With the rise of cloud computing, the question of where to store and process data has, for many companies, become more abstract. But data volumes are exploding, adding to the cost of using the cloud for storage. A single autonomous vehicle could quickly generate several terabytes of data per day, if not more. But a modern car — or semi-truck or another vehicle type for that matter, need not be fully autonomous to generate tremendous data volumes, given the growing ubiquity of features such as dashboard cameras, advanced driver-assistance systems, vehicle-to-everything communications and safety sensors.
The situation is much the same in the industrial space, thanks to growing support for concepts such as smart factories, Industry 4.0 and broader concepts such as digital transformation.
Against that backdrop, Western Digital launched a new portfolio of ruggedized 64-layer 3D NAND products designed to meet industrial companies’ storage needs. Included in the product introduction is a line of industrial-grade eMMC devices, SD and micro-SD cards. Potential applications of the storage technology include manufacturing systems, edge-computing hardware, drones, industrial cameras, gateways and robotics, among others.
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