Tips and Tricks
NVMe™: A Guide to Everything You Need to Know
Whether you are still trying to understand what NVMe is, what it might mean for your organization, or how to map out a deployment strategy - this NVMe guide is for you!
April 22, 2019 • 2 min read Data
Better Performance: VMware®’s Suggestions for Identifying Proper Workload Configuration on vSAN Performance Testbed
A more in-depth look at the HCIBench configuration used in the initial baseline and VMware’s suggested methodology to identify a sweet spot, which helped to achieve 600,000+ IOPS
August 4, 2017 • 8 min read Data
What in the World are WHQL, AQs and PCS?
Our enterprise HDDs and SSDs at Western Digital are known for industry-leading reliability and Quality of Service (QoS). For this reason, they are widely used by cloud service providers, server OEMs and server ODMs.
March 15, 2017 • 5 min read Data
Tips to Best Prepare Against Ransomware Attacks
Today, ransomware is evolving into an global epidemic threat. Welcome our guest blogger Jim Crook, Senior Product Marketing Manager at CTERA, as he shares different preventive measures you can take to best prepare for a ransomware attack.
February 15, 2017 • 4 min read Data
The Object Storage Dictionary from A to Z – Part II
You've heard of Object Storage, but what does it really mean? Here’s Part II of our Object Storage dictionary, from Namespace to Zeta Architecture.
February 13, 2017 • 3 min read Data
Why Overprovision an SSD?
Why overprovision an SSD? Overprovisioning with SanDisk X400 SSD can improve overall performance – higher throughput (IOPS) and lower latencies.
November 17, 2016 • 1 min read Data
Data Availability vs. Durability – An Important Difference You Should Know
Data availability and durability are two very different aspects of data accessibility, that serve different objectives. Here are the key differences you should know.
November 9, 2016 • 5 min read Data
Rock Climbing with the HTC 10
In April 2016, HTC launched their new flagship smartphone, the HTC 10. This built upon much of what they had done before, but included a major upgrade in the imaging performance, sufficient for it to become the second SanDisk-EPIC Certified smartphone. Sitting at the top of the HTC smartphone line, the HTC 10 packs in […]
July 6, 2016 • 3 min read Data
Key Considerations for Buying a Drone
Despite an ongoing drumbeat from various global governments about restricting drones and their use, they are continuing to rise (excuse the pun) in popularity, size and complexity. If you’re in the market for a drone it can make for a confusing marketplace, so where should you start if you want a drone to capture some […]
May 17, 2016 • 6 min read Data
Hands-on: Putting the HTC 10 Through the Paces
Back on the 12th April, HTC took a big step forward in the evolution of their mobile phones – they launched the HTC 10. Lucky for me, I’d had a pre-production unit to play with a little before launch and was then invited to attend the launch event in New York City, where my pre-production […]
May 10, 2016 • 3 min read Data