Dropbox qualifies Western Digital Ultrastar 20TB SMR HDD to meet growing cloud storage demands

Empowering the world’s most essential data infrastructures, Western Digital announced that Dropbox is one of the first to qualify the Ultrastar DC HC650 20TB, host-managed, shingled magnetic recording (SMR) hard disk drives (HDD). With Western Digital … Continue reading Dropbox qualifies Western Digital Ultrastar 20TB SMR HDD to meet growing cloud storage demands

Dropbox begins shift to high efficiency Western Digital Shingled Magnetic Recording disks

Last year, Dropbox talked about making a shift to Shingled Magnetic Recording or SMR disks for short because of the efficiency they can give a high volume storage platform like theirs. Today, Western Digital announced that Dropbox was one of the first companies to qualify their Ultrastar® DC HC650 20TB, host-managed SMR hard disks. Dropbox’s […] Continue reading Dropbox begins shift to high efficiency Western Digital Shingled Magnetic Recording disks

How do I select a data storage solution for my business?

We live in the age of data. We are constantly producing it, analyzing it, figuring out how to store and protect it, and, hopefully, using it to refine business practices. Unfortunately, 58% of organizations make decisions based on outdated data. While … Continue reading How do I select a data storage solution for my business?

Western Digital expands family of WD Purple solutions to fuel smart video workloads

Enabling customers to design and build solutions for a variety of smart video workloads, Western Digital announced its expanded family of WD Purple storage solutions, including the industry’s highest capacity 18TB surveillance HDD for DVRs, NVRs and an… Continue reading Western Digital expands family of WD Purple solutions to fuel smart video workloads

Western Digital launches ArmorLock Security Platform for today’s diverse data security needs

Underscoring its mission to enable the world to solve its biggest data challenges by building a data infrastructure with next-gen security, Western Digital introduced the ArmorLock Security Platform. A data encryption platform that rethinks how data se… Continue reading Western Digital launches ArmorLock Security Platform for today’s diverse data security needs

Western Digital introduces WD brand My Passport SSD in capacities up to 2TB

For consumers who need to accelerate their productivity and protect their valuable content without compromising style, Western Digital introduced the new WD brand My Passport SSD in capacities up to 2TB. With a sleek, compact metal design and blazing f… Continue reading Western Digital introduces WD brand My Passport SSD in capacities up to 2TB

Things to consider when selecting enterprise SSDs for critical workloads

The process of evaluating solid state drives (SSDs) for enterprise applications can present a number of challenges. You want maximum performance for the most demanding servers running mission-critical workloads. We sat down with Scott Hamilton, Senior … Continue reading Things to consider when selecting enterprise SSDs for critical workloads

Western Digital helps customers transition to higher efficiency NVMe SSDs

Western Digital announced new solutions that provide the foundation for next-generation data infrastructures designed around Ultrastar NVMe SSDs and supercharged by NVMe-oF. Building upon the company’s innovative design and integration capabilities – f… Continue reading Western Digital helps customers transition to higher efficiency NVMe SSDs