How WD installed a circuit breaker in its SanDisk deal

Computerworld Storage & Hardware October 26, 2015 How WD installed a circuit breaker in its SanDisk deal While Western Digital may say it wants to buy SanDisk, the deal is prefaced on some unusual conditions, including closing a deal with a Chinese tech firm that's buying a 15% share of WD. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 6 Disk Utility changes in El Capitan 2. Priv, BlackBerry's first Android phone, goes on sale for $699 3. Elon Musk responds to Consumer Reports' negative rating of Tesla Model S 4. Mozilla mulls early cutoff for SHA-1 digital certificates 5. Back to basics 6. Microsoft plunges deeper into retail with flagship New York store 7. U.S. a top destination for solar panel manufacturers 8. You are your smartphone 9. Windows, Surface and phones post revenue declines as Microsoft's MPC segment falls 17% White Paper: Attunity Managing Rapid Data Growth: A Trial By Fire Hose Is your data growing out of control? The bad news is that you've got your work cut out for you when it comes to capturing and exploiting that data. Learn More 6 Disk Utility changes in El Capitan It looks prettier but some decisions are upsetting to some READ MORE Priv, BlackBerry's first Android phone, goes on sale for $699 BlackBerry began taking pre-orders for its first Android smartphone, a slider handset called the Priv. The phone has a price tag of $699 and will start shipping Nov. 6. READ MORE Elon Musk responds to Consumer Reports' negative rating of Tesla Model S Tesla CEO Elon Musk today tweeted out a response to a Consumer Reports giving the Model S a "worse-than-average" rating in its latest report about the predicted reliability of the flagship sedan. READ MORE Mozilla mulls early cutoff for SHA-1 digital certificates Mozilla is considering banning digital certificates signed with the SHA-1 algorithm in July 2016. READ MORE : Telerik A 2-Part Guide to Content Management Systems Planning to invest in a content management system? This 2-part guide highlights current trends in content management software, "must-have" capabilities, how to manage the buying process, and a step-by-step plan that you can use for your own project. You'll also get a "cheat sheet" on key questions to ask a prospective vendor. Learn More Back to basics User complains to this IT support pilot fish that his smartphone doesn't always ring when it's called -- and he has already tried every bit of advanced troubleshooting he can think of. READ MORE Microsoft plunges deeper into retail with flagship New York store Six years after stepping into the retail market with smaller mall outlets, Microsoft is literally taking the wraps off its flagship store on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue on Monday, the same day as the general release of its Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book. READ MORE U.S. a top destination for solar panel manufacturers The U.S. is among the top nations for manufacturers of solar panels because of its high domestic demand and ability to access global markets. READ MORE You are your smartphone Welcome to the new identity. An increasing number of services don't care about your password, your signature or even your mailing address. If you've got the authenticated phone, you're you. READ MORE Windows, Surface and phones post revenue declines as Microsoft's MPC segment falls 17% Microsoft yesterday reported declines in revenue for Windows, its Surface line of hardware and its smartphones, key components to the More Personal Computing group that debuted its earnings with the latest quarter. READ MORE White Paper: Teradata Data is Just Data- The Unified Data Difference Companies too often start big data efforts from scratch, abandoning the analytics solutions they have in place. 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