Tag: HDD
In 2015, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project shared they would be using our (then HGST branded) Ultrastar® HelioSeal® hard disk drives (HDDs)…
April 11, 2019
By Cindi Grace
Hard drives have been around a long time and maybe because of that they don't seem to be as exciting as SSDs. Even after 60 years, though, hard…
March 4, 2019
Starting storage server design from the ground up allowed us to rethink a few design elements. Here's how we managed to reduce drive vibration by up…
February 13, 2019
Cloud architects, digital platform stakeholders, and the HPC user community may use the Ultrastar memory drive to scale memory pools for real-time…
December 21, 2018
By Chris Marsh
Whether you’re building the next big hyperscale app or managing a 4-node cluster, reducing costs is key to scaling. Here are the key TCO Principals…
December 12, 2018
Drive technology has advanced at an incredible cadence. From helium sealing to Two Dimensional Magnetic Recording, here are some of the scientific…
December 12, 2018
This morning we launched a fully redesigned westerndigital.com—and it’s more than a visual makeover. This new site truly reflects who ...
November 12, 2018
By Mike Cordano
Western Digital announces its entry into the in-memory computing market with the Ultrastar DC ME200 Memory Extension Drive. This memory drive…
November 12, 2018
By Chris Marsh
Western Digital announces our 15TB Ultrastar DC HC620 Host-Managed SMR HDD. This technological achievement in Western Digital’s Ultrastar shingled…
October 24, 2018
By Chris Marsh
The Symbiotics Design™ approach is an integrated approach to our complete technology portfolio, allowing us to create increasingly specialized…
June 28, 2018
By Dave Tang
Organizations are looking for new, cost-effective mass storage solutions to help them contend with the onslaught of data. Innovations such ...
June 12, 2018
By Lenny Sharp
We are now shipping the latest product in our capacity enterprise HDD product line, the 8TB Ultrastar® DC HC320, providing ...
March 15, 2018
By Lenny Sharp
In this blog series, Peter Plamondon will be sharing helpful, broad guidelines on how to optimize your Storage Spaces Direct configuration and avoid…
January 26, 2018
Western Digital eliminates platters to deliver better value! Even with Western Digital’s advancements in the SSD business, we remain committed…
January 10, 2018
By Lenny Sharp
Cyber Monday, Alibaba Singles Day, Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday, Holiday Online Shopping. Let me boil it down into two ...
November 29, 2017
By Walt Hinton
The announcement of our breakthrough in MAMR technology has stunned the industry. Getting there was not easy. Lenny Sharp shares a behind the scenes…
October 20, 2017
By Lenny Sharp
Flash memory and capacity HDD will continue to coexist, with Western Digital well positioned across the full spectrum of opportunities. ...
October 11, 2017
With over 7000 patents in hard drive technology, we have the most powerful storage patent portfolio and are the undisputed ...
October 11, 2017
Breakthroughs delivering the reliability, manufacturability and affordability to address customer demands. “We broke conventional wisdom to break…
October 11, 2017
Helium-sealed technology is just one of three essential pillars that support higher track density. “We have made deliberate and substantial ...
October 11, 2017
As the scale of data continues to increase, and the diversity of application workloads expand, the world will need new ...
October 11, 2017
How we implemented Host Managed SMR with helium technology to provide industry leading 14TB* hard disk drives!
October 3, 2017
By Lenny Sharp
HDDs vs. SSDs - will any device lead the data storage space? Here’s a look at where we are and what’s awaiting us.
August 22, 2017
By Rohit Gupta
Western Digital satisfies the insatiable appetite for data with He12! Introducing the world’s highest capacity hard disk drive. Storing a massive…
December 6, 2016
By Lenny Sharp