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How Western Digital Created OptiNAND™, a New Flash-Enhanced HDD Architecture

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, [...]

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Aug 19, 2021 ⁄ EAMR, ePMR, HDD

The Magnetic Attraction of ePMR

Jul 13, 2021 ⁄ charge trap flash, Flash, Luca Fasoli

It Starts at the Cell

Jul 06, 2021 ⁄ Data Center, HDD, SSD

Like Clay: The Evolution of Form Factor in the Data Center

Hands holding a rendered image of an HDD device

May 26, 2021 ⁄ MySQL, Percona, Rob Soderbery

Flash Perspective: A Conversation with Rob Soderbery

Apr 22, 2021 ⁄ C4 Database Management, Data, home automation

Innovation for Independence

Apr 14, 2021 ⁄ Autonomous Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, Mobex

Drive the Future

Apr 07, 2021 ⁄ Akihiko Aoyagi, Barry Stipe, CERN

The Race to Seal Helium HDDs

Helium molecules in a hard drive

Mar 03, 2021 ⁄ Cloud, cloud technology, Gaming

The Next Game-Changer Is in the Cloud

Kids gaming on mobile devices

Feb 10, 2021 ⁄ CPU, Gaming, GPU

What Is “Next-Gen”? How SSDs are Shaping Gaming’s Evolution

Young woman gaming.