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VDURA & WD target AI with hybrid storage
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VDURA and WD certify Ultrastar hybrid arrays with VDURA Data Platform, targeting cheaper petabyte-scale AI and HPC storage.
WD unifies creator storage range under G-DRIVE brand
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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WD is unifying its creator-focused external storage under the G-DRIVE name, phasing out SanDisk Professional branding across the range.
Kerala crackdown targets online child abuse networks
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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data protection
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data privacy
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Kerala Police stage 660-plus raids in major P-Hunt drive against online child abuse, seizing 431 devices and making 26 arrests.
Smartphones now drive digital evidence in criminal cases
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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storage
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data protection
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surveillance
Smartphones now underpin criminal investigations worldwide, with 97% of cases drawing on mobile data as agencies race to keep pace.
WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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storage
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
WD maps a path to 100TB-plus hard drives, unveiling faster, lower-power designs as cloud data centres scale storage for AI workloads.
VDURA index tracks volatile SSD pricing & AI impact
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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VDURA launches index and modelling tool as AI-fuelled SSD volatility drives 189% flash cost surge and widens gap with hard drives.
Western Digital unveils new high-capacity drives in Australia
Thu, 10th Jul 2025
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digital transformation
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ai
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ar, vr & metaverse
Western Digital launches new high-capacity Professional and NAS storage solutions in Australia, targeting creative and business data demands up to 208TB.
VDURA unveils HyperScaleFlow v11.2 to cut AI storage costs
Wed, 4th Jun 2025
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virtualisation
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data protection
VDURA unveils HyperScaleFlow v11.2, featuring V-ScaleFlow tech to slash AI storage costs and speed up data management on Kubernetes clusters.
Dutch regions' data exposed after hard drives sold at market
Thu, 6th Mar 2025
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data protection
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breach prevention
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data breach
A Dutch man has inadvertently sparked a data security alarm after buying hard drives packed with sensitive personal information at a flea market.
Seagate study: AI to double cloud storage use by 2028
Thu, 16th Jan 2025
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cloud storage
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A Seagate study reveals that 61% of business leaders expect cloud storage usage to double by 2028, driven by the rising demand for AI applications.
AI-driven cloud storage demand set to double by 2028
Tue, 14th Jan 2025
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ai
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cloud storage
A survey by Seagate reveals that over half of businesses expect their cloud storage to more than double by 2028, fueled by AI data generation.
Research shows mobile workers put corporate data at significant risk
Wed, 19th Jun 2024
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phishing
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email security
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breach prevention
Research by Apricorn shows 63% of UK and US IT leaders fear mobile workers will cause data breaches, with 55% admitting deliberate security compromises.
Western Digital launches 24TB & 28TB HDDs for data centres
Mon, 20th Nov 2023
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storage
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data analytics
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hyperscale
Western Digital debuts eco-friendly 24TB and 28TB hard disk drives for data centres, offering higher storage capacity and power efficiency.
Backblaze report set to examine impact of temperature spikes on hard drives
Tue, 14th Nov 2023
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datacentre infrastructure
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transparency
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solid state drives
Backblaze set to release a report examining how temperature spikes affect hard drive failures in data centres.
Seagate Technology releases new Exos 24TB hard drives
Thu, 19th Oct 2023
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seagate
Seagate Technology, a global expert in data storage technology and solutions, has introduced the new Seagate Exos X24 hard drives.
Are hard disk drives damaged by smoke recoverable?
Fri, 5th Apr 2019
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The old saying 'fail to prepare, prepare to fail' is certainly an apt proverb in IT circles - ESET shares some advice for recovering smoke-damaged HDDs.
Acronis launches new disk management tools
Thu, 21st Oct 2010
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hdd
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windows 7
Acronis has launched Disk Director 11 Advanced Server and Workstation tools, promising to cut IT admin time for hard drive management and boost data safety.