JetStor Named One of CRN’s 50 Coolest Software-Defined Storage Vendors in the 2026 Storage 100
Fifth straight year on CRN’s software-defined storage list
PITTSBURGH, PA, April 16, 2026 - JetStor today announced that CRN® has named the company one of the 50 Coolest Software-Defined Storage Vendors in the 2026 Storage 100, marking JetStor’s fifth straight year on the list.CRN’s 2026 profile highlights JetStor’s custom-designed storage systems for current applications, with offerings across SAN, NAS, unified storage, NVMe all-flash, direct-attached, expansion, and tape.
Being named by CRN for the fifth year in a row tells us we are building the right things. Customers want storage that fits the workload, scales cleanly, and stays straightforward to deploy and manage. That is where we keep our focus.
said Jim Gallagher, CEO of JetStor.
That same focus continues to show up in the work itself. Recently, JetStor deployed an 80PB high-density archive for a government agency using a zero-downtime POD design and WD Ultrastar 26TB drives, supporting long-term retention with clean scaling and straightforward operations.
From software-defined environments to large-scale archive deployments, JetStor remains focused on building storage that fits the job, scales predictably, and avoids unnecessary complexity.
Read more: Read JetStor’s full CRN profile.
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