HDD Data Three Technologies that Make HDD Magic July 8, 2020 • 6 min read More bits, more tracks, more disks — this is how we made magic with our new 18TB and 20TB HDDs. Data Zonefs File-System Will Land with Linux® 5.6 February 24, 2020 • 6 min read 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. Data 2019 Data Center Year in Review December 16, 2019 • 8 min read 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. Data Go for WD Gold, Our Enterprise-Class HDDs September 24, 2019 • 3 min read This post was updated on 7/8/2020 to reflect new 18 TB storage capacities, energy-assisted technology, and triple-stage actuator features. As data continues to grow, it adds complexities to the storage […] Data The Ultrastar DC HC300 Family Just Got a 10TB HDD Boost July 18, 2019 • 4 min read Our R&D teams are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for HDDs while continuing to drive lower $/TB - get to know the Ultrastar® DC HC330 10TB HDD. Data Pushing HPC Boundaries to Design Future Hard Drives July 1, 2019 • 5 min read We set a high-performance computing (HPC) record with AWS by running 2.5 million tasks on 1 million cores. Here's what prompted it. Data What Does Helium Have to Do with the Black Hole Image? April 11, 2019 • 5 min read In 2015, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project shared they would be using our (then HGST branded) Ultrastar® HelioSeal® hard disk drives (HDDs) to store the captured imaging data for the supermassive black hole. Data Five Hard Drive Technologies Making Big Data Possible March 4, 2019 • 5 min read 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 drives are still advancing by great leaps. This is the first of a series of blogs detailing upcoming [...] Data Your Data Infrastructure Deserves Better Storage Enclosures February 13, 2019 • 5 min read 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 to 63%. Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Back to top
Data Three Technologies that Make HDD Magic July 8, 2020 • 6 min read More bits, more tracks, more disks — this is how we made magic with our new 18TB and 20TB HDDs. Data Zonefs File-System Will Land with Linux® 5.6 February 24, 2020 • 6 min read 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. Data 2019 Data Center Year in Review December 16, 2019 • 8 min read 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. Data Go for WD Gold, Our Enterprise-Class HDDs September 24, 2019 • 3 min read This post was updated on 7/8/2020 to reflect new 18 TB storage capacities, energy-assisted technology, and triple-stage actuator features. As data continues to grow, it adds complexities to the storage […] Data The Ultrastar DC HC300 Family Just Got a 10TB HDD Boost July 18, 2019 • 4 min read Our R&D teams are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for HDDs while continuing to drive lower $/TB - get to know the Ultrastar® DC HC330 10TB HDD. Data Pushing HPC Boundaries to Design Future Hard Drives July 1, 2019 • 5 min read We set a high-performance computing (HPC) record with AWS by running 2.5 million tasks on 1 million cores. Here's what prompted it. Data What Does Helium Have to Do with the Black Hole Image? April 11, 2019 • 5 min read In 2015, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project shared they would be using our (then HGST branded) Ultrastar® HelioSeal® hard disk drives (HDDs) to store the captured imaging data for the supermassive black hole. Data Five Hard Drive Technologies Making Big Data Possible March 4, 2019 • 5 min read 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 drives are still advancing by great leaps. This is the first of a series of blogs detailing upcoming [...] Data Your Data Infrastructure Deserves Better Storage Enclosures February 13, 2019 • 5 min read 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 to 63%. Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Back to top
Data Zonefs File-System Will Land with Linux® 5.6 February 24, 2020 • 6 min read 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. Data 2019 Data Center Year in Review December 16, 2019 • 8 min read 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. Data Go for WD Gold, Our Enterprise-Class HDDs September 24, 2019 • 3 min read This post was updated on 7/8/2020 to reflect new 18 TB storage capacities, energy-assisted technology, and triple-stage actuator features. As data continues to grow, it adds complexities to the storage […] Data The Ultrastar DC HC300 Family Just Got a 10TB HDD Boost July 18, 2019 • 4 min read Our R&D teams are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for HDDs while continuing to drive lower $/TB - get to know the Ultrastar® DC HC330 10TB HDD. Data Pushing HPC Boundaries to Design Future Hard Drives July 1, 2019 • 5 min read We set a high-performance computing (HPC) record with AWS by running 2.5 million tasks on 1 million cores. Here's what prompted it. Data What Does Helium Have to Do with the Black Hole Image? April 11, 2019 • 5 min read In 2015, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project shared they would be using our (then HGST branded) Ultrastar® HelioSeal® hard disk drives (HDDs) to store the captured imaging data for the supermassive black hole. Data Five Hard Drive Technologies Making Big Data Possible March 4, 2019 • 5 min read 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 drives are still advancing by great leaps. This is the first of a series of blogs detailing upcoming [...] Data Your Data Infrastructure Deserves Better Storage Enclosures February 13, 2019 • 5 min read 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 to 63%. Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Back to top
Data 2019 Data Center Year in Review December 16, 2019 • 8 min read 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. Data Go for WD Gold, Our Enterprise-Class HDDs September 24, 2019 • 3 min read This post was updated on 7/8/2020 to reflect new 18 TB storage capacities, energy-assisted technology, and triple-stage actuator features. As data continues to grow, it adds complexities to the storage […] Data The Ultrastar DC HC300 Family Just Got a 10TB HDD Boost July 18, 2019 • 4 min read Our R&D teams are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for HDDs while continuing to drive lower $/TB - get to know the Ultrastar® DC HC330 10TB HDD. Data Pushing HPC Boundaries to Design Future Hard Drives July 1, 2019 • 5 min read We set a high-performance computing (HPC) record with AWS by running 2.5 million tasks on 1 million cores. Here's what prompted it. Data What Does Helium Have to Do with the Black Hole Image? April 11, 2019 • 5 min read In 2015, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project shared they would be using our (then HGST branded) Ultrastar® HelioSeal® hard disk drives (HDDs) to store the captured imaging data for the supermassive black hole. Data Five Hard Drive Technologies Making Big Data Possible March 4, 2019 • 5 min read 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 drives are still advancing by great leaps. This is the first of a series of blogs detailing upcoming [...] Data Your Data Infrastructure Deserves Better Storage Enclosures February 13, 2019 • 5 min read 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 to 63%. Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Back to top
Data Go for WD Gold, Our Enterprise-Class HDDs September 24, 2019 • 3 min read This post was updated on 7/8/2020 to reflect new 18 TB storage capacities, energy-assisted technology, and triple-stage actuator features. As data continues to grow, it adds complexities to the storage […] Data The Ultrastar DC HC300 Family Just Got a 10TB HDD Boost July 18, 2019 • 4 min read Our R&D teams are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for HDDs while continuing to drive lower $/TB - get to know the Ultrastar® DC HC330 10TB HDD. Data Pushing HPC Boundaries to Design Future Hard Drives July 1, 2019 • 5 min read We set a high-performance computing (HPC) record with AWS by running 2.5 million tasks on 1 million cores. Here's what prompted it. Data What Does Helium Have to Do with the Black Hole Image? April 11, 2019 • 5 min read In 2015, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project shared they would be using our (then HGST branded) Ultrastar® HelioSeal® hard disk drives (HDDs) to store the captured imaging data for the supermassive black hole. Data Five Hard Drive Technologies Making Big Data Possible March 4, 2019 • 5 min read 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 drives are still advancing by great leaps. This is the first of a series of blogs detailing upcoming [...] Data Your Data Infrastructure Deserves Better Storage Enclosures February 13, 2019 • 5 min read 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 to 63%. Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Back to top
Data The Ultrastar DC HC300 Family Just Got a 10TB HDD Boost July 18, 2019 • 4 min read Our R&D teams are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for HDDs while continuing to drive lower $/TB - get to know the Ultrastar® DC HC330 10TB HDD. Data Pushing HPC Boundaries to Design Future Hard Drives July 1, 2019 • 5 min read We set a high-performance computing (HPC) record with AWS by running 2.5 million tasks on 1 million cores. Here's what prompted it. Data What Does Helium Have to Do with the Black Hole Image? April 11, 2019 • 5 min read In 2015, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project shared they would be using our (then HGST branded) Ultrastar® HelioSeal® hard disk drives (HDDs) to store the captured imaging data for the supermassive black hole. Data Five Hard Drive Technologies Making Big Data Possible March 4, 2019 • 5 min read 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 drives are still advancing by great leaps. This is the first of a series of blogs detailing upcoming [...] Data Your Data Infrastructure Deserves Better Storage Enclosures February 13, 2019 • 5 min read 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 to 63%. Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Back to top
Data Pushing HPC Boundaries to Design Future Hard Drives July 1, 2019 • 5 min read We set a high-performance computing (HPC) record with AWS by running 2.5 million tasks on 1 million cores. Here's what prompted it. Data What Does Helium Have to Do with the Black Hole Image? April 11, 2019 • 5 min read In 2015, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project shared they would be using our (then HGST branded) Ultrastar® HelioSeal® hard disk drives (HDDs) to store the captured imaging data for the supermassive black hole. Data Five Hard Drive Technologies Making Big Data Possible March 4, 2019 • 5 min read 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 drives are still advancing by great leaps. This is the first of a series of blogs detailing upcoming [...] Data Your Data Infrastructure Deserves Better Storage Enclosures February 13, 2019 • 5 min read 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 to 63%. Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Back to top
Data What Does Helium Have to Do with the Black Hole Image? April 11, 2019 • 5 min read In 2015, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project shared they would be using our (then HGST branded) Ultrastar® HelioSeal® hard disk drives (HDDs) to store the captured imaging data for the supermassive black hole. Data Five Hard Drive Technologies Making Big Data Possible March 4, 2019 • 5 min read 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 drives are still advancing by great leaps. This is the first of a series of blogs detailing upcoming [...] Data Your Data Infrastructure Deserves Better Storage Enclosures February 13, 2019 • 5 min read 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 to 63%. Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Back to top
Data Five Hard Drive Technologies Making Big Data Possible March 4, 2019 • 5 min read 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 drives are still advancing by great leaps. This is the first of a series of blogs detailing upcoming [...] Data Your Data Infrastructure Deserves Better Storage Enclosures February 13, 2019 • 5 min read 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 to 63%. Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Back to top
Data Your Data Infrastructure Deserves Better Storage Enclosures February 13, 2019 • 5 min read 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 to 63%. Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next
Data Maximizing TCO Savings with High Capacity Hard Drives December 12, 2018 • 7 min read 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 to help you maximize savings with high-capacity hard drives. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next