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2019 Data Center Year in Review

2019 Data Center Year in Review

A year-end recap of digital use cases, vertical applications, and cloud architecture options for your perusal, matched with the key Western Digital product and technological announcements we made throughout the year.

December 16, 2019 • 8 min read Data

How Open Innovation Can Free the Data Path

How Open Innovation Can Free the Data Path

A general purpose processor is fine for most servers and mobile phones, but isn’t optimized for the specific requirements created by the rise of Big Data and Fast Data applications. A big data application such as analytics has a very different processing profile that can handle large amounts of data versus a Fast Data application such as autonomous car controls, which requires time-critical processing for smaller amounts of data.

August 6, 2018 • 6 min read Data

IT Governance in the Cloud Era

IT Governance in the Cloud Era

Enterprise IT often faces dueling forces. While the cloud and a proliferation of smart devices have opened new opportunities for data access, storage, and insights, they also introduce the potential for security risks and unprecedented data management challenges. Enterprise data is no longer confined within an organization’s network and infrastructure. Data could reside in an […]

November 30, 2022 • 6 min read Data

The Tech Enabling the MMO Gaming Experience

The Tech Enabling the MMO Gaming Experience

MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) Gaming is big business. In 2017, an estimated $30 billion USD was spent on MMO gaming. That number is projected to grow even further. Players located across the globe simultaneously interact with these MMO games, including Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs).  Using their own computers, players access these games via their Internet […]

September 11, 2018 • 5 min read Data