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Computerworld Storage & Hardware Aug 01, 2016 WD preparing to ship flash chips with half a terabit of capacity Western Digital is now manufacturing 3D-stacked NAND flash chips that have 64 layers, 16 stories higher than its previous 48-layer technology -- meaning its 40% more capacity. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Samsung's massive 15TB SSD can be yours -- for about $10K • AMD packs 1TB SSD into a GPU for better VR and gaming • Big batteries for every home and business: Energy storage to double this year • Meet OPPO, the fastest-growing smartphone brand in the world • NTSB: Tesla in fatal crash was speeding with Autopilot on • Iowa invests $1B in new wind farms • Smartphone market inches back to growth with Samsung holding lead Research/Infographic: AT&T | EMC Data Storage Shortage? You're Not Alone The digital transformation is forcing organizations in every industry to rethink their strategy for keeping technology infrastructure up-to-date, remaining competitive, and delivering on new opportunities for business/revenue growth. But with the digital transformation comes a corresponding rise in data consumption-and the need for a future-ready strategy to manage an exploding volume of data. Read More ▶ Samsung's massive 15TB SSD can be yours -- for about $10K Samsung began shipping its 15TB SSD in March to equipment makers, but the drive recently began showing up on retail sites with a price tag of about $10,000. But you do get an SSD with speeds greater than 1Gbps. Read More ▶ AMD packs 1TB SSD into a GPU for better VR and gaming AMD for the first time is placing a solid-state drive in a new graphics card in an effort to squeeze every ounce of horsepower out of GPUs for better virtual reality and gaming experiences. 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