IT Press Tour NYC Recap: Enterprise Storage, Backup & AI Data Management | Across the Tech Pond

Across the Tech Pond Episode 2: The 64th edition of The IT Press Tour, New York City Recap

Join US-based journalist David Marshall (VMblog.com) alongside UK technology journalists Antony Savvas (IT Europa, IoT Now) and Neil Hughes (Techipedia, Tech Talks Daily) as they recap their experiences from the 64th edition of The IT Press Tour held in New York City.

In this episode, the trio provides an insider's look at meetings with seven companies operating in the cloud data management space, covering everything from data storage and protection to AI-ready data intelligence.

Companies Featured:
CTERA - The team discusses CTERA's three-wave innovation strategy, including their new data intelligence technology for AgenticAI. Learn how they're addressing the challenge that 95% of GenAI pilots fail due to poor data quality, and their implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

ExaGrid - CEO Bill Andrews delivers his characteristically colorful presentation on backup storage appliances. The hosts explore ExaGrid's tiered architecture for ransomware protection, AI-powered retention time lock features, and their unique customer support model where every client works with the same senior engineer who installed their system.

HYCU - Discussion of HYCU positioning itself as an "intelligent data mover" that can protect everything from traditional VMs to AI workloads to SaaS applications, as well as their expansion to 25 new SaaS integrations in just over a year. The team examines research showing organizations using over 200 SaaS applications face 77% breach rates, plus details on their Dell partnership and DD Boost integration.

Arcitecta - A deep dive into this 17-year Australian company's hybrid cloud file storage solutions, including their work with Princeton University on a 100-year data management plan and managing over a trillion objects in a single namespace.

AuriStor - AuriStor presented a fundamentally different but equally crucial piece of the enterprise data puzzle - a next-generation distributed file system that's quietly powering some of the world's most demanding environments. Analysis of this distributed file system provider's unique licensing model that decouples storage costs from capacity, charging by server and user identity rather than terabytes stored.

TextQL - A visit to this Gen Z startup's New York office reveals their approach to solving enterprise data platform lock-in with what they call a "Rosetta Stone approach" to data integration.

Shade Inc - The creative production workflow platform aims to become a "CRM for files," combining storage, reviewing, collaboration, AI tagging, and streaming access in one place for video and creative teams.

The hosts share candid observations, technical insights, and industry analysis from their time meeting with executives and seeing live demonstrations across Manhattan. Whether you're interested in backup and recovery, cloud storage, AI data preparation, or creative workflow management, this episode offers valuable perspectives on current trends in enterprise data management.

About Across the Tech Pond:
A regular webcast and podcast featuring technology journalists from both sides of the Atlantic covering major conferences, technologies, and industry trends.

Hosts:
David Marshall - VMblog.com (USA)
Antony Savvas - IT Europa, IoT Now, Techled (UK)
Neil Hughes - Techipedia, Cyber News, Tech Talks Network (UK)