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Western Digital Introduces 4 TB microSDUC, 8 TB SDUC, and 16 TB External SSDs

Western Digital’s BiCS8 218-layer 3D NAND is being put to good use in a wide range of client and enterprise platforms, including WD’s upcoming Gen 5 client SSDs and 128 TB-class datacenter SSD. On the external storage front, the company demonstrated four different products: for card-based media, 4 TB microSDUC and 8 TB SDUC cards […]

Edge Computing and the Burgeoning IoT Security Threat

By 2030, Statista expects more than 32 billion IoT devices in the world. Gartner predicted in 2018 that 75% of enterprise-generated data will be created outside of centralized data centers or clouds by 2025, as data moves closer to the edge. Enterprise IT teams manage many of these IoT devices. Yet, IoT devices still pose […]

1MW data center up for auction in Albion, New York state

A former enterprise data center is up for sale outside Rochester in New York state. The 130,000 sq ft (12,100 sqm) facility is located in Albion, between Rochester and Buffalo. An offering listed on RI Marketplace by Marcus & Millichap states that the two-story facility offers a “whopping” 1MW of capacity and is air-cooled. The […]

Why Data Centers Need a Power Reality Check

At the Data Center Knowledge News Desk during Data Center World 2025, ExoFusion CEO Romi Mahajan shared his perspective on the evolving energy landscape and the need for fundamental changes in how we power data centers. With data centers already consuming 3% of global electricity and projections suggesting this could reach 10% within five to […]

Yes, many flagship phones now look the same – but I don’t think it’s a bad thing

Every year, like clockwork, major companies unveil new smartphones with slick presentations and big promises. And every year, someone inevitably sighs, “They all look the same” (indeed, 915 TechRadar readers did just that in a recent poll). To be fair, it’s hard to argue against that sentiment, especially having recently unboxed my new iPhone 16 […]

Four things I expect to see at Dell Technologies World 2025

Dell Technologies World 2025 starts on 19 May 2025 in Las Vegas and I will be one of the many journalists, IT professionals, channel partners and others making their way to the Nevada desert to hear what CEO Michael Dell and the rest of the executive team have to say. It’s been nearly 10 years […]

How Hyperscale Data Centers Are Rethinking Cooling Efficiency

As hyperscale data centers scale to meet the demands of AI, cloud computing, and data-intensive workloads, cooling infrastructure must also evolve. These facilities consume vast amounts of energy and water, making efficient cooling strategies essential for operational stability, sustainability, and regulatory compliance. Cooling remains one of the most resource-intensive aspects of hyperscale data center operations. […]

Walmart prepares for a future where AI agents do the shopping

The big picture: A rise of AI shopping agents is promising to reshape the retail landscape in ways that are only beginning to come into focus. As Walmart navigates this frontier, the company’s moves highlight a critical truth: the race to win over AI shoppers is just beginning, and the rules are being written on […]

Kioxia Demonstrates RAID Offload Scheme for NVMe Drives

At FMS 2024, Kioxia had a proof-of-concept demonstration of their proposed a new RAID offload methodology for enterprise SSDs. The impetus for this is quite clear: as SSDs get faster in each generation, RAID arrays have a major problem of maintaining (and scaling up) performance. Even in cases where the RAID operations are handled by […]

5 Thoughts From Mobile World Congress 2025

Mobile World Congress 2025 is in the books. As in the past, the event was filled with news from a variety of vendors focused on network transformation, both enterprise and telco. Vendor announcements ranged from Wi-Fi to cellular to software-defined networking, but a handful of themes permeated across the show. Below are my top five […]

Disk drive capacity shipments out to 2030 forecast to rocket upwards – Blocks and Files

An analyst report says disk drive capacity shipments are orojected to rise steeply bupwards between now and 2030. Tom Coughlin This data is included in Tom Coughlin’s latest 174-page Digital Storage Technology Newsletter which looks at how the three disk drive suppliers fared in the first 2025 quarter and forecasts disk drive units abd capacity […]

Arabsat signs agreements with Telesat Lightspeed and Quadsat

The Arab Satellite Communications Organization, or Arabsat, has signed a slew of deals starting and advancing a number of relationships including Telesat and Quadsat. The deals were announced at this year’s CABSAT 2025 event, held in Dubai. On 14 May, the company signed a term sheet for a multi-gigabit per second capacity pool with Telesat […]

A Guide to Investing in Digital Infrastructure

From an investor’s perspective, data centers are just real estate – a special type of real estate, but real estate, nonetheless. That’s why the companies that own and operate data centers are often called real estate investment trusts, or REITs. If you want to invest in the data center industry, purchasing shares in an REIT […]

Spain to vet power plants’ cybersecurity for ‘great blackout’ cause

The report resulting from this committee’s investigation, which will specify the causes of the “zero” electricity incident, must be ready by next August, as required by the European Commission. Additionally, the European Electricity Coordination Group, which reports to the European Commission and independent regulators, will prepare an independent report from Brussels, at the request of […]

CISOs take the back seat as dev teams claim responsibility for application security

Application security is becoming an increasingly important factor in the purchasing decisions of software companies, with responsibility shifting towards development teams. According to findings from Checkmarx’ annual report, 49% of chief information security officers (CISOs) from a range of industries and regions said buyers regularly factor it in, with a quarter saying that application security […]

How AI is Transforming Data Centers

AI is rapidly transforming data centers, as the massive computational workloads required to support generative AI, autonomous systems, and numerous other advanced technologies are pressing current facilities to their limits. By 2030, data centers are expected to reach 35 gigawatts of power consumption annually, up from 17 GW in 2022, according to management consulting firm McKinsey […]

Motorola Razr Ultra – 2025 Reviews, Pros and Cons

100 If you’re looking to dip your toe into the foldable waters, I’d consider saving a few hundred and picking up last year’s Razr 50 Ultra – it’s still an exceptional phone in its own right. If you want the very best flip phone for your money, however, the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra is an […]

Hundreds of e-commerce sites hacked in supply-chain attack

Hundreds of e-commerce sites, at least one owned by a large multinational company, were backdoored by malware that executes malicious code inside the browsers of visitors, where it can steal payment card information and other sensitive data, security researchers said Monday. The infections are the result of a supply-chain attack that compromised at least three […]

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