Western Digital Execs Honored as CRN Channel Chiefs
It’s very cool when your company is recognized for its innovations in technology, but it’s just as exciting when the people who make it successful are honored for their achievements. Today, we are thrilled to share that not one, but TWO, of our channel executives have been honored by CRN® magazine as 2018 Channel Chiefs! […]
February 13, 2018 • 6 min read Data
Data is Driving Automotive Innovation in Japan & Beyond
Western Digital hit the road to attend the 10th Automotive World in Tokyo, Japan, where data was driving automotive innovation. Automotive World Japan is the world’s largest exhibition of advanced automotive technologies. More than 2,600 exhibitors showcased their services and solutions for this rapidly growing industry. More than 38,000 visitors attended the show — up 30% over last year – […]
February 8, 2018 • 6 min read Data
Western Digital Talks RISC-V and the Freedom to Innovate
What is RISC-V? Why should it matter to you? And why is Western Digital going all in with this instruction set architecture (ISA)? Our own Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Martin Fink, joined by Dave Tang, Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing, sits down with theCUBE host Jeff Frick to discuss all of this […]
February 5, 2018 • 2 min read People
How Much Data Does the Big Game Generate?
No matter who wins, data plays a major role in the 'Big Game' and may help make or break this Sunday’s champions. So how much data does the 'Big Game' generate?
February 2, 2018 • 3 min read Data
Enabling Data to Thrive in Content Delivery Networks
Today, Western Digital introduced a purpose-built SATA SSD for read-intensive workloads, typical in environments like content delivery networks (CDNs). But before I share some product specifics, let’s take a quick look at what CDNs make possible. Several exciting, major sporting events are set to take place in 2018 that will captivate audiences across the globe. […]
January 31, 2018 • 4 min read Data
Western Digital Media & Entertainment Executive Council
Sunday night wrapped up this year’s Sundance Festival in Utah, and we were there talking with key executives and IT stakeholders behind the scenes of the media & entertainment industry. It’s not by chance we chose Sundance as the location for the first meeting of our Media & Entertainment Executive Council. We have been working […]
January 31, 2018 • 3 min read Data
Why We.care at Western Digital
Dressed in We.care shirts, donning hair nets and equipped with gloves, Western Digital employees across twenty-five company locations around the globe packed more than one million meals in fall 2017 to help fight hunger. Why? Because at Western Digital, employees are not only delivering the possibilities for data to thrive, but also participating in the […]
January 30, 2018 • 4 min read People
Backup to Object Storage? It’s faster (and cheaper) than you think
To compete in today’s market, the TCO of an object storage system for long term data retention needs to be in the same ballpark OR LESS than tape. See how you can build a backup to object storage private cloud solution that's 52% lower TCO!
January 29, 2018 • 4 min read Data
Optimizing Your Storage Spaces Direct Configuration
In this blog series, Peter Plamondon will be sharing helpful, broad guidelines on how to optimize your Storage Spaces Direct configuration and avoid common pitfalls.
January 26, 2018 • 5 min read Data
The “Invisible” Technology Behind AI
You’d be hard pressed to find a topic that’s hotter in the world of technology than artificial intelligence, or AI. Virtually every company in the tech world (and many outside of it!) seems to be touting the addition of AI-based features to their new devices, applications, or services. Of course, it’s easy to understand why. […]
January 23, 2018 • 6 min read Technology