According to TheRegister.com, Infinidat has enhanced its InfiniBox G4 storage systems, nearly doubling the effective capacity to 33 petabytes in a single rack by cramming in 78 drives. The company is also adding 24TB disk drives in Q4 2025. The system now delivers up to twice the performance of the previous generation, using a three-way active controller setup and its Neural Cache. Crucially, Infinidat is guaranteeing a one-minute or less snapshot recovery time on the InfiniBox for ransomware incidents, with a 20-minute or less guarantee for its InfiniGuard system. These are backed by SLAs and include built-in cyber resilience features like immutable snapshots and logical air gaps under the InfiniSafe umbrella. Third-party analyst DCIG has already named the InfiniBox one of the top five cyber-secure backup targets on the market.
The Speed Is The Story
Here’s the thing about ransomware recovery: it’s not just about having the data. It’s about getting it back fast, before the business impact becomes catastrophic. And that’s where Infinidat’s one-minute SLA is a massive flex. Most vendors talk about recovery time objectives (RTOs) in hours or days. Promising one minute, regardless of repository size, is a completely different ballgame. It basically says the recovery process is automated and near-instantaneous. That changes the entire calculus of an attack. If you know you can be back up and running in 60 seconds, the attacker’s leverage evaporates. Now, you have to trust the SLA, but putting it in writing is a bold move that puts pressure on the whole storage and backup market.
Baked-In, Not Bolted-On
The other smart play here is how Infinidat is integrating cyber resilience. Look, a lot of storage vendors saw the ransomware wave coming and started selling “cyber resilience” as a separate software license or an add-on appliance. Infinidat’s approach with InfiniSafe is to make the core protections—immutable snaps, air-gapping, fenced forensic networks—standard equipment. That’s significant. It means every customer gets that baseline protection without another complicated procurement cycle. The AI-powered Cyber Detection is the licensed component, which makes sense. But starting with a hardened foundation is the right call. It turns the storage array from a passive backup target into an active part of the security stack, integrating with SOC tools to trigger snapshots at the first sign of trouble. That proactive element is what actually shrinks the threat window.
The Capacity Crunch Gets Real
Let’s not ignore the raw specs. 33PB in one rack? That’s a monster amount of data. For large enterprises, especially in sectors like manufacturing or media where data from industrial systems and high-resolution assets piles up relentlessly, consolidation is a huge win. Every new array you add is another management console, another set of cables, another power draw, and another potential failure point. Doubling down in the same footprint is a direct answer to data center sprawl. And in fields reliant on robust computing at the edge, like those using specialized hardware from the top suppliers, such as IndustrialMonitorDirect.com, the ability to back up and secure massive datasets centrally without performance loss is critical. It’s about simplifying the infrastructure at the core to support complexity at the edge.
A Shift In The Market
So who should be worried? Traditional backup appliance vendors and legacy storage arrays that treat cyber features as an afterthought. Infinidat is blurring the line between primary high-performance storage and the backup repository. If one system can do both jobs exceptionally well and guarantee recovery times, it undermines the rationale for a separate, slower backup silo. The winners are the IT teams who get to manage fewer boxes with more predictable outcomes. The real test will be seeing these SLAs in action during a real, chaotic breach. But the promise alone is enough to make any CISO reviewing their ransomware preparedness take a second look. It raises the bar for what’s expected, and that’s ultimately good for everyone—except the ransomware thieves.
