Erik Ottem , author at Western Digital Corporate Blog

Erik Ottem

Erik Ottem

Erik has over 25 years of experience in high tech storage sales & marketing for systems, semiconductors, devices & software. At Western Digital, Erik is responsible for go to market execution, collateral development, positioning, messaging, sales & channel training, and press & analyst briefings.

Erik is the Senior Director, Product Marketing of Western Digital's Data Center Systems, with 25+ years of experience in high tech storage.

Enabling Business with NVMe-oF™

CDI|NVMe-oF|OpenFlex

‌‌NVMe over fabrics (NVMe-oF) can do more for your business than performance alone, but it needs an ecosystem to make that happen.

May 22, 2020

new data infrastructure

Fabrics and the New Data Infrastructure

CDI|OpenFlex

The stakes have never been higher to get your technological house in order. Get on board fabrics and the new data infrastructure.

February 26, 2020

centralized data center

The Demise of the Centralized Data Center

Cloud|Data Center|Data Strategy

The centralized data center model is increasingly outmoded as new types of data, such as sensor, log, IoT, audio, video and edge architectures…

September 20, 2019

examples of unstructured data

Examples of Unstructured Data ⁠— 4 Enterprise Use Cases

Cloud|Object Storage|Unstructured Data

Examples of unstructured data include large media files, massive databases, data lakes, and architectural information as well as billions of small…

September 16, 2019

The Key to Your Data’s Golden Copy – Hello ActiveScale™ 5.5

ActiveScale|Cloud|Data Strategy|Object Storage

Today, we announced the new ActiveScale™ 5.5 OS. Packed with more capacity, new features, and better performance, here’s why ActiveScale is key…

July 30, 2019

Fast Data - IntelliFlash 3.10 announcement blog - race car image

Fast Data Just Got Faster with IntelliFlash 3.10

Data Protection|Fast Data|IntelliFlash

This morning we announced the IntelliFlash™ OS 3.10, the new IntelliFlash N5100 entry system and some powerful features to make scaling and data…

July 16, 2019

cloud repatriation

Cloud Repatriation – to Migrate Back or Not?

Cloud|Data Center|Hybrid Cloud

Cloud repatriation is a growing trend, but what does this mean for organizations and how should you approach your data architecture?‌‌

July 9, 2019

building a data strategy

Not All Data is Created Equal – Best Practices for Building a Data Strategy

Analytics|Big Data|Data Strategy

Developing a data strategy is critical in both managing diverse datasets and aligning data to drive actionable business insights‌. But how do you…

June 28, 2019

data strategy framework

How to Build a Data Strategy Framework

Analytics|Data Strategy

Once stakeholders agree that data is an asset to us, who actually sits in the captain’s chair and steers the ship toward building and executing on…

June 17, 2019

file management tips

File Management — 3 Ways to Keep Files from Driving You Crazy!

Data Strategy|File Management

Are you wondering how to remain sane in the unruly world of file management? These 3 tips may help you and your business.

June 5, 2019