Digital Storage And Memory for the Earth and Beyond

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6:30 Door opens, food and networking (we invite honor system contributions)
7:00 SFBayACM upcoming events, introduce the speaker
7:15 speaker presentation starts
8:15 - 8:30 finish, depending on Q&A

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Abstract

More intense computing applications, including various AI training and inference, the Internet of Things as well as higher resolution rendered content for VR and AR applications are driving demand for digital storage and memory. To satisfy this increasing demand for storing data, new and traditional storage and memory technologies are developing to support emerging computing architectures and computing environments. These developments will improve the efficiency and reduce the energy consumption for computing operations from the data center to internal medical devices. At the same time, keeping more data for longer periods of time will create greater demand for curation and preservation of data and will require data storage wherever people live and work, including in outer space. This talk will explore these developments and how they enable a broad spectrum of storage and memory technologies that will create new economic opportunities and new ways of living and working.

Speaker Bio:

Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates is a digital storage analyst and business/ technology consultant. He has over 40 years in the data storage industry with engineering and senior management positions. Coughlin Associates consults, publishes books and market and technology reports and puts on digital storage and memory-oriented events. He is a regular contributor for forbes.com and M&E organization websites. He is an IEEE Fellow, 2025 IEEE Past President, Past-President IEEE-USA, Past Director IEEE Region 6 and Past Chair Santa Clara Valley IEEE Section, and is also active with SNIA and SMPTE. For more information on Tom Coughlin go to www.tomcoughlin.com.

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