The world of gaming is changing dramatically. New technologies are bringing ultra-high resolutions, higher frame rates, computed virtual field of view and ultimately, incredible immersive experiences! But fueling these enhancements requires strong hardware components that can support large graphics, 4K/8K video, and VR/AR content. This week at PAX East in Boston, MA, Western Digital launched […]
April 5, 2018 • 4 min read Data
What’s new in the surveillance market? To say that interesting things are happening around surveillance technology would be a huge understatement. As we gear up for ISC West this year, some of the most significant trends we’re seeing are: artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, the power of IoT, combining different data sources to add meta […]
April 3, 2018 • 5 min read Data
From digital edge, to monetizing content, blockchain and more - The Big 5 with Chuck Correll of Equinix is your ultimate NAB Show preview on the big trends in media & entertainment.
April 2, 2018 • 7 min read Data
The impact of deduplication on traditional storage efficiency was significant. Now deduplication is expanding to deliver those benefits to cloud environments. In this blog post I’ll look at how our new partnership is bringing the power of deduplication to hybrid and private cloud infrastructure. Let’s begin with the fundamentals and establish some definitions. Introduction to Data […]
March 30, 2018 • 6 min read Data
Your first backup appliance was great, but how did you feel about your fifth? Most backup appliances can’t scale to meet the capacity needs of a digital company. Learn about our partnership with StorReduce that enables primary backups to be stored directly on private or hybrid cloud, so you can retain your data at scale, at lower costs.
March 27, 2018 • 7 min read Data
We’re excited to share that Western Digital has been named among one of the 50 most innovative IoT companies by IoTInnovator.com. This list honors the “most cutting-edge companies dotting the IoT landscape” and is selected by IoT Innovator’s international editorial panel. One industry analyst predicts that by 2020 over 30 billion end point devices will be connected […]
March 26, 2018 • 3 min read Technology
360° cameras, drones, helicopters and even astronauts – 2017 NAB Show was incredible. So what's going to be hot at NAB 2018? Here's what you can expect from us in Las Vegas.
March 23, 2018 • 5 min read Data
If you're a systems engineer wondering why object storage, what is it good for, and why you would abandon an existing storage solution for an object store - Mike McWhorter has some answers for you.
March 19, 2018 • 8 min read Data
“5G”, “ecosystem”, “edge compute”, “NOW!” As I walked the halls of Mobile World Congress 2018, these were among the most common words vendors used to attract attention to their booths. (There were also some more surprising themes, like “the Internet of Cows” which I’ll explain…) But they all represent deeper messages and the top trends […]
March 16, 2018 • 6 min read Data
We are now shipping the latest product in our capacity enterprise HDD product line, the 8TB Ultrastar® DC HC320, providing a new high capacity point in our lower capacity lineup of air-based products. As part of the unification of our new Western Digital brand, the Ultrastar DC HC320 is being introduced under the Western Digital […]
March 15, 2018 • 3 min read Data
