Data Storage in Outer Space: Overcoming the Obstacles
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After a 50-year hiatus, multiple countries are racing to be the first to return to the Moon. Lower launch costs are enabling more satellites to be put into low earth orbit, and data centers in space and on the moon are being planned. In addition, preparations are afoot for harvesting and mining the moon and asteroids, as well as for colonizing Mars.
It appears that we are on the brink of a new industrial revolution with development beyond our planet, and reliable data storage and processing will be key requirements to make all of this the new reality. However, these harsh environments present obstacles that must be overcome for the ambitious plans to become reality.
In this talk, Dr. Tom Coughlin will discuss many of the requirements for this new revolution, and some of the technologies that look to make this possible.
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- 925 Thompson Place
- Sunnyvale, California
- United States 94085
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Dr. Tom Coughlin
Biography:
Tom Coughlin is a widely respected storage analyst and consultant with over 40 years of experience in the data storage industry. His company Coughlin Associates provides market and technology analysis as well as Data Storage Technical and Marketing Consulting services.
Dr. Coughlin has many publications and six patents to his credit. His book Digital Storage in Consumer Electronics: The Essential Guide was the subject of his June 2008 CNSV Dinner meeting talk. It is now in its second edition at Springer.
Tom is active with SMPTE, SNIA, the IEEE Magnetics Society, IEEE CE Society, and other professional organizations. He is a very active IEEE member, holding many senior roles and positions over the years including IEEE President, IEEE-USA President, IEEE Region 6 Director, and IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section Chair. He is the founder and organizer of the Storage Visions conferences, as well as the Creative Storage Conferences. He is a Gerson Lehrman Group Advisor, and was Conference Chair or Program Chair of the annual Flash Memory Summit for 13 years. He also writes the Forbes Storage Bytes Blog.
Tom is a CNSV Director, and was also CNSV Chair in 2022, and an At-Large Director in 2016-2021 and 2023-2026. He has been a member of CNSV for over 15 years. He is an IEEE Fellow “for leadership in consumer electronics digital storage technology.”