Dr. Samuel Russ
Associate Professor, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Samuel Russ, PhD, is an Associate Professor at University of South Alabama, an academic institution. Previously, he was a Manager - Advanced Technology R&D at Scientific-Atlanta (Cisco) where he managed a hardware design group for cable DVR and non-DVR set-top boxes. He designed 4 set-tops including the industry-leading Explorer 8300, taking all four designs from paper to mass production. He also filed about 40 patent applications of which 17 have issued. He is experienced in home networking technology, hard disk drive (HDD) reliability and performance, development of point-of-sale retail terminals and machine-vision systems. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2007 - Unspecified
- Associate Professor, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
- 2000 - 2007
- Manager, Advanced Technology R&D, Scientific Atlanta (Cisco)
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Samuel Russ
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SSDs versus HDDs: Why Are SSDs Slow to Take off?
September 9, 2009
Why are SSDs slow to take off? | www.eetimes.com
Much has been written about SSDs and their attempts to move into mainstream data storage. However, they suffer significant technical and cost limitations and must compete with a well-entrenched incumbent, magnetic disk drives.
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September 18, 2008
New TiVo DVR Records150 Hours of HD Fare | www.multichannel.com
TiVO has unveiled a CableCARD-compatible set-top with a huge storage capacity (1 Terabyte). This is an obvious effort to break into the cable market via retail, but the approach has some profound limitations. TiVO is also trying other ways to break into Cable.
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Why are SSDs Slow to Take Off?
September 17, 2008
Why are SSDs slow to take off? | www.eetimes.com
Solid-state disk drive (SSD) makers are trying to break into small-capacity markets such as small laptops and enterprise servers. There are too many manufacturers and they face significant issues to complete with magnetic hard disk drives (HDDs).
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September 15, 2008
Samsung considers buying SanDisk | www.ft.com
Besides consolidating the flash-memory industry, the merger will also help Samsung's foray into solid-state disk storage.
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Solid State Disks Take on Hard Disk Drives
September 15, 2008
WD VelociRaptor 300GB HDD vs SSD | www.reghardware.co.uk
Solid state disks are catching up to hard disk drives in terms of performance, capacity, and cost. In what ways are they ahead and behind, and will they catch up? If and when they do catch up, the storage industry will undergo major changes.
GLG Study Groups with Samuel Russ(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 18330 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 9594 |
| Semiconductor & Component Experts | 712 |
| Digital Media Distribution Experts | 605 |
| Semiconductor Experts | 585 |
GLG Live Meetings with Samuel Russ(?)
Samuel Russ has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.
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