Building Blocks: How Data Reinforces Construction Projects
More than half of construction projects are behind deadline. Data has a significant role to play in speeding up and optimizing these projects.
October 25, 2021 • 5 min read Data
SQL Server OLTP Consolidation – How to Get the Right S2D Caching Tier
How can you maximize your SQL Server OLTP Consolidation? Peter Plamondon looks at what you need to know about the caching tier and working set size to make SQL Server OLTP Consolidation, using Storage Spaces Direct, a success.
November 28, 2018 • 8 min read Data
Configuring Western Digital’s vSAN Performance Testbed
From post-install tasks through networking configuration and vSAN cluster setup, this blog takes you step by step in configuring Western Digital’s vSAN performance testbed.
July 12, 2017 • 7 min read Data
Driving the Next Decade of Data Technology Innovations
Flash memory and capacity HDD will continue to coexist, with Western Digital well positioned across the full spectrum of opportunities. “We’re in a strong position to define the future of data-centric compute architectures.” — Mike Cordano As the scale of data continues to increase through Big Data and Fast Data demands, and the diversity of […]
October 11, 2017 • 1 min read Data
The Case for Composability
Data is not rigid and the infrastructure in which it lives cannot be rigid either. Open composability drives a future of flexible data centers that offer the choice to build requisite infrastructure on the fly to serve specific workloads and data types.
May 24, 2019 • 3 min read Data
From Abstraction to Visualization – Tackling Data in New Media Workflows
From abstraction to visualization, making sense of the content across various platforms and formats is a game-changer for media & entertainment.
April 26, 2019 • 3 min read Data
Top IoT Use Cases of 2020
From self-driving vehicles to smartwatches to drones, here are the top IoT use cases in 2020 and how IoT data analytics impacts business intelligence.
December 9, 2019 • 9 min read Technology
A Guide to the Role of Flash in VMware Virtual SAN Capacity Tier
VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) is new approach to hypervisor-converged infrastructure that I’ve written about extensively on this blog. I want to take the opportunity to give an overview of the role and benefits of highest capacity flash when used in VSAN capacity tier and share some suggestions and best practices for implementation. VSAN Capacity Tier […]
March 24, 2015 • 7 min read Data
Speeds, Feeds and Needs – Understanding SSD Endurance
It's simple to think flash is flash, but it's not all created equal. Learn how SSD endurance affects the life expectancy and costs of your enterprise SSD.
January 13, 2015 • 7 min read Data
Why Flash Memory is the Great Disruptor
We are on the verge of a significant milestone with the advent of 3D NAND. In case you missed it, last week we announced that we have commenced operations of a 3D NAND pilot line in Yokkaichi, Japan. Our first product from the line is a 256Gb X3 NAND device constructed from 48 layers of […]
August 11, 2015 • 4 min read Data