DataCore Powers its Universal Storage Portfolio with The Acquisition of Arcastream’s Parallel File System Business

FORT LAUDERDALE, USA – February 05, 2025 – DataCore Software, a global leader in the data infrastructure and management space, announced that it has agreed to a joint letter of intent to acquire substantially all the assets of Arcastream, a Kalray company specializing in high-performance file storage solutions. This strategic move expands DataCore’s offerings beyond existing block, object, and container storage to include advanced file storage capabilities. Building on Arcastream’s expertise in parallel file systems, DataCore now offers a universal storage portfolio, enabling unmatched flexibility across diverse storage types and hardware platforms—all under a streamlined, software-defined framework as envisioned in our DataCore.NEXT strategy.

DataCore’s Enhanced Universal Storage Suite

• Reliable Block Storage: For over 25 years, SANsymphony has been a trusted solution for enterprise-grade storage virtualization, ensuring resilience and operational continuity for mission-critical structured data workloads. Extending this proven expertise, OpenEBS brings high-performance, persistent container-native storage to cloud-native environments, tailored for Kubernetes-based stateful applications.
• Scalable Object Storage: Swarm is an S3 private cloud storage designed for protection and active archiving of large unstructured datasets, capable of scaling to petabyte- and exabyte-level demands. Its advanced metadata management accelerates content search and retrieval operations.
• High-Performance File Storage: Arcastream features a parallel file system with a global namespace, delivering high throughput and efficiency for demanding workloads. It caters to the specialized needs of customers handling semi-structured and unstructured data, ensuring consistent performance at scale.

“DataCore is now uniquely positioned to address how organizations manage their most complex and performance-intensive workloads in areas like AI, HPC, healthcare, and media,” said Dave Zabrowski, CEO of DataCore Software. “Integrating robust file storage capabilities into our portfolio, this acquisition reinforces our role as a universal storage leader—offering block, file, and object storage to support workflows seamlessly across core, edge, and cloud environments.”

Strengthening Strategic Partnerships

Dell Technologies has been a trusted partner of Arcastream. Building on the strong existing partnership between Dell and DataCore, this merger strengthens collaboration, fostering compatibility between Dell’s hardware platforms and DataCore’s software offerings. We will continue to empower our joint customers with access to a wide range of storage solutions, combining the agility of software-defined technology with industry-leading hardware configurations.

Ian Caupene, CEO of Integra Systems, said: “As a partner, this technology expansion greatly enhances our ability to meet our customers’ growing needs in an evolving IT landscape. With DataCore’s universal storage stack, we can now deliver end-to-end solutions for diverse infrastructure and application requirements, while optimizing costs and boosting productivity.”

Together, DataCore and Arcastream are poised to redefine data management with best-of-breed block, file, and object storage solutions. Contact us to craft a future-proof storage strategy that addresses a broad spectrum of IT use cases, driving your growth and long-term success.