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Data Storage in Space: a Cosmic Challenge
This is part one of a three-part series about data storage in the new space age. Design by Aisha Alkinaey. Space is austere. It’s an airless vacuum. Temperatures can swing from hundreds of degrees near the sun to so cold that atomic motion slows to a crawl. For engineers and scientists designing satellites and other spacecraft, […]
October 4, 2021 • 6 min read Technology
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
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
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
Power to the Data Center: Hero or Villain?
Data centers are challenged with storing massive amounts of data while managing power costs and minimizing their impact on the environment.
March 24, 2021 • 6 min read Data
What Happens After Moore’s Law?
Moore’s Law has run up against the law of physics. With the engine of technological progress running out of steam, computing technology is going to have to find radically different ways to scale.
February 23, 2021 • 8 min read Technology
What is NVMe™ and why is it important? A Technical Guide
What is NVMe? In this blog we take a deep dive into the new protocol for accessing high-speed storage media and what you need to know for your business.
June 9, 2020 • 8 min read Data
5G Turbo Speeds? We First Need to Remove the Bottlenecks
We need to make sure that hardware will not be a limiter of 5G capabilities. That’s why we’re taking high speed storage to the next level. With the iNAND MC EU521, we’re giving mobile device equipment manufacturers a 5G market-ready solution.
February 18, 2020 • 6 min read Data
3 Ways We Build 3D NAND Skyscrapers
With our latest 112-layer 3D NAND announcement, we continue to use vertical, lateral, and logical scaling to balance capacity, cost, and performance.
February 5, 2020 • 6 min read People