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Best of 2018 – Our Top Technology Trends

Our top stories, most read blogs and most engaged videos, and a summary of the technology trends that mattered most to our readers. Key content from each topic that can help you get up to speed and ahead of the emerging technology game in 2019.

December 26, 2018 • 4 min read Technology

Here Comes Santa Claus, Right Down IoT Lane

Santa will need some serious help and logistics overhaul to keep up with his operations. His data requirements are both massive and complex – ingesting billions of requests, processing IoT data for predictive analytics and achieving same-day delivery worldwide. How can he transform his operations in the digital age?

December 20, 2018 • 4 min read Technology

Automotive at the Edge: Machine Learning to Avoid Potholes

There’s a new way to look out for fractures and potholes in the road. And, it doesn’t need eyes to see them. But, it does need a camera mounted on its dashboard. It’s the crux of a system that uses computer vision and machine learning to read the surface of a road.

November 15, 2018 • 4 min read Technology

Introducing the New WesternDigital.com

This morning we launched a fully redesigned westerndigital.com—and it’s more than a visual makeover. This new site truly reflects who Western Digital is today. If you have been witness to Western Digital for the past six years, you might be familiar with our journey. We have made some notable acquisitions with HGST, SanDisk and Tegile. […]

November 12, 2018 • 3 min read People

Automotive at the Edge: Using AI to Predict Mass Transit Patterns

Creating fully autonomous vehicles at scale means solving not just thousands of problems, but literally millions and billions of vehicle issues and driving scenarios. There may be light at the end of the tunnel, though. Artificial intelligence (AI) could take on these challenges by predicting passenger journeys: where passengers are going, when they need to arrive, and what stops they need to make.

October 25, 2018 • 4 min read Technology

Automotive at the Edge: Autonomous Delivery with AI

Imagine a world where your groceries are delivered to your driveway. Food that’s delivered, not by someone that you don’t know, but by… well, no one at all. We’re talking about the rise of autonomous delivery, and it’s not as far away as you might think.

October 8, 2018 • 4 min read Data

Automotive at the Edge: Machine Learning to Help Self-Driving Vehicles See Better

In the real-world, road conditions are rarely ideal and usually messy. For drivers, quick decisions are just a way of life on the road. If the goal is to have autonomous vehicles think like human drivers, then the vehicles need to see and react to everything in their path. As Dave Tokic, VP Marketing & Strategic Partnerships at Algolux, says, we need autonomous cars to have autonomous vision.

October 4, 2018 • 6 min read Technology

Machine Learning for Edge Devices

Two of the most interesting topics in the tech world today are edge computing and artificial intelligence/machine learning. Separately, they’re each making profound impacts on both consumers and businesses in everything from smart speakers to automated factory production lines. Even more intriguing, however, are applications that combine edge computing and machine learning (ML) to enable […]

August 30, 2018 • 8 min read Technology

Top 5 Surveillance Industry Trends from IFSEC International

A few weeks ago our team traveled to London to join the 600+ exhibitors and over 27,000 security professionals at IFSEC International. In addition to launching the industry’s highest capacity, deep-learning-capable, surveillance-class drive, Western Digital® Purple 12TB drive, I was able to walk the show floor. Here are the top 5 surveillance industry trends and takeaways for […]

July 13, 2018 • 8 min read Data