Western Digital stories - Page 2
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WD’s new bunch-of-flash shared storage solution
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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storage
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New Ultrastar NVMe SSDs and RapidFlex NVMe-oF controllers are standalone solutions that combine creating the OpenFlex Data24 NVMe-oF Storage Platform.
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Acronis deploys Western Digital storage to meet data center demand
Tue, 24th Mar 2020
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storage
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Acronis chooses Western Digital's storage platforms to meet capacity demands and long-term expansion plans. @Acronis @WesternDigital.
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Leader appointed Western Digital distributor for Australia and New Zealand
Tue, 4th Feb 2020
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storage
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enterprise storage
Leader Computers appointed as Western Digital distributor for Australia and New Zealand, expanding storage solutions for SMBs and enterprises across the region.
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Hands-on review: Western Digital speeds up your gaming with the WD_Black P10 Game Drive
Fri, 17th Jan 2020
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
With the WD_Black USB Game Drive, veteran hard drive manufacturer, Western Digital seeks to solve gamers' storage dilemma.
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IDC names DDN fastest-growing all-flash array vendor
Wed, 11th Dec 2019
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storage
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multi-cloud
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data management
DDN has been recognised by IDC as the fastest-growing supplier of all-flash arrays for H1 2019, thanks to organic growth and strategic acquisitions.
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Western Digital unveils 20TB mechanical HDDs
Fri, 6th Sep 2019
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Western Digital debuts its 20TB Ultrastar DC HC650 SMR and 18TB Ultrastar DC HC550 CMR HDDs for data centres, with full production planned for early 2020.
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Western Digital capitalises on the data economy with new ActiveScale capabilities
Wed, 7th Aug 2019
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storage
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data analytics
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martech
Western Digital has extended the capabilities of ActiveScale storage system portfolio in order to provide more options for exabyte-scale data growth.
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Western Digital expands storage system capabilities
Thu, 1st Aug 2019
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storage
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enterprise storage
Research shows that most data goes unstored or unanalysed, data siloes persist, governance remains inadequate, and a disproportionate amount of time is spent.
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Western Digital updates flash data centre systems portfolio
Wed, 17th Jul 2019
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storage
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IntelliFlash family additions and OS 3.10 enhancements deliver industry’s highest performing NVMe all-flash arrays.
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Western Digital welcomes in zettabyte-scale era with Zoned Storage
Wed, 19th Jun 2019
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storage
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software development
Western Digital launches Zoned Storage initiative to create open and scalable data center architectures for the zettabyte-scale era.
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Western Digital goes all in on Zoned Storage to face zettabyte era
Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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hyperscale
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software development
Zoned storage architecture leverages standardisation of ZNS and SMR enabling more efficient, zettabyte-scale architectures for data centre customers.
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Western Digital addresses increasing data demands
Mon, 13th May 2019
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
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.
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Toshiba Memory and Western Digital open new facilities in Japan
Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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storage
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dc
The two companies hope to cultivate the 3D flash memory business with the new research and manufacturing facilities.
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Western Digital invests in Excelero to drive data center innovation
Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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dc
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hyperscale
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investment
This investment represents the fourth strategic investment Excelero has received since its inception, bringing the total funds invested to US$35m.
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Western digital introduces new dual-port SAS SSD for servers
Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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sas
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New Ultrastar DC SS530 SAS SSD by Western Digital sets market record for density & speed, slashing data centre TCO.
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Western Digital announces product line geared for AI-powered video surveillance
Thu, 5th Jul 2018
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surveillance
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ai
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cybersecurity
According to IDC, the amount of big data exabytes generated by surveillance solutions is expected to grow by 25% per year through 2021.
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Dropbox deploys Western Digital large-scale cloud infrastructure
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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storage
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datacentre infrastructure
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dropbox
Western Digital has made major strides in the data center industry with the announcement that Dropbox has deployed its newest innovation.
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Western Digital aims to provide a cost-effective hybrid-cloud backup solution
Thu, 29th Mar 2018
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dr
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cloud services
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business continuity
Western Digital launches a cost-effective backup solution integrating ActiveScale and StorReduce, promising up to 70% savings for hybrid-cloud environments.
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Western Digital announces new SSDs for edge and mobile computing
Tue, 27th Feb 2018
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smart cities
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storage
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edge computing
The new NVMe SSD firmware and controller architecture is built to maximise the performance and scalability of Western Digital 3D NAND.
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HGST recognized as a niche player for distributed file systems and object storage
Mon, 4th Dec 2017
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colocation
HGST's ActiveScale object storage recognized by Gartner for completeness of vision and ability to execute. @WesternDigital #datastorage.