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Samuel Russ

Samuel Russ, Assistant Professor, University of South AlabamaAssistant Professor
University of South Alabama
Member of the Technology Council

Samuel Russ, PhD, is an assistant 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 2 have issued. He is experienced in 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 - present Assistant Professor
University of South Alabama
2000 - 2007 Manager, Advanced Technology R&D
Scientific Atlanta (Cisco)

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Why TiVO is in trouble | 09-18-2008
Analysis of: New TiVo DVR Records150 Hours of HD Fare | www.multichannel.com
Author: Samuel Russ, Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama

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.

Why are SSDs Slow to Take Off? | 09-17-2008
Analysis of: Why are SSDs slow to take off? | www.eetimes.com
Author: Samuel Russ, Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama

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).

Samsung and Sandisk: Why now? | 09-15-2008
Analysis of: Samsung considers buying SanDisk | www.ft.com
Author: Samuel Russ, Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama

Besides consolidating the flash-memory industry, the merger will also help Samsung's foray into solid-state disk storage.

Solid State Disks Take on Hard Disk Drives | 09-15-2008
Analysis of: WD VelociRaptor 300GB HDD vs SSD | www.reghardware.co.uk
Author: Samuel Russ, Assistant Professor, University of South Alabama

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.

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