Data Management

Everpure (Pure Storage) Bets on AI-Ready Data Infrastructure

Everpure Bets on AI-Ready Data Infrastructure

Pure Storage has rebranded as Everpure and agreed to acquire data intelligence firm 1touch, signaling a shift from storage vendor to full-stack data management platform. Simultaneously, Portworx launched native Red Hat OpenShift integrations for hybrid and edge environments. ECI Research analyzes what the moves mean for enterprise AI infrastructure strategy.

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MinIO MemKV: Purpose-Built AI Inference Cache Storage

MinIO MemKV: Purpose-Built AI Inference Cache Storage

MinIO has launched MemKV, a purpose-built KV cache storage product targeting NVIDIA’s G3.5 memory tier via NVMe/RDMA. The product promises a 75x improvement in inference time-to-first-token and up to $2M in annual GPU efficiency savings for a typical enterprise deployment. ECI Research examines the business case, technical architecture, and what buyers need to validate before committing.

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Yugabyte Meko: Agent-Native Data Infrastructure for Multi-Agent AI

Yugabyte Meko: Agent-Native Data Infrastructure for Multi-Agent AI

Yugabyte has launched Meko, a purpose-built data infrastructure for multi-agent AI systems that consolidates memory, knowledge, conversation history, and observability into a single platform. ECI Research analysts examine the real problem Meko is solving, what it means for IT decision-makers in regulated industries, and how developers should evaluate its MCP-based architecture. The analysis weighs Meko’s competitive positioning against cloud-provider alternatives and assesses its viability as a new enterprise procurement category.

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Industrial Data Sovereignty: When Conflict Zones Put Your Data at Risk

Industrial Data Sovereignty: When Conflict Zones Put Your Data at Risk

Geopolitical tensions are exposing a critical flaw in enterprise data sovereignty strategies: existing frameworks were built for regulatory compliance, not wartime resilience. IFS CTO Kevin Miller argues that manufacturers need cross-border data-sharing alliances and tighter control over where data physically lives. ECI Research breaks down what this means for ITDMs and architects managing industrial workloads in high-risk regions.

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SUSE Sovereignty Summit 2026: What Enterprises Must Know

SUSE Sovereignty Summit 2026: What Enterprises Must Know

SUSE gathered 60 enterprise leaders and policymakers at SUSECON 2026 to move the digital sovereignty conversation from policy to execution. ECI Research analysts examine what the summit signals for enterprise risk management, AI infrastructure strategy, and the shadow AI governance crisis hiding in plain sight.

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