2014 Survey Summary for Storage in Professional Media and Entertainment

Tom Coughlin is president of Coughlin Associates. He is a widely respected storage analyst and consultant with more than 30 years in the data storage industry, working in multiple engineering and management positions at companies such as Ampex, Polaroid, Seagate, Maxtor, Micropolis, Syquest, and 3M. Coughlin has more than 60 publications and six patents to his credit. He is also the author of “Digital Storage in Consumer Electronics: The Essential Guide,” which was published by Newnes Press in March 2008. Coughlin is an active member of the International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials (IDEMA), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Magnetics Society, IEEE Consumer Electronics (CE) Society, and other professional organizations. In addition to the IEEE and IDEMA, he is a member of SMPTE, the Association for Computing Machinary (ACM), APS, AVS and American Assocation of the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Coughlin is the founder and organizer of the Annual Storage Visions Conference, a partner to the annual Consumer Electronics Show as well as the Creative Storage Conference that was recently held during the 2008 NAB. For more information go to www.tomcoughlin.com