compact TS-410E fits multiple usage scenarios, including the ability to be installed upright for greater space efficiency. It is powered by an Intel Celeron J6412 quad-core processor (burst up to 2.6 GHz) with 8 GB dual-channel memory. It has four 2.5-inch SATA 6 Gb/s SSD slots for allocating SSDs to provide high-speed and stable read write performance. Users can flexibly configure SSD caching to boost IOPS performance and meet performance requirements. The TS-410E also provides hardware-accelerated AES-NI encryption to ensure data security without impacting performance. With dual 2.5 GbE RJ45 ports, up to 5 Gbps transfer speeds can be achieved by setting port trunking.

QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, announced the innovative ADRA Network Detection and Response (NDR) software for upgrading QGD PoE Switches (QGD-1600P and QGD-1602P) to cybersecurity appliances. ADRA NDR was designed with rapid testing and investigation at its core, integrating multiple detection, analysis, and response features. It can detect ransomware lateral movements within local area networks and block suspicious activities to assist enterprises and businesses in preventing sensitive data leakage and mitigating ransomware diffusion in your local network.

"Simply by installing QNAP ADRA NDR software, you can turn QGD switches into cybersecurity appliances. Unlike traditional cybersecurity solutions, ADRA NDR can proactively pinpoint and auto-block suspicious lateral movements on your local network using fast-screening and threat traps. All these features and more help to protect private and confidential data on NAS and servers from malicious attacks." said Frank Liao, Product Manager of QNAP.

TerraMaster, a professional brand that specializes in providing innovative storage products for home, businesses and enterprises, presents the ten security policies added for TerraMaster NAS devices using TOS 5 to provide the most secure data access mechanism. Among these security policies are IP connection blocking mechanism, SSL security mechanism, Secure FTP, AES 256-bit disk array encryption, and other protection mechanisms and strategies. The ten new security policies provide a safer and more reliable operating environment against data leakage and other threats.

QNAP Systems, today introduced the high-density NVMe all-flash NAS TS-h1090FU, featuring U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD architecture for high throughput and low latency workloads. With built-in dual-port 25 GbE connectivity, PCIe Gen 4 expandability, ZFS reliability, and QNAP's SSD optimization technologies, the TS-h1090FU provides exceptional performance for IO-intensive file servers, virtualization, collaborative 4K/8K video editing, and efficient data backup/recovery applications. Businesses can retire hybrid arrays and opt for the TS-h1090FU at the same cost as optimal Tier 2 storage applications with an ideal low cost-per-GB.

"QNAP's all-flash storage lineup offers a great combination of performance, reliability, and capacity, providing businesses with the highest system performance at the lowest storage cost," said Jason Hsu, Product Manager of QNAP, adding "Running on a ZFS-based OS that is optimized for enterprise storage, the 25 GbE-ready TS-h1090FU all-flash NAS demonstrates superior performance with future-proof growth to empower mission critical workloads."

QNAP Systems, Inc., today launched the TS-h1290FX NAS. Providing QNAP's first PCIe 4.0 and U.2 NVMe/SATA all-flash NAS in a tower form factor, the TS-h1290FX excels in the most demanding work environments such as collaborative high-resolution video workflows. Featuring AMD EPYC 8/16-core processors, built-in 25GbE and 2.5GbE connectivity, PCIe Gen 4 expansion, and up to petabyte-scale storage capacity, the TS-h1290FX tackles data-intensive and latency-sensitive applications, such as large media file transfer, real-time editing of 4K/8K high-resolution media, online collaborative workflows, and virtualization applications.

"Modern businesses and studios shouldn't need to dedicate entire rooms to accommodate hot and loud servers, and that's where the TS-h1290FX comes in. Contained within a unique tower form factor and utilizing quiet cooling is exceptional performance driven by a server-grade processor, all-flash U.2 NVMe SSD storage, and QNAP's enterprise-grade QuTS hero operating system," said Jason Hsu, Product Manager of QNAP.

When it comes to data, everything is growing - quantity, size, format, resolution, use cases, applications, value and more. As people and businesses look for solutions to effectively and efficiently store their data in the zettabyte era, Western Digital HDDs continue to play a critical role in delivering massive capacity, performance and reliability.

Extending its innovation and technology leadership across its portfolio, Western Digital today announced that it is now shipping new 22 TB HDDs targeting three key segments: WD Gold HDDs for IT/data center channel customers; WD Red Pro for network attached storage (NAS); and WD Purple Pro for smart video/surveillance. As highlighted in its What's Next Western Digital Event, these new drives are loaded with industry-firsts, including OptiNAND technology, energy-assisted PMR (ePMR), triple-stage actuator (TSA) and HelioSeal to deliver the industry's highest areal density at 2.2 TB per platter, delivering 22 TB CMR HDDs for its customers.

QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solution innovator, today launched the TS-h1290FX NAS. Providing QNAP's first PCIe 4.0 and U.2 NVMe/SATA all-flash NAS in a tower form factor, the TS-h1290FX excels in the most demanding work environments such as collaborative high-resolution video workflows. Featuring AMD EPYC 8/16-core processors, built-in 25 GbE and 10GbE connectivity, PCIe Gen 4 expansion, and up to petabyte-scale storage capacity, the TS-h1290FX provides up to 816K/318K iSCSI 4K random read/write IOPS for tackling data-intensive and latency-sensitive applications, such as large media file transfer, real-time editing of 4K/8K media, and virtualization applications.

"Modern businesses and studios shouldn't need to dedicate entire rooms to accommodate hot and loud servers, and that's where the TS-h1290FX comes in. Contained within a unique tower form factor and utilizing quiet cooling is exceptional performance driven by a server-grade processor, all-flash U.2 NVMe SSD storage, and QNAP's enterprise-grade QuTS hero operating system," said Jason Hsu, Product Manager of QNAP, adding "the TS-h1290FX is a remarkable storage solution that provides exceptional power to deal with the modern demands of businesses and studios - including high-resolution media editing and online collaborative workflows."

Synology today announced the new 5-bay Synology DiskStation DS1522+, the latest compact solution in its Plus line of all-in-one storage devices. It assists users of all sizes to protect data, IT infrastructure, and physical assets professionally and securely while supporting a host of business, IT administration, and productivity applications.

"DS1522+ is a versatile solution fit for a wide range of usage needs and environments," said Peggy Weng, product manager at Synology Inc. "The new 10GbE upgrade option plus scalability for 10 additional drives makes the DS1522+ cost-effective and a solution that can easily grow with any team."

TerraMaster, a professional brand that specializes in providing innovative storage products for home, businesses and enterprises, announces the global availability of the new TOS 5 operating system - officially released on June 13, 2022. Compared to TOS 4, TerraMaster TOS 5 features more than 100 new functions that provided great improvements and tighter security for data storage. Some of the new feature functions for higher data protection includes WORM file system support, Security Isolation Mode, and OTP Authorization.

TerraMaster, a professional brand that specializes in providing innovative storage products for home, businesses and enterprises, presents the T6-423 6-bay tower NAS as the latest addition to the TX-423 Series products introduces earlier this year. The T6-423 is a cost-effective professional storage solution for small-sized and medium-sized businesses without the need for a rackmount. The T6-423 can be setup and integrated to your existing storage solutions with ease.

With the launch of the T6-423 6-bay professional NAS, TerraMaster also announces the worldwide availability of the new TOS 5 operating system. The TerraMaster T6-423 supports the new TOS 5 operating system.

Building on significant technology innovations cultivated over decades, Western Digital today announced that it is sampling its new industry-leading 22 TB and 26 TB UltraSMR HDDs to select hyperscale cloud customers, further expanding its areal density leadership and delivering customer value by driving TCO lower. Western Digital's HDD technology portfolio and areal density leadership puts it at the center of storage innovation. Leveraging its unique OptiNAND technology, energy-assisted PMR (ePMR), triple-stage actuator (TSA), HelioSeal and now UltraSMR technologies, Western Digital is on a clear path to delivering 30+ TB with ePMR.

"As a longstanding partner of the industry's leading cloud providers, we understand their unique requirements in building next-generation cloud infrastructure and invested in several HDD innovations we developed alongside our areal density technology," said Ashley Gorakhpurwalla, EVP and GM, HDD Business Unit, Western Digital. "Our intent with taking this development strategy was not only to address the capacity demands of the world's largest cloud titans but to deliver on a roadmap that would also support the evolving economics of their data centers for decades to come. With ePMR, OptiNAND and now UltraSMR as the foundation of Western Digital's HDD roadmap, our cloud customers can continue rapidly scaling their business by taking advantage of our innovations to lower their storage TCO."

For those that are considering, or have built their own NAS and are interested in the various OS options out there, Openmediavault 6—codenamned Shaitan—was officially released last week. The new version is based on Debian 11 and Linux kernel 5.16. The most noticeable new feature is the reworked UI that makes OMV feel somewhat more modern, even if it's no match when it comes to pretty design when compared to the operating systems for Asustor, Synology and QNAP. That said, the new UI brings with it a lot of improvements for those that aren't keen on doing things over the command line. OMV has been overhauled from the ground up, starting with a new installer that makes it easier to install from one USB drive to another.

Other new features include native container support, although for now, it's limited to a few select containers that appear as if they were regular plugins. Many of the new features have implemented various OMV Extras plugins as native features, but for anyone looking to expand on the base features, OMV Extras is still around and kicking and is still something of a must-have install. This is especially true if your OS drive is an SSD or USB drive, as the Flashmemory plugin is still an optional extra which no sensible person would want to do without. With the release of OVM 6, OVM 5 has been depreciated and will no longer be getting updates, so if you're using an older version of OMV, you might want to consider updating to the latest version.