Ultrastar
Western Digital Unveils New Addition: 8TB Ultrastar® DC HC320
We are now shipping the latest product in our capacity enterprise HDD product line, the 8TB Ultrastar® DC HC320, providing a new high capacity point in our lower capacity lineup of air-based products. As part of the unification of our new Western Digital brand, the Ultrastar DC HC320 is being introduced under the Western Digital […]
March 15, 2018 • 3 min read Data
Enabling Data to Thrive in Content Delivery Networks
Today, Western Digital introduced a purpose-built SATA SSD for read-intensive workloads, typical in environments like content delivery networks (CDNs). But before I share some product specifics, let’s take a quick look at what CDNs make possible. Several exciting, major sporting events are set to take place in 2018 that will captivate audiences across the globe. […]
January 31, 2018 • 4 min read Data
Ultrastar® 7K6: More Data, Fewer Disks
Western Digital eliminates platters to deliver better value! Even with Western Digital’s advancements in the SSD business, we remain committed to the value we can deliver with drives based on spinning media. Our latest enterprise-class hard disk drive (HDD), the Ultrastar 7K6, leverages improved areal density to provide the same capacity as the previous generation […]
January 10, 2018 • 3 min read Data
Pushing Data Center Capacity to New Heights with the Ultrastar Hs14
How we implemented Host Managed SMR with helium technology to provide industry leading 14TB* hard disk drives!
October 3, 2017 • 3 min read Data
NVMe™ and Data Warehouse Workloads – is it Ready to Dominate?
Abandoning the decades-old SAS and SATA software protocol stacks, NVMe is the new kid on the block. Will it dominate the data warehouse workload space?
September 22, 2017 • 5 min read Data
The Ultrastar® SS300 – Our Highest-Performing SAS SSD to Date
The Ultrastar® SS300 is the newest generation of our popular SAS SSD, integrating advanced controller technology with 3D NAND to power the most challenging workloads with greater efficiency.
May 16, 2017 • 3 min read Data