Bob O'Donnell , author at Western Digital Corporate Blog

Bob O'Donnell

Bob O'Donnell

Bob O'Donnell, the president, founder and chief analyst at TECHnalysis Research, has a lengthy, multi-faceted career in the technology business. He is widely regarded as an expert in the technology market research field and his original research is used by technology firms all over the world.

Bob is the president, founder and chief analyst at TECHnalysis Research and has a lengthy, multi-faceted career in the technology business.

Machine Learning for Edge Devices

AI|Edge|Machine Learning|RISC-V

Two of the most interesting topics in the tech world today are edge computing and artificial intelligence/machine learning. Separately, they’re ...

August 30, 2018

By Bob O'Donnell

Edge computing reshaping the cloud and cloud computing

Edge Computing is Reshaping the Cloud

Cloud|Edge|Edge to Cloud|Flash|IoT

We’re starting to see the rise of a new computing model called edge computing. The basic idea behind edge computing is to take some of the power of…

June 13, 2018

By Bob O'Donnell

Driving Immersive Experiences in Virtual and Augmented Reality

3D NAND|AI|AR|Flash|VR

Ask anyone about what modern technology could have the most exciting impact on their lives and many are likely to ...

February 22, 2018

By Bob O'Donnell

Technology Behind AI blog post

The “Invisible” Technology Behind AI

AI|Edge|Fast Data|Flash|Machine Learning

You’d be hard pressed to find a topic that’s hotter in the world of technology than artificial intelligence, or AI. ...

January 23, 2018

By Bob O'Donnell

Why 5G is Going to Have a Far-Reaching Impact on Data

5G|AI|IoT|Mobile

One of the most exciting new technologies on the near horizon is the next generation cellular network standard known as ...

December 7, 2017

By Bob O'Donnell

What’s the Future of Tech Devices? A Look Back at 2017 and Ahead to 2018

Automotive|Connected Home|IoT|Mobile

Tracking the developments in tech devices is a fun, but often exhausting, exercise. Changes happen so rapidly that it’s hard ...

November 15, 2017

By Bob O'Donnell

Get Longer Lifetime for your PCs with SSDs

SSD

Smartphones and tablets capture a lot of people’s attention, but PCs still play an important role in people’s lives. Meaning SSDs are here to…

November 10, 2016

By Bob O'Donnell

Slim Down Your Notebook with SSDs

PC|SSD|TECHnalysis

SSDs provide the same function of storing your data and applications as a hard drive, but they do so via chips that have no moving parts and can be…

September 8, 2016

By Bob O'Donnell

Reach Peak PC Performance with SSDs

PC|SSD|Storage|TECHnalysis

As the saying goes, you can’t always believe everything you hear. In the case of PCs, for example, it would ...

August 4, 2016

By Bob O'Donnell

2014 Future Proof Storage Summit

Events|TECHnalysis

One of the most important developments driving the improved performance of all our latest devices isn’t just the processor inside ...

November 13, 2014

By Bob O'Donnell