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Put It Everywhere: How HPC Powers Digital Life

Nov 26, 2024 | blog.westerndigital.com | Thomas Ebrahimi

Walls lined with imposing obelisks, thrumming with energy. Spinning disks and whirring tapes, writing and rewriting the results of countless calculations. Tiny green lights, signaling and flickering amid a snarling nest of cables. While they’ve come a long way since, these were the hallmarks of the earliest supercomputers, dating back to the 1960s. Today, supercomputers and similar high-performance computing (HPC) systems are vital pieces of information era infrastructure.
Chasing Waves: How Data Predicts Surf Spots - Western Digital Corporate Blog

Nov 7, 2024 | blog.westerndigital.com | Thomas Ebrahimi

In the blue-black morning, long before tourists swallow the shores whole, you’ll find the early rising surfers: the dawn patrol. They’re searching for the ever-elusive “spot,” the perfect mix of wind, swell, and waves. For these grizzled vets, spotting great waves is easy enough, but predicting where they’ll be is the tricky part. In the past, predictions relied on rudimentary data and intuition, but today there’s a wealth of data available to surfers.
What's Your Create: Trevor Godinho

Oct 29, 2024 | blog.westerndigital.com | Thomas Ebrahimi

The best photographs remove the barriers between viewer and subject. Composition, aperture, shutter speed, lighting, film stock, editing software—it all melts away, leaving nothing behind but a compelling work of art. Trevor Godinho understands that better than most. “My sessions are 98% talking, and maybe I take a couple of photos. I’m technically sound, yes, but it’s not really about the photographs,” Godinho said.
Into the FathomVerse: Community science, data, and the sea

Aug 20, 2024 | blog.westerndigital.com | Thomas Ebrahimi

Despite extensive research dives and piles of visual data, ocean scientists estimate that more than 90% of marine life remains unclassified. Beneath the frothy waves, there’s a cosmopolis of undersea denizens, unknown and unaware of the world above. However, the ongoing climate crisis highlights just how entangled these two worlds are. As we seek to limit human impact on the planet, a better understanding of our oceans is vital.
What’s Your Create: Ouida - Western Digital Corporate Blog

Jul 30, 2024 | blog.westerndigital.com | Thomas Ebrahimi

For singer-songwriter Ouida, music was always the answer. Dancing and acting were fine, but singing opened her up like nothing else could. “Music has always been intuitive to me. “I could be vulnerable and honest, really unpack things about myself,” she said. Despite the confines of the video call, pale and unassuming, Ouida’s intuition and surety of purpose pour out of her. That’s how she overcame false starts in her career, connected with her identity, and found purpose in empowering others.
What’s Your Create: Kyler Nathan IV

Jun 18, 2024 | blog.westerndigital.com | Thomas Ebrahimi

Everything begins with a story for Kyler Nathan IV. After the recording starts, he settles in, comfortable and composed. Nathan’s a true renaissance man, writing poetry, producing podcasts, educating students, and building communities. No matter what he’s focused on, it always comes back to stories. “When I look back at college, or any time in my life, there’s always a story,” he said.
Maria Kala: Community and Mentorship

Mar 19, 2024 | blog.westerndigital.com | Thomas Ebrahimi

Since her childhood in Kenya, Maria Kala has always been fiddling with hardware. Born the third of four sisters, Kala became the de facto IT support in the home, which is how she made her way into the field of engineering. “Growing up, I was always consulted when the VCR broke or when we needed to hook something up,” recalled Kala. “That’s how I stumbled into engineering.” Kala did more than stumble, though; she strode. In high school, she excelled in her STEM courses, particularly physics.
Aradhita Parasrampuria

Mar 12, 2024 | blog.westerndigital.com | Thomas Ebrahimi

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 it was just so glamorous.” While flashy depictions of New York enamored the young Parasrampuria, her work today occupies a different space.
A Green Start: The Data Center’s Role in Climate Change

Feb 27, 2024 | blog.westerndigital.com | Thomas Ebrahimi

Just as factories fueled the growth of the Industrial Revolution, the data center is at the core of the Information Age. Entertainment, public services, and private communications are all stored or mediated by it, and as more users join virtual spaces, the demand for fast and reliable digital services grows. But, data centers come with a profound impact on the climate. Data centers are power-hungry and use copious amounts of water, burdening some communities in which they’re erected.
How Frederick L. Jones Empowers Through Creativity

Feb 22, 2024 | blog.westerndigital.com | Thomas Ebrahimi

Despite their monochromatic renderings, Frederick L. Jones’ characters leap off the page. The antics of Naomi and Tony in Yellow Stringer, as they report on the supernatural. The tense mysteries of The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts, full of thrills, spills, and chills. The outlandish baddies and intrepid heroine in Clock Striker, perfectly fits his manga anthology, inspired by the famous Weekly Shōnen Jump. These characters represent Jones’ life in more ways than one.