CFOtech UK - Technology news for CFOs & financial decision-makers
United Kingdom

Western Digital Stories - Page 4

Global Stories

Western Digital stories

Western Digital goes all in on Zoned Storage to face zettabyte era
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
Western Digital addresses increasing data demands
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
Western Digital invests in Excelero to drive data center innovation
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
Western digital introduces new dual-port SAS SSD for servers
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
Western Digital announces product line geared for AI-powered video surveillance
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
Dropbox deploys Western Digital large-scale cloud infrastructure
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
Western Digital aims to provide a cost-effective hybrid-cloud backup solution
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
Western Digital announces new SSDs for edge and mobile computing
Storage

Western Digital announces new SSDs for edge and mobile computing

The new NVMe SSD firmware and controller architecture is built to maximise the performance and scalability of Western Digital 3D NAND.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Feb 2018
HGST recognized as a niche player for distributed file systems and object storage
Hyperscale

HGST recognized as a niche player for distributed file systems and object storage

HGST's ActiveScale object storage recognized by Gartner for completeness of vision and ability to execute. @WesternDigital #datastorage.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017
Western Digital announces massive 20TB external hard drive
Storage

Western Digital announces massive 20TB external hard drive

Western Digital launches My Book Duo storage system, offering consumers and professionals vast storage capacity.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 28th Aug 2017
Avnet expands into China with Western Digital distie agreement
Western Digital

Avnet expands into China with Western Digital distie agreement

Avnet becomes key global distributor for HGST in China, offering a range of hard-disk drives and storage products.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Nov 2016
Storage duo team up to accelerate global research
Hyperscale

Storage duo team up to accelerate global research

Western Digital and Panasas are teaming up to use iRODS software to advance data discovery in life science research.

By Sam Worthington • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Oct 2016
Western Digital goes gold with new data center drives
Hyperscale

Western Digital goes gold with new data center drives

Western Digital has gone gold with the launch of its new data center drives, which build on the company's Re range.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2016
Revera harnesses Western Digital HGST system for storage backend
Revera

Revera harnesses Western Digital HGST system for storage backend

Revera has harnessed Western Digital's HGST Active Archive System for its cloud storage backend for its Vault offering.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Thu, 24th Mar 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Western Digital stories

Object storage a 'key enabler' in the data center realm, says analyst
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
Leader Computers adds Western Digital brands to portfolio
Western Digital

Leader Computers adds Western Digital brands to portfolio

Leader Computers has inked a distribution deal with Western Digital which will see the Aussie distie providing HGST and G-Technology branded storage.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Sep 2016
SoftBank says goodbye to HDD & hello to Western Digital's all-flash storage
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
Full speed ahead for Western Digital's data center drives
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