HDD ReImagined: OptiNAND™ Insights from Western Digital Leaders
Western Digital leaders hosted a virtual event, Reimagine HDD, and introduced the company’s breakthrough OptiNAND technology platform.
September 10, 2021 • 3 min read Products
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‘We Must Act Now’: A Commitment to Take Action on Climate Change
Recognizing the urgency of climate change, Western Digital has set emissions targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
September 9, 2021 • 5 min read Technology
How Western Digital Created OptiNAND™, a New Flash-Enhanced HDD Architecture
To meet increasing demand for digital storage, Western Digital created a flash-enhanced drive architecture that will improve performance, reliability, and increase capacity.
August 31, 2021 • 9 min read Technology
Where Do Storage and Compute Meet?
An overview of the umbrella term computational storage and the trends driving the technology forward
August 24, 2021 • 5 min read Technology
The Magnetic Attraction of ePMR
In conducting research and development toward other energy-assisted magnetic recording (EAMR) technologies, Western Digital engineers discovered a way to significantly increase HDD capacity using ePMR, or energy-assisted perpendicular magnetic recording.
August 19, 2021 • 7 min read Products
How Data Makes Decisions in the Gaming Industry
The gaming industry is using data to better understand players, their interests, and create a environments where players and games can thrive.
August 13, 2021 • 5 min read Data
How Data Changed Cycling
Data has revolutionized cycling. It is helping pros and amateurs improve performance, build communities, and increase rider safety.
July 26, 2021 • 5 min read Data
Not Just Talk: How Mobile Storage Keeps Pace with Smart Phones
Storage is the oft-unsung innovation behind every smart phone. How has mobile storage evolved to keep pace with advances in mobile phones?
July 19, 2021 • 6 min read Technology
It Starts at the Cell
The NAND cell, now a staple of tech that powers our daily lives, starts with a single device smaller than a grain of sand.
July 13, 2021 • 5 min read Products
Like Clay: The Evolution of Form Factor in the Data Center
Manufactured to fit the needs of the data center, storage innovation has been a major driver of the growth of data centers over the decades.
July 6, 2021 • 5 min read Technology