Sovereign on StorageNews

Cold storage archives stop ransomware attacks

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pink Elephant's new archive service delivers 15 nines of durability across three sovereign Dutch data centers. DMaaS Clouddrive Cold proves that sovereign cold storage can simultaneously satisfy strict European regulatory mandates and drastically reduce energy consumption through multi-site tape integration. By using Quantum Corp. technology, this deployment rejects the false choice between accessibility and archival cost, utilizing a single namespace to manage petabytes of immutable data without the operational overhead of traditional disk-only arrays.

Object storage limits scale more than GPUs

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Object storage underpins 91% of private AI deployments, proving data fabric now limits scale more than GPUs. As AI initiatives shift from experimentation to operational reality, storage has evolved from a passive utility into the primary driver of project ROI and the critical bottleneck for sovereign AI.

NetApp storage cuts AI training bottlenecks fast

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The new NetApp EF-Series delivers 100GBps read throughput, a massive leap designed to eliminate GPU idle time. This release proves that extreme block storage is now the primary bottleneck for scaling AI model training and HPC simulations.

Swiss sovereign cloud: Ailanto's 1 PB launch

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ailanto launches with 1 petabyte of initial capacity to power its new Swiss sovereign cloud storage network. This partnership between Ailanto and Cubbit proves that digital sovereignty requires architectural fragmentation, not just geographic localization. By using DS3 Composer, the alliance bypasses hyperscaler dominance to offer a federated model where data is pulverized into encrypted shards across multiple Swiss locations. This approach directly counters extraterritorial risks like the US Cloud Act while maintaining full S3 compatibility for enterprise workloads.

Swiss sovereign cloud blocks US CLOUD Act risks

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ailanto is deploying an initial 1 PB capacity sovereign cloud using Cubbit's DS3 Composer to bypass US CLOUD Act vulnerabilities. This partnership proves that federated cloud models now offer Swiss cantons a viable, cost-effective alternative to hyperscaler dominance without sacrificing regulatory control.