HDD
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
The Magnetic Attraction of ePMR
In conducting research and development toward other energy-assisted magnetic recording (EAMR) technologies, Western Digital engineers discovered a way to significantly increase HDD capacity using ePMR, or energy-assisted perpendicular magnetic recording.
August 19, 2021 • 7 min read Products
Like Clay: The Evolution of Form Factor in the Data Center
Manufactured to fit the needs of the data center, storage innovation has been a major driver of the growth of data centers over the decades.
July 6, 2021 • 5 min read Technology
Why Cold Storage Is So Hot Right Now
With exponential data growth, cold storage is emerging as a cost-effective way to store secondary data for the long haul.
May 10, 2021 • 5 min read Products
The Race to Seal Helium HDDs
Long thought impossible, sealing helium has been one of the greatest breakthroughs for high-capacity hard drives.
April 7, 2021 • 6 min read Products
The Project That Never Sleeps
It started with a photo of the sun rising over NYC. Now photographer Joseph DiGiovanna's project will capture the city over 30 years.
December 14, 2020 • 6 min read Technology
It’s Here! WD Red™ Pro 16TB & 18TB for Growing Productivity Needs
2020's massive shift to remote work means productivity and efficiency is changing everywhere, which makes a robust NAS infrastructure such as WD Red Pro provides a necessity for backup, data protection, remote access and digital collaboration.
September 23, 2020 • 3 min read Data
Three Technologies that Make HDD Magic
More bits, more tracks, more disks — this is how we made magic with our new 18TB and 20TB HDDs.
July 8, 2020 • 6 min read Data
Zonefs File-System Will Land with Linux® 5.6
A monumental milestone, because landing a new file system in the kernel is one of the hardest things to do in Linux and it opens up a whole new world for developers who want to take advantage of zoned devices.
February 24, 2020 • 6 min read Data
2019 Data Center Year in Review
A year-end recap of digital use cases, vertical applications, and cloud architecture options for your perusal, matched with the key Western Digital product and technological announcements we made throughout the year.
December 16, 2019 • 8 min read Data