SQL Server® 2016 Always On AGs – Over 70K Transactions/Sec
SQL Server 2016 Always On Availability Groups (AGs) feature new performance enhancements. We took them to the test using HPE Servers and SanDisk® flash - flipping the AG /faster Bit!
October 20, 2016 • 5 min read Data
The March to the Launch of SQL Server 2016 Begins Today
The march to the launch of SQL Server 2016 begins today! SQL Server 2016 takes advantage of hardware advances to deliver more value and capabilities that businesses need. Here's why we're excited!
March 10, 2016 • 3 min read Data
Flash-Optimized SQL Server Solutions – SanDisk® at Microsoft Ignite 2015
Microsoft Ignite 2015 is just a few days away and we’re excited to showcase our industry leading portfolio of Flash-Optimized solutions for Microsoft SQL Server. Join SanDisk® in Booth #109 This year, SanDisk® is present as a Gold Sponsor and we are planning live theatre sessions running daily in addition to five dedicated solution demo […]
May 1, 2015 • 4 min read Data
SanDisk® is Cloudera Certified! Hadoop with Confidence
Within our SanDisk® labs, I conducted a number of experiments with Apache Hadoop and SanDisk flash, mainly our CloudSpeed Ascend SATA Solid State Drives (SSDs). The initial experiments were with standard Hadoop benchmarks, namely the Terasort and the TestDFSIO benchmarks. These benchmarks helped show me how SanDisk SSDs helped boost the performance of the Terasort […]
November 10, 2014 • 3 min read Data
HANA 2015 : Flash-Optimize Your SAP HANA Environment
SanDisk® will be in Nice, France this week at the SAPinsider HANA 2015 event as a Silver sponsor. We’re excited to showcase our industry leading Flash-Optimized solutions for SAP HANA®, Sybase, ERP and other applications. Join SanDisk in Booth #140 Be sure to visit our booth which is located just to the left of the main entrance […]
June 15, 2015 • 3 min read Data
Oracle OpenWorld – Past, Present and Future: Your Event Guide From an OOW Veteran
Marcel Proust had his memoir—“Remembrance of Things Past”—to re-live all that had gone before. The entire novel was accompanied by a stream of memories from the still-rather-young author, who has been snacking on madeleine cookies and drinking café au lait. It is a work of seven volumes, with many hundreds of characters appearing throughout—a march […]
September 26, 2014 • 8 min read Data
Enabling Data to Thrive in Content Delivery Networks
Today, Western Digital introduced a purpose-built SATA SSD for read-intensive workloads, typical in environments like content delivery networks (CDNs). But before I share some product specifics, let’s take a quick look at what CDNs make possible. Several exciting, major sporting events are set to take place in 2018 that will captivate audiences across the globe. […]
January 31, 2018 • 4 min read Data
Save Points and Memory Cards: The History of Gaming Storage
Ever since the first high score was recorded in a Space Invaders arcade cabinet, saving progress has been at the core of video games. Whether it’s time to take a break, or time to try a risky maneuver, data storage has been there for gamers. But how did the industry get from the battery-operated cartridges of the […]
September 12, 2023 • 6 min read Technology
Dr. Kiran Gunnam: a Career in Novel Ideas
Dr. Kiran Gunnam is a prolific inventor with nearly 100 patents ranging from space docking technology to robotics and next-gen memories.
April 25, 2022 • 7 min read People
The Magnetic Attraction of ePMR
In conducting research and development toward other energy-assisted magnetic recording (EAMR) technologies, Western Digital engineers discovered a way to significantly increase HDD capacity using ePMR, or energy-assisted perpendicular magnetic recording.
August 19, 2021 • 7 min read Products