Language used in the article - edge computing and fast data - suggests WD is going after potential new markets indicated in the a16z presentation [1]. The He8

Language used in the article - edge computing and fast data - suggests WD is going after potential new markets indicated in the a16z presentation [1]. The He8 concept seems to make sense in that context. So it would not be surprising to see RISC-V extended to better support this new category: call it locally-edge-attached-fast-storage. [1] https://a16z.com/2016/12/16/the-end-of-cloud-computing/ https://a16z.com/2016/12/16/the-end-of-cloud-computing/