In the last few years we’ve seen a rapid rise in the quality of images produced by smartphones, which has occurred in tandem with a growing desire by consumers to capture, store and share their lives in photos and video clips. Mobile devices still lag behind more advanced traditional cameras because of the physical limitations […]
September 23, 2015 • 3 min read Data
Today’s customers are accustomed to incredibly fast-paced standards when it comes to online services. John Scaramuzzo explains why infrastructure needs to respond as fast as the user to make sure revenue is not lost.
September 22, 2015 • 4 min read Data
Today, successful IT teams are the ones with a deep knowledge of how to drive the business forward. Here are 6 quick tips for CIOs to get your team there.
September 21, 2015 • 4 min read Data
The typical gaming computer consumes as much power each year as approximately three refrigerators, according to a study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The comparison is one of the many eye-opening statistics in a paper written by Nathaniel and Evan Mills on the impact of high-performance PCs on household energy consumption and the steps that […]
September 16, 2015 • 4 min read Data
As you probably know by now, the growth of smartphone shipments slowed in the second quarter, in part because of slowing demand in China. Worldwide, shipments came to 330 million units, a 13.5% increase from the year before. While most industries would cheer, it’s a drop from the 19% plus growth rates seen in earlier […]
September 16, 2015 • 3 min read Data
To deploy a cost-effective data warehouse solution you need balance. But the storage system impacts the ability to extract the insights you’re looking for. Peter Plamondon shares how flash comes to the rescue.
September 15, 2015 • 6 min read Data
What human activity will generate the most data in the future? Media? Financial analytics? The answer, it turns out, could be in our collective DNA. Where Big Data is Getting Much Bigger Human genomics is poised to become one of the largest, if not the largest, sources of new data over the next decade, said […]
September 10, 2015 • 4 min read Data
Shooting in low light is one area where mobile devices have struggled. SanDisk’s EPIC initiative enables manufacturers to offer endusers devices that will provide high image quality and a good user-experience. In part 1 of this blog, we looked at the genesis of the EPIC Initiative to improve mobile photography. In this post, we will […]
September 9, 2015 • 4 min read Data
Mobile imaging is here to stay and through the EPIC initiative SanDisk aims to help drive this growth by partnering with mobile manufacturers and taking a holistic view to mobile device imaging to provide greater image quality and a more enjoyable user experience. Mobile phone photography is here to stay. This is no longer a […]
September 2, 2015 • 3 min read Data
Working with Oracle database deployments, from earlier versions such as Oracle 7x to the latest Oracle database 12c , I have witnessed how storage systems have evolved to support Oracle database critical workloads. Previously, traditional storage arrays, built with spinning hard disk drives, were able to manage the performance requirements. But the increase in the […]
September 2, 2015 • 5 min read Data
