Hard disk drives provide high capacity cost effective digital storage and thus we think that the decline in HDD shipments in 2012 will likely not continue.
With industry-wide challenges in scaling current areal density technologies, this new platform allows HGST to design seven-platter drives in a standard 3.5-inch form factor that will cost-effectively extend the capacity and cost-per-gigabyte curve for many product generations to come.
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The real capacity-cost solution lies in using more sophisticated traffic management and pricing concepts than the data cap.
The market for these high capacity low cost storage devices is one of the fastest growing niches for HDDs.
Delta has been consistent in taking initiatives to adjust to the weaker macroeconomic outlook including the new high fuel environment by aligning revenue, capacity and cost structure to build a sustainable business model.
As China keeps adding higher-cost capacity for bauxite and alumina, Alumina becomes relatively lower cost still.
We mix and match these resources, based on cost and network architecture, to produce the most capacity at the lowest cost.
The firm has also focused on expanding manufacturing capacity in low cost manufacturing locations.
In a highly competitive market crowded by panel manufacturers with significant excess global capacity, these cost advantages are critical.
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Some governments have opted to provide incentives for loss-making smelters to continue operating which is preventing the rationalization of high-cost capacity, thus depressing prices.
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Consumer electronic storage devices are used in applications such as gaming consoles, DVRs and devices which require high capacity and low cost per GB.
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"So, the permeability of reverse osmosis membrane is key to improving capacity per unit cost--or on a capex basis, " said Jeff Green, CEO of NanoH2O.
With total stored information growth exceeding 50% annual increases, high capacity, low cost storage technologies such as digital magnetic tape will continue to play an important role.
Einhorn highlighted increased competition in the single-serve coffee market as a threat to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, which does not have the low-cost capacity of new competitors.
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From an economic point of view, it gives us more capacity and is more cost effective.
Once the Italy curtailment is complete, Alcoa says 14% of its highest-cost smelting capacity will be offline.
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"What is impressive is SocGen's capacity to cut its cost base, " said Yohan Salleron, fund manager at Mandarine Gestion.
One of the major reasons behind the telecom players reluctance to increase capacity is the high cost of optical components.
On the basis of cost and capacity, solar power (about 0.01% of electricity), is an even much less likely contender for a significant market share.
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But a series of new cables is in the works to improve Africa's connectivity with the rest of the world, increasing capacity and reducing the cost of internet access.
The automakers need to come out with battery packs that can retain a greater percentage of their storage capacity for longer, cost half as much, and have improved energy density, so that they can serve many driving cycles.
While there will be some all flash computers, buying a useful amount of storage capacity at an affordable cost for most users will require combining flash memory with HDDs, either as a hybrid HDD or in a dual storage configuration.
Some mobile operators that are running both Wi-Fi networks and 3G networks say the cost of building more capacity in the Wi-Fi network is only 10% of the cost to do so in the 3G network.
It will also increase the capacity of its low-cost carrier Jetstar on certain routes.
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But it was not only the cost and limited capacity of the mainframe he was working with that frustrated Nie.
In most other fields of technology great strides have been made in reducing cost and increasing capacity over the years.
With the users paying only for the capacity they use, the cost effectiveness of the service is an added benefit.
Passenger numbers at Cardiff Airport dropped by 200, 000 last year, with the airport blaming a cut in capacity by a low-cost airline and the ash cloud.
The U.S. is becoming an increasingly important market for solar panels over the past couple of years as the cost of installing capacity has come down significantly.
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The return should reflect such risk factors as the project's technical complexity, the agency's management capacity, the likelihood of cost overruns, and the consequences of under- or non-performance.
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