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Toshiba and Western Digital In Arbitration
The high stakes moves to acquire Toshiba’s flash memory assets, which with Western Digital’s share...

WannaCry Ransomware Demonstrations The Value Of Better Security and Backups
Ransomware encrypts the data in your storage system or personal ...

Micron Makes a Storage Systems Move
There is value to the component companies to move into the storage subsystem market. This allows...

Memory Pools Continue Applications Acceleration
HPE is one of the companies pioneering the concept of memory pools, using the range of new memory...

See the POST magazine Storage Supplement and our ad on page 15!

How Big is a Ruin?
So how big is a digital reconstruction of a historical site? This year it will be about 20 TB but...

2017 Survey of Digital Storage Professionals
At the 2017 Creative Storage ConferenceSM, May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA, Tom Coughlin of Coughlin Associates, will present high-level results from the 2017 Survey of Digital Storage Professionals (our 8th survey). If you are a media and entertainment professional we welcome you to participate in this survey.

Toshiba May Sell Additional NAND Stake To Western Digital
Tom Coughlin consults and writes on digital storage and applications. He is chairman of the Storage Visions, Creative Storage Conferences as well as ...

Digital Storage Projections for 2017, Part 3
Storage efficiency is increasing with continuing developments in virtualization and storage, but...

HDDs, Optical Discs and Magnetic Tape in 2017
Solid state storage is dominating in high performance applications but there is still a need for...

Digital Storage Projections For 2017, Part 2
Forbes
Tom Coughlin consults and writes on digital storage and applications. He is chairman of the Storage Visions, Creative Storage Conferences as well as ...

Why Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) Stock Is Headed for Blue Skies
Thomas Coughlin of Storage Visions explained last week: “3D NAND is still ramping up at most suppliers, and as a consequence, there is an expected ...

Everspin and Qumulo Advances
verspin’s quarterly announcement shows a broader market acceptance of MRAM and encourages...

New Ways To Process and Store

The future of technology is discontinuous. It will be driven by major changes in computer...

The Persistance of Memory
The issue of loss of data is partly a hardware issue—data can decay on physical storage media, but...

Creative Storage Conference Keynote Speaker Roy Taylor Delves Into VR
Roy Taylor, corporate VP and head of alliances, content and VR, at AMD Radeon
Technologies Group, is bullish on the future of virtual reality, citing such
factors as some 300 startups in the VR/AR.

This comes out to about $0.30 per GB for raw storage capacity...

Flash Capacity, Endurance and Data Retention Trade-offs
F lash memory is finding its way into more and more consumer, industrial and enterprise...

Big Flash, Read Flash, All Flash

Checking the Trends at Storage Visions 2016 - Electronic Design

Storage Visions 2015 - SATA IO-5

Does Flash Memory have a higher Areal Density than HDDS?

DDN WOS Object Storage Wins 2016 Storage Visions Award

Driving Away from the Storage Visions 2016 Conference

Quantum's Xcellis Earns 2016 Storage Visions Award

Storage Visions to focus on women in tech and digital storage

Storage Visions Visionary Product Award

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Press Releases

2017 Digital Storage for Media and Entertainment Report Released
—Significant increase expected in digital storage projections—
San Jose, CA—August 10, 2017—The 2017 Digital Storage for Media and Entertainment Report, from Coughlin Associates, provides 248 pages of in-depth analysis of the role of digital storage in all aspects of professional media and entertainment. Projections out to 2022 for digital storage demand in content capture, post-production, content distribution and content archiving are provided in 64 tables and 115 figures. more...

Digital Preservation at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Conference Registration Deadline is May 22, 2017
San Jose, CA, May 18, 2017—There will be an insightful session on Archiving and Digital Preservation for Media and Entertainment at the 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017). The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Some sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are still available. more...

Cloud Collaboration at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Conference Registration Deadline is May 22, 2017
San Jose, CA, May 15, 2017—There will be an exciting session on Cloud Storage for Media and Entertainment at the 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017). The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Some sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are still available. more...

Google Keynote Speaker at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Conference Registration Deadline is May 22, 2017
San Jose, CA, May 11, 2017—Dave Elliot from Google’s Cloud Platform will be a keynote speaker for the 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017). The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Some sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are still available. more...

AI in Media and Entertainment at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Conference Registration Deadline is May 22, 2017
San Jose, CA, May 5, 2017—A special session on machine learning, Asset Management, Metadata and Security will be another highlights of the 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017). The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Some sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are still available. more...

Exciting Session on 4K/HDR/VR Workflows at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Conference Registration Deadline is May 22, 2017
San Jose, CA, April 28, 2017—A special session focusing on content capture and post-production will be one of the highlights of the 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017). The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Some sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are still available. more...

Michelle Munson of Aspera is a Keynote Speaker at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Conference Registration Deadline is May 22, 2017
San Jose, CA, April 18, 2017—Michelle Munson of Aspera, an IBM Company, will give a keynote on cloud collaboration with high-speed file transfer services at the 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017). The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Some sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are still available. more...

Aspera is a Platinum Sponsor of the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Conference Registration Deadline is May 22, 2017
San Jose, CA, April 11, 2017—Aspera, an IBM Company is a Platinum Sponsor of the 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017). The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Some sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are still available. more...

Quantum Keynote on 4K Storage Deployments at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Conference Registration Deadline is May 22, 2017
San Jose, CA, April 4, 2017—David Frederick from Quantum will be a keynote speaker at the 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017). Ken joins Lucas Wilson from SuperSphereVR as a keynote speaker. The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits are available. more...

Google is a Diamond Sponsor for the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, March 28, 2017—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) will have Google as the Diamond Sponsor for the second year in a row. The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits are available. The speaker submission deadline is April 1. more...

New Exhibitors at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, March 23, 2017—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) will include exhibits by CineSys Oceana (DDP Americas) and by Kingston Technologies. The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits are available. The speaker submission deadline is April 1. more...

Independent Film Makers talk about Protecting the Life of Content at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, March 16, 2017—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) will have a special session, featuring storage companies and independent film makers speaking about Protecting the Life of Content. The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits are available. The speaker submission deadline is April 1. more...

2017 Creative StorageSM Conference Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, March 10, 2017—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) speaker submission deadline is April 1. The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits are available.
You can submit speakers/panelists for this premier event at http://www.creativestorage.org/2017SpeakersCall.htm. more...

Lucas Wilson Keynote on 360 Degree Video Workflows at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, March 2, 2017—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) features a keynote talk by Lucas Wilson from SuperSphereVR on 360-degree video workflows. We also have a new exhibitor, Caringo. The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits are available. more...

2017 Creative StorageSM Conference Announces New Sponsors and Exhibitors
Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, February 9, 2017—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) will include new sponsors and exhibitors Microsoft and StorageDNA. The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits are available. more...

2017 Creative StorageSM Conference Agenda Focuses on Storage for VR and 4K/8K Workflows
Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, February 3, 2017—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) has updated the conference agenda. The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits are available. more...

New Sponsors and Exhibitors at the 2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, January 19, 2017—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) will include new sponsors and exhibitors NetApp and SGL . The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits are available. more..

Quantum is a Platinum Sponsor for the2017 Creative StorageSM Conference
Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, January 10, 2017—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) will feature Quantum as a Platinum Sponsor. The conference will be May 24, 2017 in Culver City, CA. Submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits are available. more..

2017 Creative StorageSM Moves By One Day
Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, December 19, 2016—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) is moving one day, from May 25, 2017 to May 24, 2017. The conference is now taking submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits.

The Eleveth Annual Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) will be held Wendesday May 24, 2017 at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA (www.creativestorage.org). This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers and professional media and entertainment end users to explore the conference theme of “The Next Act of Storage: Digital Storage Makes Art Happen.” At CS 2017 you can find out the latest developments in digital storage for media and entertainment, find out how other media professionals meet their digital storage needs and network with industry professionals.
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2017 Creative StorageSM Announces Call for Presentations, Sponsors and Exhibitors
Speaker Submission Deadline is April 1, 2017
San Jose, CA, November 29, 2016—The 2017 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) is now taking submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits.

The Eleveth Annual Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2017) will be held Thursday May 25, 2017 at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA (www.creativestorage.org). This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers and professional media and entertainment end users to explore the conference theme of “The Next Act of Storage: Digital Storage Makes Art Happen.” At CS 2017 you can find out the latest developments in digital storage for media and entertainment, find out how other media professionals meet their digital storage needs and network with industry professionals. more..

Save the Dates for the 2017 Creative StorageSM and 2017 Storage Visions™ Conferences
San Jose, CA, September 15, 2016—Dates, locations and themes have been set for the 2017 Creative StorageSM and Storage VisionsTM Conferences. Sponsors and exhibitors are being sought for both conferences, the call for papers are open and early registration is open as well.

The 2017 Creative Storage ConferenceSM, now in its 11th year, will be May 25, 2017 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Culver City, CA. The theme of this conference, which focuses on digital storage for professional media and entertainment is “The Next Act of Storage: Digital Storage Makes Art Happen.” General conference information is at: http://www.creativestorage.org. more..

Archiving Sessions at the June 23 Creative StorageSM Conference
Registration at the Door Starting at 7:30 AM
San Jose, CA, June 20, 2016—Two sessions on Digital Media Archiving look at ways to preserve content and provide active archive content libraries on June 23, 2016 during the Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) held at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. more..

Collaboration in the Clouds Session at the June 23 Creative StorageSM Conference
Registration closes June 19, 2016
San Jose, CA, June 15, 2016—A session on Collaboration in the Clouds looks at the use of non-local shared storage in modern professional media and entertainment workflows on June 23, 2016 during the Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) held at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. more..

Storage for Artists Session at the June 23 Creative StorageSM Conference
Registration closes June 19, 2016
San Jose, CA, June 13, 2016—A session on Storage for Artists looks at digital storage in professional media and entertainment workflows on June 23, 2016 during the Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) held at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. more..

Google Cloud Platform to Deliver Keynote Talk at the June 23 Creative StorageSM Conference
Registration is Now Open
San Jose, CA, June 7, 2016—Kirill Tropin, Product Manager of Google Cloud Storage and Jeff Kember, Cloud Solutions Architect for Media at Google Cloud Platform will discuss Media and Storage in the Cloud: Lessons from the Trenches, on June 23, 2016 during the Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) held at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. more..

Quantum Keynote Talk during the June 23 Creative StorageSM Conference
Registration is Now Open
San Jose, CA, June 2, 2016—Dave Frederick, Senior Director, Media and Entertainment will talk about the The Convergence Potential for Media Workflows, on June 23, 2016 during the Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) held at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. more..

Google, Quantum and Sony Sponsorships of the 2016 Creative StorageSM Conference
Registration is Now Open for June 23 event
San Jose, CA, May 24, 2016—Google is a Diamond Sponsor and Quantum joins HGST as a Platinum Sponsor, while Sony is a Silver Sponsor of the 2016 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) held at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA on June 23. more..

WDC Executive to Deliver Keynote on Digital Content Workflow at the Creative StorageSM Conference
Registration is Now Open for June 23 event
San Jose, CA, May 17, 2016—Jeff Greenwald, head of Marketing for the Data Center Systems Business Unit of Western Digital Corporation, will talk about the “Five States of Data—and the Cloud,” on June 23, 2016 during the Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) held at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. more..

Trekking in the Clouds at the June 23 2016 Creative StorageSM Conference
Registration is Now Open
San Jose, CA, May 10, 2016—There will be a special panel session on data transport and emerging models for content distribution on June 23, 2016 during the Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) held at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA.

Marty Shindler, President of Shindler Perspective will moderate a special panel session on Trekking to the cloud - wired, wireless, cellular enabled and satellite - looking to the future. Following is a description of his session and the list of current participants from Cisco, Akamai, Echostar and FileCatalyst. More participants may be added to this session. more..

Video Storytellers Highlight Strategies for Success at June 23 2016 Creative StorageSM Conference
Panelists Covering the Complete Spectrum of Filmmaking will Discuss Today’s Challenges, Goals and Changing Needs
San Jose, CA, May 2, 2016—Five of the filmmaking industry’s most experienced AV experts and solution providers will participate in a panel on June 23 during the Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) held at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA. The Conversations with Independent Filmmakers, session will feature leading members of the filmmaking industry who will discuss how they have improved their creative workflows, the industry trends they’re seeing as well as the challenges/opportunities video storytellers face today. more..

2016 Creative StorageSM Conference Speaker Submission Deadline is May 1
Additional Sponsors and Exhibitors for our 10th anniversary
San Jose, CA, April 26, 2016—Presentations are being solicited for the 2016 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016), until May 1, 2016. You can submit speakers/panelists for this premier event at http://www.creativestorage.org/2016SpeakersCall.htm. more..

Roy Taylor from AMD is a Keynote Speaker at the 2016 Creative StorageSM Conference
Speaker Submission Deadline is May 1, 2016
San Jose, CA, April 14, 2016—Roy Taylor, Corporate Vice President at AMD will give a keynote talk on VR in the media and entertainment industry at the 2016 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016).

Roy’s talk is titled: The Road to Reality: How Consumer Expectation in VR Will Drive the Next Trillion-Dollar Industry. Following is a description of his talk: Consumers are finally able to experience VR with the long-awaited launch of headsets and controllers. Users are transported to new worlds in a way unimaginable not long ago. Now a new set of questions must be answered: How fast can the burgeoning content-creation community supply consumers’ and business’ voracious VR appetites? How quickly will the technology evolve to meet increasing expectations? How can the industry take full advantage of this medium? Find out in this keynote talk. more..

HGST is a Platinum Sponsor of the 2016 Creative StorageSM Conference
Speaker Submission Deadline is May 1, 2016
San Jose, CA, April 5, 2016—HGST, a division of Western Digital, is a Platinum Sponsor for the 2016 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016). Tom Coughlin, chair of the 2016 Creative Storage Conference said, “HGST has always been a major player in digital storage for the media and entertainment industry. We are pleased to have them join us this year as a Platinum Sponsor.” more..

New Sponsors and Exhibitors at the 2016 Creative StorageSM Conference
Speaker Submission Deadline is May 1, 2016
San Jose, CA, April 1, 2016—New corporate sponsors and exhibitors as well as media and organization sponsors have signed up for the 2016 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016). These include Advantage Video, AMIA, Broadcast Beat, DCIA, Digital Cinema Society, ETC at USC, MESS, Popnetmedia, PostPerspecive, Postproduction.com, SATA-io, STA, Tech Target, The Broadcast Bridge, the Trusted Computing Group and the Shindler Perspective. more..

Gold Sponsor for the 2016 Creative StorageSM Conference
Speaker Submission Deadline is May 1, 2016
San Jose, CA, March 22, 2016—Micron will be a Gold Sponsor for the 2016 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016), contributing insights on flash memory in the media and entertainment industry. more..

2016 Creative StorageSM Conference Update on Storage in Media and Entertainment
Speaker Submission Deadline is May 1, 2016
San Jose, CA, March 14, 2016—The 2016 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) will include a presentation by Tom Coughlin of Coughlin Associates on the status and opportunities for digital storage in media and entertainment. more..

2016 Creative StorageSM Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors
Speaker Submission Deadline is May 1, 2016
San Jose, CA, March 7, 2016—The 2016 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) announces its first set of sponsors and exhibitors. These are SGL, Spectra Logic and Swift Stack. CS 2016 is now taking submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits. more..

2016 Creative StorageSM Conference Announces Call for Presentations, Sponsors and Exhibitors
Speaker Submission Deadline is May 1, 2016
San Jose, CA, February 2, 2016—The 2016 Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) is now taking submissions for presentations as well as sponsorships and exhibits. The Tenth Annual Creative Storage Conference (SM) (CS 2016) will be held Tuesday June 23, 2016 at the DoubleTree Hotel West Los Angeles in Culver City, CA (www.creativestorage.org). This event brings together digital storage providers, equipment and software manufacturers and professional media and entertainment end users to explore the conference theme of “The Art of Storage”. At CS 2016 you can find out the latest developments in digital storage for media and entertainment and network with industry professionals. more..

2016 Storage Visions® Conference Announces Storage Visions Award Winners
San Jose, CA—January 5, 2016—The fifteenth Annual Storage Visions Conference (partner program to the 2016 International CES) awards were presented during the reception at the end of the first day of the show at the Luxor Hotel Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards recognized companies advancing the state of the art in storage technologies utilized in consumer electronics, the media and entertainment industries, visionary products for the digital content value chain and digital storage end users. more..

 

 

 

 

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