Western Digital stories - Page 2

Western Digital WD_Black P50 Game Drive revisited
Mon, 31st Aug 2020
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Journalist tests WD_Black P50 Game Drive portable SSD and discovers it falls far short of the advertised top speed of 2000MB/s.

Western Digital introduces new My Passport SSD
Fri, 28th Aug 2020
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Western Digital launches new My Passport SSD with fast data access and compact design for business users, casual users and content creators.

Western Digital adds top tech to data centre solutions
Tue, 14th Jul 2020
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datacentre infrastructure
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Worldwide availability of 16TB and 18TB capacities for Ultrastar HDDs, WD Gold HDDs and Ultrastar storage platforms.

Hands-on review: Western Digital WD_Black P50 Game Drive
Wed, 8th Jul 2020
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Western Digital's WD_Black P50 Game Drive offers impressive speeds but falls short of its 2000 MB/s promise when connected via USB. Ideal for PC gamers.

WD’s new bunch-of-flash shared storage solution
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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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.

Acronis deploys Western Digital storage to meet data center demand
Tue, 24th Mar 2020
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Acronis chooses Western Digital's storage platforms to meet capacity demands and long-term expansion plans. @Acronis @WesternDigital.

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.

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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digital entertainment
With the WD_Black USB Game Drive, veteran hard drive manufacturer, Western Digital seeks to solve gamers' storage dilemma.

IDC names DDN fastest-growing all-flash array vendor
Wed, 11th Dec 2019
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storage
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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.

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.

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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Western Digital has extended the capabilities of ActiveScale storage system portfolio in order to provide more options for exabyte-scale data growth.

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.

Western Digital updates flash data centre systems portfolio
Wed, 17th Jul 2019
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IntelliFlash family additions and OS 3.10 enhancements deliver industry’s highest performing NVMe all-flash arrays.

Western Digital welcomes in zettabyte-scale era with Zoned Storage
Wed, 19th Jun 2019
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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.

Western Digital goes all in on Zoned Storage to face zettabyte era
Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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Zoned storage architecture leverages standardisation of ZNS and SMR enabling more efficient, zettabyte-scale architectures for data centre customers.

Western Digital addresses increasing data demands
Mon, 13th May 2019
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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.

Toshiba Memory and Western Digital open new facilities in Japan
Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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The two companies hope to cultivate the 3D flash memory business with the new research and manufacturing facilities.

Western Digital invests in Excelero to drive data center innovation
Fri, 17th Aug 2018
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This investment represents the fourth strategic investment Excelero has received since its inception, bringing the total funds invested to US$35m.

Western digital introduces new dual-port SAS SSD for servers
Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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New Ultrastar DC SS530 SAS SSD by Western Digital sets market record for density & speed, slashing data centre TCO.

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.