Damaris Davis: Generating the Future
After 20 years at Western Digital, HDD Development Engineer Damaris Davis is still looking for complex problems to solve.
April 11, 2022 • 5 min read People
Flash in the Cloud – SanDisk® at Linux and OpenStack Events
On the West Coast we rarely see thunder and lightning in the spring or summer. But this year, thanks to El Niño, there are brilliant flashes lighting up the clouds. But flash and the cloud are not only a weather phenomena, flash has entered cloud data centers in a very big way. This month, SanDisk® […]
April 14, 2016 • 6 min read Data
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
Foundational Technologies to Achieve Growth in $/TB Value for Capacity HDD
Helium-sealed technology is just one of three essential pillars that support higher track density. “We have made deliberate and substantial investments in both Damascene and micro-actuation for the past five-plus years to push the limits of areal density.” — Brendan Collins Western Digital has existing technologies that provide the foundation to support increased TPI. The […]
October 11, 2017 • 5 min read Data
David Hall: Constraints are Opportunities for Innovation
David Hall is a tech innovator and inventor. While his official title is that of a distinguished engineer, his colleagues call him a visionary, an influencer, a tech evangelist, and an instigator. But his journey to tech visionary is far from typical. From Iowa to innovation Hall was born in a small town in Iowa […]
October 12, 2022 • 7 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
Data Lives Everywhere
What do the medical imaging devices and pinball machines have in common? They both have local storage requirements. From 3D images of my own pearly whites or just the high score of the latest Pinball Wizard, more and more devices are relying on solid state drives to safeguard their most important local data. In fact, […]
July 12, 2016 • 3 min read Data
Microsoft Launches Underwater Data Center: Two Things to Watch
Is it Better Down Where it’s Wetter? Earlier this month, Microsoft Research unveiled Project Natick: an ambitious experiment to plant a data center in sea water. The 38,000 pound chamber vessel only contains enough space for around 300 PCs, but full-fledged commercially deployed vessels would invariably contain more room. If it works, the underwater data […]
February 4, 2016 • 3 min read Data
The Value of Blockchain & the IoT Data Marketplace
Blockchain is powering emerging technologies and will enable the marketplaces of the future due to three key capabilities: access control; security; and transparency. The powerful capabilities of this technology will unlock the potential of the multi-billion dollar IoT data marketplace in the coming years and decades.
May 31, 2018 • 3 min read Technology
From Floor to Door: Barcodes Are Running Our World
When a baby is born in a hospital, one of the first things they’ll receive is a barcode. It may not be the most poignant gift for the profound experience of birth, but barcodes help ensure a baby is matched to the right mother. They link lab results to a patient’s record. And they are […]
March 14, 2023 • 7 min read Technology