Enabling Business with NVMe-oF™
NVMe over fabrics (NVMe-oF) can do more for your business than performance alone, but it needs an ecosystem to make that happen.
May 22, 2020 • 5 min read Data
Fusion ioMemory and SanDisk® NAND: The Power of Better Together
Synergy is defined as: “the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements, contributions”*. In the technology and data center arena, we have seen many examples of this, which I like to call “fusion of technologies”. Fusion of Two great Technologies When a […]
April 27, 2015 • 4 min read Data
A Sustainable Future, Built by Data
Our 2020 Sustainability Report covers our transition to renewable energy, reduction in consumer packaging, new drive recycle program, and much more.
August 7, 2020 • 6 min read People
A Memory Card Moment, 20 Years in the Making
Twenty years and nearly 5 billion SD/microSD cards later, we look back at how memory cards evolved to help make life easier for consumers and businesses.
January 28, 2020 • 3 min read Data
How Distinguished Engineer John Contreras Discovered an Unlikely Career Path
John Contreras, a distinguished engineer in Western Digital’s hard disk drive (HDD) CTO group, always knew he liked to build things, from electronic amplifiers and logic circuits to skateboard ramps. But he wouldn’t be the distinguished engineer he is today if not for influential high school math teachers and a fluke skateboarding accident resulting in […]
December 27, 2022 • 7 min read People
Two Lies and a Truth: Server-Side Caching
Recently I did a webinar about server-side caching using Flash. We tried to have a little fun with it by naming it after the game “Two Lies and a Truth”. This is a common game used at meetings where people need some kind of an icebreaker to quickly get to know each other. You tell […]
August 17, 2015 • 4 min read Data
The Accelerating Economics of Flash
By Brian Cox and Rob Callaghan It is well understood amongst most data center managers and sys admins that flash storage is very fast. Being able to travel at electron speed, the data read or written randomly to flash storage is many thousands times faster than the same access on a mechanical, rotating hard disk […]
June 30, 2015 • 7 min read Data
Five Seismic Changes for Media and Entertainment in 2017
From 8K broadcast to Virtual Reality, Hollywood is in the midst of seismic changes for media and entertainment. But are they ready? Here are five major changes you can expect:
November 21, 2016 • 6 min read Data
Scale with Confidence: Ultrastar DC SS530 SAS SSDs
Western Digital is excited to announce the new Ultrastar® DC SS530 SAS SSD, our company’s highest-density drive and the fastest dual-port SAS SSD on the market. The Ultrastar DC SS530 doubles the maximum capacity compared to the prior-generation SAS SSD to a whopping 15.36TB1. Its performance sets new industry records among SAS SSDs with up […]
July 25, 2018 • 5 min read Data
HGST Lights Up Ignite 2017
Storage Spaces Direct delivers real benefits for IT. But how do you know the right configuration from the hundreds of available options? At Ignite 2017, we’ll share our deep knowledge around how to choose the right storage devices.
September 12, 2017 • 5 min read Data