Three Reasons We’re Thankful for Data on this Thanksgiving Day
For many of us, this is an important time of the year for reflection. As we count our blessings, let us share three reasons we’re thankful for data this Thanksgiving.
November 22, 2017 • 2 min read Data
Better Data Lake with Apache Hadoop® on Object Storage
S3A is Hadoop's new S3 adapter that allows you to connect your Hadoop cluster to any S3 compatible object storage. Here are three advantages to using Apache Hadoop® on Object Storage vs. traditional scale-out storage, and how you can build a better data lake today.
April 10, 2018 • 5 min read Data
Reducing the Hidden Costs of Storage
How something as seemingly behind-the-scenes as a drive platform could help organizations reduce the hidden costs of storage.
July 8, 2020 • 5 min read Data
Data Warehouse (DW) in the Era of Flash: Powerful 45-55TB DW in 2U or 4U Servers
In the previous post in this series, I wrote about two data warehouse systems that fit entirely in a 2U server, Fast Track-rated for 20TB to 28TB. In this blog post we’ll look at two more Fast Track systems, this time rated for 45TB to 55TB; one in a 2-socket, 2U server and the other […]
October 1, 2015 • 4 min read Data
Digital Transformation and the State of Object Storage
By 2021, more than 80% of enterprise data will be stored in scale-out storage systems. Here's how companies are contending with digital transformation and the state of object storage in the market today.
February 23, 2018 • 3 min read Data
The Data that Saved our Lives
Helping others is a longstanding tradition of Thanksgiving. Here are four examples of how data can bring about a positive change when we harness it for good. Data. Some say it’s the new currency, economy or even oil. One thing is certain, data has changed our world and it is a rising force with boundless […]
November 20, 2018 • 3 min read Data
Make Fast Data A Priority
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
The Performance Leader: Fusion ioMemory™ Achieves 3rd TPC-H World Record!
SQL Server® 2016 Meets Fastest Flash: Companies such as Lenovo, Cisco and HPE rely on the performance and stability that Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards from SanDisk provide. They also have come to rely on SanDisk’s Data Propulsion Lab to make it work better and faster!
July 7, 2016 • 6 min read Data
Five Hard Drive Technologies Making Big Data Possible
Hard drives have been around a long time and maybe because of that they don't seem to be as exciting as SSDs. Even after 60 years, though, hard drives are still advancing by great leaps. This is the first of a series of blogs detailing upcoming technologies that Western Digital is planning to deliver to customers to enable the next 60 years of hard drives. We’re going to look at technologies to allow hard drives to store more data, revolutionary hardware designs that dramatically improve hard drive performance, and advanced methods of enabling better use of those faster, denser hard drives in cloud data centers. But before we look to the future, let's review where we are today. Here are five technologies you might not know about but which are powering leading enterprise hard drives such as the 14TB Ultrastar DC HC530 and 15TB Ultrastar DC HS620 used in many cloud data centers today.
March 4, 2019 • 5 min read Data
Getting the Same Results? 5 Ways to Improve Your IT Strategy
As you think about how to evolve your IT strategy from 'it's not broke' toward competitive advantage, here are the top 5 things you should consider.
May 8, 2019 • 4 min read Data