Alex Herrera

With more than 30 years of engineering, marketing, and management experience in the semiconductor industry, Alex Herrera is a consultant focusing on high-performance graphics and workstations. Author of frequent articles covering both the business and technology of graphics, he is also responsible for the Workstation Report series, published by Jon Peddie Research.

	Article Herrera on Hardware: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality for CAD, Pt 1 16 May, 2019 By: Alex Herrera Are VR/AR Indispensable Tools or Novelty Toys?
	Article Herrera on Hardware: GPU Technology Conference 18 Apr, 2019 By: Alex Herrera NVIDIA Builds Critical Mass for RTX Rendering Acceleration in CAD
	Article The Modern Workstation — A Litmus Test for Today 21 Mar, 2019 By: Alex Herrera What makes up a workstation today?
	Article A Compelling Example of AI in CAD: Autodesk’s Take on Generative Design 19 Feb, 2019 By: Alex Herrera Herrera on Hardware: Both evolutionary and revolutionary uses are emerging for artificial intelligence (AI) in CAD, which is making a splash from NVIDIA rendering applications to Autodesk Fusion 360 — and suggesting serious synergy with virtual workstations.
	Article The Origin and Evolution of the Modern Workstation 31 Jan, 2019 By: Alex Herrera Herrera on Hardware: Where did today’s workstation come from, and who — besides CAD users — relies on it?
	Article Intel’s Optane Comes to CAD Workstations — for a Price 31 Dec, 2018 By: Alex Herrera Herrera on Hardware: It’s not cheap yet, but Optane technology improves performance on several fronts, especially for high-demand storage solutions.
	Article A Case Study in Virtual Workstations for CAD 29 Nov, 2018 By: Alex Herrera Herrera on Hardware: The experience of architecture and engineering firm Mead & Hunt presents a compelling proof point for a new CAD computing paradigm.
	Article With New Turing, NVIDIA Doubles Down on the Future of Real-Time Ray-Tracing 18 Oct, 2018 By: Alex Herrera And CAD professionals are expected to reap the benefits.
	Article CAD Workstation Form Factors 101, Part 5: The Datacenter Workstation Addresses Modern CAD Challenges 30 Sep, 2018 By: Alex Herrera CAD Workstation Form Factors 101, Part 5: The Datacenter Workstation Addresses Modern CAD Challenges
	Article CAD Workstation Form Factors 101, Part 4: New Flavors of Mobile Workstations Diversify the Spectrum 2 Aug, 2018 By: Alex Herrera Herrera on Hardware: As mobile workstations become ever more popular, the form-factor options buyers have to choose from are expanding to include exotic display types and portability options.