HDD
Inventor Tiffany Santos: The Patience and Thrill of Discovery
For Dr. Tiffany Santos, the director of non-volatile memory materials research at Western Digital, forging a path for a new memory technology requires a blend of patience and optimism. A holder of four patents, co-author on 41 academic publications, and presenter at more than 30 conferences, Santos and her team engineer novel materials, by computation and […]
March 7, 2023 • 6 min read People
How UltraSMR Makes the Industry’s Highest Capacity Drives
Last May, Western Digital introduced its 26TB hard drive, the industry’s highest capacity drive available. It allows cloud-scale customers to achieve the ginormous capacities required for today’s massive data storage needs. The storage leader’s unceasing capacity gains are made possible by integrating multiple technology innovations. One such compilation is UltraSMR, which helped bring the 26TB […]
January 4, 2023 • 9 min read Technology
A Semi-Charmed Kind of Drive
When Kryz Reid, lead guitarist for rock band Third Eye Blind, goes on tour, he packs a short list of essential items. First, his collection of guitars are carefully stowed in the touring rig. His personal gear bag includes a smorgasbord of consumer electronics products he can’t live without. In that gear bag are cameras, […]
November 8, 2022 • 6 min read Data
Karin Werder: Opportunity in Change
Karin Werder, VP of product management, tackles HDD technology after years of innovating embedded flash products.
October 25, 2022 • 6 min read People
David Hall: Constraints are Opportunities for Innovation
David Hall is a tech innovator and inventor. While his official title is that of a distinguished engineer, his colleagues call him a visionary, an influencer, a tech evangelist, and an instigator. But his journey to tech visionary is far from typical. From Iowa to innovation Hall was born in a small town in Iowa […]
October 12, 2022 • 7 min read People
Orchestrating the World’s Highest Capacity HDDs
To meet the world's demand for data storage, Western Digital is pushing the limits of HDD capacity for cloud providers.
June 2, 2022 • 5 min read Products
What It Takes to Build an Award-Winning Drive
Excellence is a lifelong pursuit. WD_BLACK has a global team committed to making its products world class.
March 21, 2022 • 6 min read Products
The Evolving Role of Sustainability
The role of sustainability in business is on the rise and the next step is to extend efforts to the supply chain.
December 6, 2021 • 8 min read Data
How Western Digital Turned a Million Machines into Connected Data
Western Digital has been recognized as a world-leader in smart manufacturing, turning over 1 million HDD tester slots into connect data.
September 29, 2021 • 5 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