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Automotive Trends at CES 2018

Automotive Trends at CES 2018

Last week at CES 2018 in Las Vegas, the automotive industry was almost as common as an Elvis sighting! A recent PC Magazine headline reads, “Why CES Is Now the Greatest Car Tech Show on Earth.” There’s no question automotive dominated the show floor with new car introductions, self-driving demos, and snazzy new gadgets that […]

January 18, 2018 • 3 min read Data

2018 Data Trends – How Data Will Change

2018 Data Trends – How Data Will Change

Data is changing. Big Data is getting faster; Fast Data is getting bigger. Our bloggers look at the dynamic landscape ahead, and share their insight into 2018 data trends.

January 11, 2018 • 8 min read People

Ultrastar® 7K6: More Data, Fewer Disks

Ultrastar® 7K6: More Data, Fewer Disks

Western Digital eliminates platters to deliver better value! Even with Western Digital’s advancements in the SSD business, we remain committed to the value we can deliver with drives based on spinning media. Our latest enterprise-class hard disk drive (HDD), the Ultrastar 7K6, leverages improved areal density to provide the same capacity as the previous generation […]

January 10, 2018 • 3 min read Data

Western Digital’s New Blog to #LetDataThrive

Western Digital’s New Blog to #LetDataThrive

We’re thrilled to kick off 2018 with a brand new blog site to talk about … data. Yes, data. To most, data is not a new subject. It likely one that you are extremely familiar with. But as a world leader in system and technologies that live everywhere from advanced data centers to mobile sensors […]

January 4, 2018 • 2 min read Data

2018 Tech Trends – A 360 View on Data

2018 Tech Trends – A 360 View on Data

As the volume, velocity, variety and value of data grow, so do the possibilities. We asked our blog authors, and industry experts across the company, to take out their crystal ball and shine light on the 2018 tech trends ahead.

December 27, 2017 • 11 min read People

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

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

One of the most exciting new technologies on the near horizon is the next generation cellular network standard known as 5G. Continuing the numerical evolution that ran through 2G, 3G and the current 4G LTE technologies, this advancement will not only increase the speed of the mobile wireless networks we all depend on, it will […]

December 7, 2017 • 6 min read Data

Datascape: Cyber Daze

Datascape: Cyber Daze

Cyber Monday, Alibaba Singles Day, Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday, Holiday Online Shopping.  Let me boil it down into two words: Cyber Daze. It is worse (and better) than you think.  Cyber Monday has morphed from one day into two full months with sales that will surpass $100B according to Adobe’s reckoning. To put this […]

November 29, 2017 • 5 min read Data

Open Source RISC-V: The ISA to Enable Next Generation Data-Centric Computing

Open Source RISC-V: The ISA to Enable Next Generation Data-Centric Computing

RISC-V is ideally suited to serve as the foundation of data-centric compute architectures. As an OS processor, it can enable purpose-built architectures by supporting the independent scaling of resources. Its modular design approach allows for more efficient processors for edge and mobile systems.

November 28, 2017 • 5 min read People