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In March 2015, DataCore partnered with Chinese technology vendor [[Huawei]] to run SANsymphony-V software on Huawei's FusionServer to create virtual storage networks.<ref name=eweek>{{cite web|url=http://www.eweek.com/storage/huawei-datacore-join-forces-for-hyper-converged-system |title=Huawei, DataCore Join Forces for Hyper-Converged System|website=eweek.com |date=2015-03-20 |accessdate=2017-10-27}}</ref>

In 2016, the company's SANsymphony-V software was reported to have set new price performance records based on testing done by Redwood City, California-basedCalifornia–based non-profit testing company Storage Performance Council using their SPC-1 storage performance benchmark.<ref name=register2/> The results led to complaints from multiple vendors, who claimed that storing all the "test" data in [[Cache (computing)|cache]] made the results unfair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/23/are_datacores_spc_benchmarks_unfair/ |title=Are DataCore's SPC benchmarks unfair?|website=longroom.com |date=2016-06-23 |accessdate=2018-04-12}}</ref> One of the three SPC-1 benchmark results was later withdrawn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/24/spc_says_up_yours_datacore/ |title=SPC says up yours to DataCore|website=theregister.co.uk |date=2016-06-24 |accessdate=2017-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.storageperformance.org/results/benchmark_results_spc1_withdrawn |title=Withdrawn SPC-1 and SPC-1/E Results |website=storageperformance.org |date=2016-06-16 |accessdate=2017-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106000457/http://www.storageperformance.org/results/benchmark_results_spc1_withdrawn# |archive-date=2018-01-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In March 2017, the company partnered with technology company [[Lenovo]] to develop its data center business by integrating DataCore's SANsymphony software defined storage with Lenovo's servers. This was reportedly to compete with companies like [[Nutanix]] and SimpliVity (now part of [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]] (HPE)) that were shipping whole hyper-converged stacks rather than just a software-defined storage component.<ref name=crn1>{{cite web|url=http://www.crn.com/news/storage/300084215/partners-cheer-lenovos-datacore-deal-ponder-its-long-term-storage-strategy.htm |title=Partners Cheer Lenovo's DataCore Deal, Ponder Its Long-Term Storage Strategy |website=CRN.com |date=2017-03-16 |accessdate=2017-10-27}}</ref> In September 2017, in an attempt to compete with the [[in-memory database]] features of [[Microsoft SQL Server|SQL Server]], the company released its MaxParallel driver, which uses parallel I/O technology to accelerate database-related processing such as with SQL Server databases.<ref name=register1>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/26/datacore_drives_sql_server_to_silly_speeds/ |title=DataCore tech cranks wheezing SQL Servers to ridiculous speeds|website=theregister.co.uk |date=2017-09-26 |accessdate=2017-10-26}}</ref> This product has been discontinued in August 2018.<ref name=maxparallel1>{{cite web|url=https://maxparallel.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1692/~/maxparallel-end-of-life-notice |title=MaxParallel End-of-Life Notice|website=maxparallel.com |date=2019-05-06 |accessdate=2019-05-06}}</ref>

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In October 2019, DataCore was awarded a patent for performing parallel I/O operations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patents Assigned to Datacore Software Corporation - Justia Patents Search|url=https://patents.justia.com/assignee/datacore-software-corporation|access-date=2022-02-13|website=patents.justia.com}}</ref>

In February 2020, DataCore, together with AME Cloud Ventures and Insight Partners, invested $26 million in Palo Alto-basedAlto–based MayaData.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kovar|first=Joseph F.|date=2020-02-04|title=Container Storage Developer MayaData Gets $26M Infusion From DataCore, Others|url=https://www.crn.com/news/storage/container-storage-developer-mayadata-gets-26m-infusion-from-datacore-others|access-date=2022-02-13|website=CRN}}</ref> In the same month, DataCore launched a global research and development center in Bangalore, India.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Agarwal|first=Surabhi|title=DataCore launches R&D center in India; largest after Florida|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/datacore-launches-rd-center-in-india-largest-after-florida/articleshow/74390400.cms|access-date=2022-02-13}}</ref>

In January 2021, DataCore acquired Caringo, Inc., enabling the company to offer a complete storage solution portfolio including block, file, and object storage. DataCore announced the global availability of DataCore Swarm object storage software in April 2021 as a result of the acquisition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DataCore Software buys Caringo to fill object storage gap|url=https://www.techtarget.com/searchstorage/news/252495356/DataCore-Software-buys-Caringo-to-fill-object-storage-gap|access-date=2022-02-13|website=SearchStorage|language=en}}</ref> In November 2021, DataCore acquired MayaData, the original developer of [[Cloud native computing|cloud-native]] storage platform OpenEBS and Mayastor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-18|title=DataCore Acquires MayaData to Expand Storage Portfolio|url=https://containerjournal.com/features/datacore-acquires-mayadata-to-expand-storage-portfolio/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Container Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>