HGST to Demo In-Memory Flash Fabric and Lead Discussions on Flash Technologies at Flash Memory Summit

HGST to Demo In-Memory Flash Fabric and Lead Discussions on Flash Technologies at Flash Memory Summit

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), today announced that at the 2015 Flash Memory Summit (@flashmem) the company will demonstrate a new Phase Change Memory-based Flash fabric solution at the HGST booth (#645-647). The solution is notable as it will deliver DRAM-like performance for in-memory processing. Additionally, HGST will have three speakers on hand to lead discussions amongst peers on the many benefits and changes pertaining to the use of Flash within the data center.  A full list of speakers, times and topics are below.

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    What:                      PCM-based Flash Fabric Demo and Four Speaking Sessions on
                               Flash

    When:                     August 11, 2015 - August 13, 2015

    Where:                    Santa Clara Convention Center

                              5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

                              Flash Memory Summit 2015

                              HGST Booth #645-647

    Event Information: http://www.flashmemorysummit.com/

    HGST Speaker                Date                        Time                    Room and Topic               Speaking Session
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    Balaji Venkateshwaran, SSD                                                                                    SAS's Role in the Future Data
     Product Marketing Lead,                                                                                      Center
     HGST                       Tuesday, August 11, 2015    8:30am - 10:50am PT     Forum - D11
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    Zvonimir Bandic, Director                                                                                     Ultrafast NVM SSDs Using a New
     Storage Architecture, HGST                                                                                   Storage Interface
     Research                   Tuesday, August 11, 2015    8:30am - 10:50am PT     Forum A-11
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    Walter Hinton, Senior       Thursday, August 13, 2015   8:30am - 10:50am PT     Forum C-31                    Server-Side Flash and
     Global Director, HGST                                                                                        Application Integration
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    Zvonimir Bandic             Thursday, August 13, 2015   3:10pm - 4:25pm PT      Session 303-H                 Applying New Non-Volatile
                                                                                                                  Technologies
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HGST Flash solutions can also be found in the NVM Express booth #700-702 and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) booth #550.

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About HGST
HGST, a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC), develops innovative, advanced hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, external storage solutions and services used to store, preserve and manage the world's most valued data. HGST addresses customers' rapidly changing storage needs by delivering intelligent storage devices that tightly integrate hardware and software to maximize solution performance. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, HGST provides high-value storage for a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise, Cloud, Data Center, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal Storage. HGST was established in 2003 and maintains its U.S. headquarters in San Jose, California. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.hgst.com. 

    Contact:

    Erin Hartin          Katie Watson

    HGST                 Voce Communications

    Office: 303-284-7790 Cell: 408-439-2002

    Erin.Hartin@HGST.com HGSTTeam@vocecomm.com

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