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Storage

Toshiba Memory and Western Digital open new facilities in Japan

The two companies hope to cultivate the 3D flash memory business with the new research and manufacturing facilities.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Sep 2018

Storage

Object storage a 'key enabler' in the data center realm, says analyst

Analysts hail object storage as pivotal for data centres, with Western Digital's new system set to boost cloud-scale ops.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Nov 2016

Storage

SoftBank says goodbye to HDD & hello to Western Digital's all-flash storage

SoftBank Corp has taken Western Digital's InfiniFlash technology to the core of its software-defined storage and has ditched the HDD/SSD approach.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Aug 2016

Hyperscale

Full speed ahead for Western Digital's data center drives

The storage solutions company has just announced a new high-capacity configuration of up to 10TB for its data center hard drives.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd Aug 2016

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Storage

Western Digital welcomes in zettabyte-scale era with Zoned Storage

Western Digital launches Zoned Storage initiative to create open and scalable data center architectures for the zettabyte-scale era.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Jun 2019

Hyperscale

Western Digital goes all in on Zoned Storage to face zettabyte era

Zoned storage architecture leverages standardisation of ZNS and SMR enabling more efficient, zettabyte-scale architectures for data centre customers.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jun 2019

Data Analytics

Western Digital addresses increasing data demands

Western Digital unveils a pioneering 256GB e.MMC using 64-Layer 3D NAND TLC technology, addressing the burgeoning data storage needs of the automotive industry.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 13th May 2019

Hyperscale

Western Digital invests in Excelero to drive data center innovation

This investment represents the fourth strategic investment Excelero has received since its inception, bringing the total funds invested to US$35m.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Aug 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Western digital introduces new dual-port SAS SSD for servers

New Ultrastar DC SS530 SAS SSD by Western Digital sets market record for density & speed, slashing data centre TCO.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 2nd Aug 2018

Surveillance

Western Digital announces product line geared for AI-powered video surveillance

According to IDC, the amount of big data exabytes generated by surveillance solutions is expected to grow by 25% per year through 2021.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Jul 2018

Storage

Dropbox deploys Western Digital large-scale cloud infrastructure

Western Digital has made major strides in the data center industry with the announcement that Dropbox has deployed its newest innovation.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Jun 2018

Disaster Recovery

Western Digital aims to provide a cost-effective hybrid-cloud backup solution

Western Digital launches a cost-effective backup solution integrating ActiveScale and StorReduce, promising up to 70% savings for hybrid-cloud environments.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 29th Mar 2018