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Software-Defined Vehicles are Revving Up
As the automotive industry and consumers await fully autonomous vehicles, increasingly software-defined vehicles (SDVs) are evolving. What used to be a mostly mechanical product is becoming progressively more software driven. An analysis of seven major automakers found that they are each currently allocating 25% to 30% of their R&D budgets to software. This massive amount of software […]
April 17, 2024 • 6 min read Technology
What’s Your Create: Aradhita Parasrampuria
Aradhita Parasrampuria’s career in fashion was never in doubt, even as a little girl in Gujarat, India. Her hometown is a center of the fashion industry in India, so from an early age she was surrounded by artistry and design. “My whole childhood I was immersed in the world of fashion,” Parasrampuria recalled. “I thought […]
March 12, 2024 • 6 min read People
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
NVMe-oF Full Speed Ahead
As users expect fast response times from increasingly massive amounts of data, data center architects at cloud service providers and OEMs are furthering their investment in NVMe™ and NVMe-oF™ into their IT infrastructures. Western Digital launched its next step in NVMe and NVMe-oF with enhanced versions of its OpenFlex™ Data24 NVMe-oF storage platform, next-generation RapidFlex […]
August 8, 2023 • 6 min read Products
Lucas Gilman, Adventure Photographer: Capturing the Extremes
Lucas Gilman lives on the edge. A world-renowned adventure photographer and filmmaker, he spends nearly 180 days a year traveling the globe. Whether he’s strapped to a helicopter filming surfers, hanging upside-down atop a waterfall to document a kayaker’s descent, or nearly kidnapped in the jungle, Gilman captures once-in-a-lifetime moments. “The things that I shoot […]
June 6, 2023 • 7 min read People
How Distinguished Engineer John Contreras Discovered an Unlikely Career Path
John Contreras, a distinguished engineer in Western Digital’s hard disk drive (HDD) CTO group, always knew he liked to build things, from electronic amplifiers and logic circuits to skateboard ramps. But he wouldn’t be the distinguished engineer he is today if not for influential high school math teachers and a fluke skateboarding accident resulting in […]
December 27, 2022 • 7 min read People
M.2 SSD: The Form Factor of the Future, Today
Flash memory comes in all shapes and sizes thanks to the power of semiconductors and NAND wafers. This flexibility inspired many form factors, from flash drives to SD cards, to push storage forward. The M.2 SSD (pronounced m-dot-two) became one of the most prolific form factors on the market, thanks to its unparalleled speed and […]
November 15, 2022 • 6 min read Products
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
What It Takes to Build an Award-Winning Drive
Excellence is a lifelong pursuit. WD_BLACK has a global team committed to making its products world class.
March 21, 2022 • 6 min read Products
How Engineers Turned 10,000 Devices into an Analytics Goldmine
In a fast-moving and rigorous development environment, one systems engineer's hunch turned into product engineering prowess.
February 17, 2022 • 5 min read Technology